Health Benefits of Tying the Knot

From HealthDay News: Marriage offers real benefits to a person's mental and physical health, research has found. Some examples:

• Better general health than non-married people, and fewer illnesses.
• Lower incidence of alcoholism.
• Lower rate of suicide.
• Fewer average time spent in hospitals than non-married people, and faster rates of recovery.
• Stronger immune system.
• Less risk of depression, and reduced stress and anxiety