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Toxic people can cause a lot of stress with their behavior

Studies have shown that stress can accelerate biological aging

A new study investigated the effect of toxic people on biological aging

Having a toxic person in the social network accelerated aging by 1.5%

How bad are toxic people for physical health?

Supportive and positive social relationships with friends and family members can have many positive effects on health and mental well-being. In contrast, toxic friends or family members that are overly hostile, permanently passive-aggressive, or purposefully difficult can become huge stressors. Chronic stress has all sorts of negative effects on both mental and physical health. For example, stress research has shown that chronic stress can accelerate ageing and increase inflammation.

This implies an intriguing research question: Do toxic people not only worsen our mental health, but do they maybe also have a very real effect on biological age and accelerate the ageing process due to all the........

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