To hug or not to hug? Examining the art of conscious embrace
A super interesting study found that hugging reduces cortisol spikes ahead of a stressful event. However, this was only true for WOMEN not men!!
Gentlemen, have we lost the ability to receive love and care through compassionate and consensual touch?
Here's the research paper the journal PLOS ONE:
Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266887)
A super interesting study found that hugging reduces cortisol spikes ahead of a stressful event. However, this was only true for WOMEN not men!!
Gentlemen, have we lost the ability to receive love and care through compassionate and consensual touch?
Here's the research paper the journal PLOS ONE:
Romantic partner embraces reduce cortisol release after acute stress induction in women but not in men (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0266887)