Huffington Post had an interesting although not surprising article last week that points to a recent study which show an optimistic outlook may keep you healthy. Specifically, it says “positive psychological well-being, which includes things like happiness, life satisfaction and especially optimism may help protect against heart attacks, stroke and other cardiovascular problems“.
The study had a number of findings some of which I thought interesting. For example, people who are happier and more optimistic are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors like better eating habits, engaging in physical activity and getting a good night’s rest.
With so many things beyond our control when it comes to our health, I think its great to know that having an optimistic outlook may also be good medicine. Just to play it safe, in addition to asking everyone to try and remain more optimistic, I’d like to prescribe 2-3 minutes each day of a good belly laugh. I’ll do my best in future posts to help give your laugh lines a work out.
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