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Loneliness and the brain: Is it MORE deadly than COVID-19?
by Joy Jensen

(NaturalHealth365) As the practice of social distancing due to COVID-19 continues and more states increase the regulations limiting contact between people, this holiday season will be lonelier than ever for many individuals. In fact, some of the worst affected by loneliness due to COVID-19 lockdowns is our elderly, who have been left for weeks – and even months – at a time with little social interaction due to the pandemic. All of this in the name of keeping people “safe?!”

One new study delves into what loneliness does to the brain. However, looking beyond the studies to the deaths of seniors across the country as long-term care facilities have shut their doors and suspended most group activities, one must wonder if loneliness is even more deadly and devastating than the virus.

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Previously healthy elderly individuals have experienced a sudden loss of mobility, an increase in falls, decreased strength, and the acceleration of dementia. The confinement designed to protect is threatening the lives of long-term care residents. There’s even been an upsurge in elderly deaths with “social isolation/failure to thrive” listed as a contributing cause of death on death certificates.

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Full article:

https://www.naturalhealth365.com/loneliness-isolation-brain-3670.html

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