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Here's how to make 2012 the year that was totally amazing.

1. Spend More Time With Friends	You know you like hanging out with your friends, but you probably didn't know that buddy-time is really good for your health - so when, after a mad day at work, you swing by your bestie's place, you're actually self-medicating. Researchers have proven that friendship is even more important than we thought; when you spend time with someone you love and trust, a series of measurable, physiological things happen to your body - your muscles relax, you feel calmer and stress hormones stop pumping through your body, explains mind-body medicine specialist, Jane Ehrman. So, having at least one healthy relationship - but, preferably several - is just as important to your health as good nutrition and exercise.
2. Invite Someone Dangerous To Tea
3. Do a Friendship Spring-Clean
4. Do Something That Scares You
5. Love Your Living Space
6. Replace a Bad Habit With a Good One
7. Go With The Flow

Author: Susan Hayden

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