Traveling with his best friends, it's good for health, according to scientists

A girls getaway is good for your health, and it's not us talking, it's science.

Southern Living reports that take the time to spend with your best friends can improve mental and physical health.

This is because studies have shown that these friendships can prolong life expectancy, reduce the risk of heart disease and even help us tolerate pain.

A study conducted in 2016 showed that spending time with our friends could increase the production of oxytocin, the hormone of well-being badociated with social bonds, established by our body.

Harvard researchers are in agreement that strong relationships can have a huge impact on health.

"Such social relationships not only give us pleasure, but also affect our long-term health, just as powerful as adequate sleep, good nutrition and not smoking," they said.

"Dozens of studies have shown that people who have good relationships with family, friends, and community are happier, have fewer health problems, and live longer.

On the other hand, the researchers suggested that those who did not have close friendships were more prone to depression, cognitive decline in recent years and could also be destined for a shorter life. .

A study of 309,000 people found that the lack of close social ties increased the risk of premature death from all causes by 50%, which is roughly equivalent to smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day.

A 2012 Dutch study revealed close links between dementia and people's feelings of loneliness.

And then, there is all the research that combines good health and laughter – an inevitable part of a good vacation with our friends.

And if you need more evidence that friends are the solution, psychologist William Chopik, of Michigan State University, discovered as we grew older that our friendships were a predictor of health and happiness stronger than even our relationships with the family, according to Southern Living.

"Keeping some very good friends can make all the difference to our health and well-being," he said.

"So, it makes sense to invest in the friendships that make you happiest."

If that's not enough reason to book this girls getaway now, we do not know what it is.