“High quality marriage lowers the stress levels in a woman”, says a new research study.

According to a new research study done at University of Virginia, women under stress immediately relieve from stress when they hold their husbands’ hands. And, it can be clearly seen on their brain scans.

This study was conducted on several couples who had high levels of satisfaction after their marriages. As a part of this study, 16 married women were subjected to a very mild electric shock. Then they were asked to hold their husband’s hand, a stranger’s hand and no hand at all.

With MRI scans the researchers tracked brains reactions to this handholding while in a threatening situation. There was a large decrease in the brain response with spouse handholding, and a limited decrease with stranger handholding.

Relief from spouse handholding increased with marital quality. For women of high quality marriages there was a powerful decrease in threat-related brain activity. Husband’s touch even showed a strong decrease in the emotional component of the brain’s pain processing circuits.

So, when you are under stress, get love touch from your husband.

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