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Post Mindfulness Practice Helps Seniors Combat Loneliness

(Psych Central News) Loneliness can be a major risk factor for health conditions such as depression, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s. It*is especially problematic among seniors, for whom seclusion and isolation may even lead to death. Experts say that modern strategies to reduce loneliness in the elderly population — by participation in social networking programs in community centers — [...]

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