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Communicating with toxic people accelerates aging, - say scientists.

The most powerful influence is exerted by people from the immediate environment - friends and relatives. Constant contact with such people causes chronic stress, increases the load on the nervous system, and even triggers inflammatory processes in the body.

The analysis showed that just one toxic person in the environment is capable of accelerating aging by 1.5%.
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