Good News: Hugs Really Do Make Us Feel Better

I opened the April issue of National Geographic and this short little article caught my eye.

Confirming something I already suspected, Hicks Wogan writes:

“Hugs, a casualty of the pandemic, have measurable effects, judging from two research studies. In Japan, researchers monitoring infants four to 12 months old found their hearts beat less rapidly during hugs from parents, but not from other people. And in Lodon an experiment with blindfolded subjects found that longer hugs are considered more pleasant. Ranking hugs by strangers, subjects liked five or 10 second embraces better than one-second squeezes.”

This article makes me think of my mom. She gives the best hugs in the world.

Have a great weekend xoxo