More hearts are broken on Valentine's Day due to the unfulfillment of erotic love. It's often all about need and it's more about the person who's feeling sexually attractive than it is about the person who is the focus of that love or thing that is the focus of that love. Eros is erotic or sexual or passionate love. We might as well get that one out of the way first. There are many sources that define many other kinds of love but four is a pretty manageable number. The Western tradition from the Greeks distinguishes four types of love and has a Greek word for all of them. Some good for you and good for your health and some maybe not so much. Maybe as we approach Valentine's Day we should think a little bit about the different kinds of love. Philosophers, Theologians and now neuroscientists and clinicians think a lot about love. Some of us never feel comfortable using the word out loud. 'I love that color on you.' 'I just love pizza.' 'I love, love, love you' to our little grandchildren. Today, we're talking about love and your health on The Scope.

What does one love mean