伴侶恩愛互扶持 健康財富自然來

今天是大年初五及情人節，在此先祝大家情人節快樂、幸福甜蜜！年初五是傳統「接財神」的日子，而夫妻和睦亦可促進家庭經濟。

美國有研究追蹤二百多對夫婦三年，發現如果丈夫對婚姻感到滿意，能更好地管理財務。而妻子在財務管理上做得好，她們的婚姻衝突亦會較少。另有更大規模、涉及六百多對夫婦的類似研究指出，丈夫的婚姻滿意度可能會影響他們如何處理金錢，而妻子如何處理金錢可能會影響她們的婚姻滿意度。除了婚姻滿意度，夫婦的睡眠質量與財務管理表現亦有關係。美國有涉及千多名伴侶的大型研究發現，夫妻的睡眠質素及婚姻滿意度高，妻子的財務管理表現亦明顯更好。

 

伴侶情緒互牽引  親友支持更健康

情緒對睡眠質素和婚姻滿意度都有影響。伴侶在心理上互相依附，自身情緒亦會造成對方的心理壓力。美國有研究分析30對情侶的健康、滿意度(反映情緒)及壓力之間的關係。結果發現如女仕的健康及情緒良好，其男性伴侶壓力皮質醇(Cortisol)水平亦較低。

皮質醇是反映動力及壓力的賀爾蒙，前文亦曾提及它與日夜作息有關：正常成年人早上起床後，皮質醇分泌會開始急速增加，令身體從放鬆休息過渡到工作狀態(Cortisol Awakening Response)，之後皮質醇會在一天中漸漸降低到睡覺前的最低點，令身體再度放鬆休息。健康的日夜皮質醇分泌對比相對較大，才能令人早上有動力、晚上好休息。美國有研究邀請約40對愛侶進行有衝突性的討論，再測量其後三天的皮質醇日夜分泌。發現在衝突性討論中對愛侶展示更多正面行為的受試者，其皮質醇日夜分泌亦越健康。另有類似研究指出，受試者的情緒壓力越大或越多負面行為，伴侶的皮質醇水平明顯越高。情緒健康除了受伴侶影響外，情緒益生菌PS128亦對精神壓力及皮質醇調節有幫助。台灣有研究發現處於高度精神壓力、唾液皮質醇高的受試者，服用PS128後的皮質醇濃度明顯下降，焦慮感、工作壓力、抑鬱及失眠情況都有明顯減少，精神和整體健康均有明顯改善。

伴侶日夜相處，少不免偶有爭吵。不少研究發現，伴侶關係有衝突時，要從伴侶中尋求精神支持反而令雙方的情緒壓力更大，對身心健康亦有不良影響，這時候其他關係(如親人/朋友)的心理支持便更有效。美國有研究邀請百多對新婚夫婦，記錄他們的相處情況、親朋關係及壓力皮質醇水平。結果發現，有更多伴侶以外的親朋心理支持的受試者，皮質醇日夜分泌更穩定、在伴侶關係有衝突時心理壓力較低，有利化解衝突。

 

老夫老妻相扶持  身心健康利腸道

有不少人認為已相對多年的老夫老妻不需要那麼「肉麻」吧。其實夫婦間的親密舉動不只能帶來感覺上的愉悅，對壓力及身體健康亦有幫助。德國研究調查百多對65歲以上夫婦，分析親密接觸(如拖手、擁抱等)次數和壓力皮質醇的關係。結果發現夫婦的親密接觸次數越多，壓力皮質醇的水平越低；如親密接觸的次數比期望的少，壓力皮質醇的下降水平亦較少。有趣的是，親密接觸的減壓效果在老年男仕中更為顯著，而如果他們更希望親密，其壓力水平反而會較高。最近美國有研究分析三十對65歲以上伴侶的關係質量及腸道菌組成，發現關係滿意度、親密度等較高的伴侶，他們的腸道微生物多樣性亦更高，腸道及整體健康都能更佳。

維持伴侶間的親密關係，不只對情緒、壓力和健康有益，還能有利家庭經濟。除了和伴侶互動外，健康的腸道菌亦有助放鬆心情。益緒寧富含PS128益生菌，對緩解壓力、紓緩焦慮都有幫助。

祝各位與伴侶甜蜜健康、財源滾滾來!

 

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