How to Improve your Health

John Cacioppo, Professor in Psychology at the University of Chicago, is one of the nation's leading scholars on loneliness. He has shown that loneliness undermines health and can be as detrimental as smoking.

If you are lonely, you are not alone (irony intended). About one in five Americans experience loneliness, Cacioppo said.

The greatest aid to stopping unhealthy habits is the support of other people. Thus we have a wide range of "Anonymous" groups, for example, AA (Alcohol A.), Gambling A., Overeaters A.,etc. We should start a "Lonely Anonymous" group.

For this reason, I have begun my teleconference groups, called 4M: Mona's Monday Meetings for Mothers. As one woman said last night, "I feel the encouragement of all of you; it means a lot to me."

Reach out. You will find that we are there for you.