Love: The Ultimate Pain Medication (Do You Have a Date With Your Guy This Weekend?)

By Sarah Jio, Glamour magazine

That loving feeling ... it feels good, right? But guess what else: It may also help you deal with pain! Check out what researchers are saying ...

Do you have a date planned with your sweetie this weekend? Getting cozy with him may have a surprising reward: pain relief!

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Stanford researchers report that simply looking at a romantic partner allowed study subjects to withstand greater amounts of pain (can you imagine being in this study--ouch!) than those people who looked at a friend.

As it turns out, love activates parts of the brain that replicate analgesic (AKA, pain-relieving) pathways, possibly helping you feel less pain than when you're just hanging with the girls.

Does spending time with your guy make you feel better in the ways that researchers describe?

P.S. 4 surprising health benefits of kissing, and researcher say they know who suffers more heartache after a breakup, and the answer may surprise you...

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