The power of touch Eliminate Stress

Touch is the only one of the five senses are not affected by age. As we age, our sense of smell becomes less sharp, it becomes difficult to distinguish the sense of taste, decreased auditory and visual needs help, but the sense of touch we have not changed. In fact, the need to touch and be touched up.

Real human beings are born with the need for touch. If infants and children less touch, then they will grow into children who are less sensitive and difficult to empathize with others.

Not only humans, other mammals also liked the touch. There are many scientific studies on orangutans, chimpanzees, cats, or dogs that show a very different effect between the baby animals when they touch a lot of the poor and touch.

Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses, mentions of touch are the senses with its unique function and quality. The touch will affect the whole organism.

"Touch of five times more powerful than words and emotional contact. No other senses are easily generated than by touch," he said.

If a touch is felt not fun, there will be no species. "A mother would not touch her ​​if they do not feel it was fun. If we do not like being touched and touching, maybe there will be no sex," said Saul Schanbergh.

A study also showed a touch of a loved spouse has doubled in strength against stress. Touch and created a sense of comfort also improves immunity and accelerates healing.

As he got older, making the need for increased sense of being loved. We need to learn to give a touch through hugs, kisses, or holding hands on the people we love because of the need for feeling loved and not alone is one way people live.