Health Tip: The Benefits of Tying the Knot

(HealthDay News) -- Marriage offers real benefits to a person's mental and physical health, research has found.

Here are some examples, courtesy of Hope College:

• Better general health than non-married people, and fewer illnesses.
• Lower incidence of alcoholism.
• Lower rate of suicide.
• Fewer average time spent in hospitals than non-married people, and faster rates of recovery.
• Stronger immune system.
• Less risk of depression, and reduced stress and anxiety.