Love's Effect on Human Development

SPREAD LOVE LOVES EFFECT ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Love is not just a romantic concept. Love is as essential to human development. Data shows with out it we die as infants, are shorter, and live an unfulfilled life. This infographic shows you why you should integrate love into various parts of your life and more importantly how to do so. LOVE YOUR INFANT in 10 children do not reach a PREMATURE IN FANTS first birthday in the least developed countries MASSAGED FOR 15 MINUTES 3X PER DAY GAINED WEIGHT 47% TIP Hold, massage, and cuddle your baby. FASTER THAN THOSE LEFT ALONE IN AN INCUBATOR LOVE YOUR FAMILY Children in orphanages lose ONE MONTH Children moved to a OF GROWTH foster home had astounding GROWTH SPURTS for every 3 spent there Children living in deprived conditions -- - - - - fall in the shortest 10% for their age A LOVING FAMILY can boost a child's intelligence TIP Have Sunday dinners where you talk about things with your kids. LOVE YOUR HEALTH: NUTRITION EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 2.5 CUPS 3 CUPST 572,000 AMERÍCANS of fruits and DIE OF CANCER 2 CUPS vegetables a day helps to prevent cancer and other diseases 11/2 - 1/3 of these deaths are 1 CUPS + linked to poor diet, physical inactivity, and carrying too much weight 1/2 - TIP Increase your vegetables decrease your fried foods. LOVE YOUR BOoDY: EXERCISE 47% 23% 25% of adults met of adults met the PAG for muscle of adults aren't the PAG for active at all aerobic activity strengthening activity 30 MINNUTES PAG = PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES Adults need 30 minutes of physical activity for 5+ days per week to be healthy. The minimum prescription for aerobic exercise is minutes, 3-5 times a week To maintain muscle mass, do strength training for utes on 2-3 nonconsecutive days per week. TIP Start a fitness program with a friend and find a partner to work out with. LOVE YOUR EMOTIONS: SMILE 63% THE AVERAGE 62 TIMES WOMAN SMILES PER DAY of people think their best photos are when smiling THE AVERAGE TIMES MAN? PER DAY BENEFITS OF SMILING > Get others to trust you > Recover from social slip-ups > Make others feel better > Laugh off the hurt > Grin for insight TIP Smile more it keeps you happy and makes others happy too. LOVE OTHERS: SOCIAL MEDIA GOOGLE SEARCHES Q LOVE LOVE 1,830,000 HATE 49,500 108,200,000 people are interested in love on Facebook TIP People are looking for looking for love. Be nice to everyone meet – it will pay off. LOVE THE EARTH THE GLOBAL FISHING FLEET IS 90% 2.5 TIMES LARGER the ocean's large fish have been fished out of their natural habitats THAN OUR OCEANS CAN SUPPORT THE UNITED NATIONS 70% ES TIMATES MORE THAN YET 32 MILLION of the planet's land animals & plants live in forests ACRES OF FOREST ARE LOST EACH YEAR TIP Skip the bottled water. Use a water filter to purify tap water instead of buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive, it also generates large amounts of container waste. Data shows that love is essential to human INFOGRAPHIC SUPPLIED BY development. Choose to love yourself, your body, the people around you, and your environment. SPREAD LOVE AND SHARE THIS MESSAGE! SPREADLOVE.ORG SENDHOPEARATCH VA ANDoua EMALS SOURCES http://www.benbenjamin.net/pdfs/Issue2.pdf http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPOVERTY/Resources/335642-1124115102975/1555199-112446 2158149/dyifull2.pdf http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/feb/18/medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth http://www.livestrong.com/article/411377-what-are-the-positive-effects-of-exercise-on-the-body/ http://www.goodhealth.com/articles/2008/09/05/how_often_should_you_exercise http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/smile-health-benefits_b_885086.html http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/humor-sapiens/201104/the-long-lasting-effect-smile http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/06/10-hidden-benefits-of-smiling.php http://www.sponsorship.com/IEGSR/2013/01/07/2013-Sponsorship-Outlook--Spending-Increase-Is-Dou.aspx http://www.causemarketingforum.com/site/c.bkLUKcOTLkK4E/b.6452355/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8965443 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-ways-man-destroying-environment.htm