Touching Makes You Healthier

Touching makes you healthier

Whether it's a squeeze of the hand, a big bear hug, a kneading massage, even a bedroom romp, touch is shaping up to be the ultimate mind-body medicine.

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  • 25 Synonyms & Antonyms for TOUCHING | Thesaurus.com
    Find 25 different ways to say TOUCHING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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  • Touching
    Definitions of touching. adjective. arousing affect. “his gratitude was simple and touching ” synonyms: affecting, poignant. moving. arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion. noun. the act of putting two things together with no space between them. synonyms: touch. see more. noun. the event of something coming in contact with the body.
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  • TOUCHING Synonyms: 320 Similar and Opposite Words
    Synonyms for TOUCHING: adjacent, neighboring, adjoining, closest, joining, bordering, close, attached; Antonyms of TOUCHING: apart, separate, single, discrete, isolated, unconnected, detached, noncontiguous.
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  • Touching
    Define touching. touching synonyms, touching pronunciation, touching translation, English dictionary definition of touching. adj. Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. See Synonyms at moving. prep. Concerning; about. touch′ing·ly adv. touch′ing·ness n.
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  • Touching Definition & Meaning
    The meaning of TOUCHING is capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion. How to use touching in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Touching.
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