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1、Unit1Whodoesn'tlovebeinginlove?Atruelovelistenstoyoutalkaboutwork,letsyouhavethatlastsliceofpie,and(usually)rememberstotakeoutthetrash.Heisreadytoforgetallkindsofmisunderstandings.Andhealwaysthinksyou'rebeautiful,evenwithoutmakeup.Scientistshavelongbeenkeentoprovethatlovegivesushealt

2、hbenefitstoo.Researcherscan'tsayforsurethataloverismoreimportantthanalovingfamilyorwarmfriendshipwhenitcomestowellness.Buttheyarelearningmoreabouthowaromanticpartnermakesusstronger,withhealthgainsthatrangefromfasterhealingandbettercontroloverillnessestolivinglonger.Thebenefitsoflovea

3、reexplicitandmeasurable.AstudylastyearfromtheUniversityofPittsburghfoundthatwomeningoodmarriageshaveamuchlowerriskofheartdiseasethanthoseinhigh-stressrelationships.TheNationalLoveandHealthStudyhasbeentrackingmorethanamillionsubjectssince1979.Thestudyshowsthatmarriedpeoplelivelonger,h

4、avefewerheartattacksandlowercancerrates,andevengetpneumonialessfrequentlythansingles.AnewstudyfromtheUniversityofIowaalsofoundthatcancerpatientswithastrongsenseofconnectiontoothersandinsatisfyingrelationshipswerebetterabletofightoffcancer.Itseemsthatlovehelpspeoplestrengthentheirimmu

5、nesystems.Unit2TodayIwouldliketotellyouabouttheeffectsofoldageonhealth.Actuallytodayalotofadvancementshavetakenplaceinthecareofoldpeople.Andoldpeople'sphysicalhealthisnotnearlyasbadasitusedtobe.Probablythemostignoreddisorderamongoldpeopleisdepression.About15%ofoldpeoplesufferfromthis

6、condition.Depressionisoftenbroughtonbytheproblemswhichwehavejustmentioned.Althoughitisbetternowforoldpeople,wehavetoadmitthatthebodydoeschangeaswegrowolder.Therearechangesinthelungs,thesenses,thebrainandtheskin.Sowhatshouldoldpeopledotocombatthesechanges?Theyshouldeatabalanceddiet—no

7、ttoomuchfat—andchickenorfishshouldbeeatenratherthaneggsorbeef.Weallknowthis.Butalso,oldpeopleshouldeatmorehigh-fiberandvitamin-richfoods,suchasvegetablesandfruits.Oldpeopleshouldgiveupsmokingiftheyhaven'talreadydoneso.Theyshouldalsoexerciseregularly—atleasthalfanhouratime,threetimesa

8、week.Nosecti