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People generally think of grandmas as people who GIVE cuddles! And they certainly don’t receive cuddles from strangers! But what if they did? After all, many older adults are touch-deprived. This is incredibly unfortunate. Many studies show that platonic touch can help provide some relief of symptoms for many diseases that afflict the elderly — diseases such as strokes, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease. Tiffany Field, director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine says, “Massages were given routinely in nursing homes to prevent bedsores in the 1950s, but they fell out of favor when the ‘massage parlor reputation’ surfaced. It’sRead More →