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​​​​​​ It seems like we are always in the midst of a new health craze. Doing juice cleanses, going gluten-free, adopting the lifestyle of our pre-agricultural, hunter-gatherer ancestors... But should we be looking in a completely different direction for the key to living a long, healthy life? Research has shown that an individual’s number of personal relationships drastically affects not only when and how we get sick, but also how we get better, and how long we stay that way.

On this day in 1878, the first city telephone exchange opened in San Francisco. Take advantage of how far we've come from those original 18 phones and call someone you love! #onthisday #communication

Roses, chocolates, cards, and prix-fixe dinners- we all know the drill, but do you know how February 14th became a symbol of romance? As it turns out, there are different accounts of the holiday’s origins, but it’s clear that several key players contributed to what we know as Valentine’s Day. The day’s namesake, Saint Valentine, was most likely a priest in Rome during the third century. After Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriages so that there would be more single men to be

It’s easier to connect than ever in this day and age. You can check in with a friend living halfway around the world from your bed, order flowers for a loved one while sitting in traffic, and even find an acquaintance from your childhood with three taps and a click. What happens when you don’t know someone’s phone number? You can just email them. Or message them. Try chatting them. Or poking them. Tweet at them. And if all else fails, google them. The paths to communication a