"Four hugs a day from someone you love"

SZ-Magazin: Mr. Beier, in recent years, the topic of loneliness has increasingly become the focus of media and politics. Have people really become lonelier? Klaus Michael Beier: Data clearly shows that social isolation is growing. And when people are socially isolated and alone, the risk of all diseases increases; this can be scientifically proven. In cardiovascular diseases, the mortality rate even rises significantly. This can be explained by the fact that our stress system, once stressed, relies on authentic care and support to calm down. And for that, we need another person.