{"id":1052999,"date":"2010-11-07T09:21:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T09:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/happiest-people-were-22-less-likely-to-develop-heart-disease\/"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:47:25","slug":"happiest-people-were-22-less-likely-to-develop-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/happiest-people-were-22-less-likely-to-develop-heart-disease.php","title":{"rendered":"Happiest people were 22% less likely to develop heart disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/2608\/483\/1600\/cloudy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/36f5c_cloudy.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart-disease\/news\/20100217\/study-happiness-good-heart\">WebMD<\/a>:<\/p><p>Happiest people were 22% less likely to develop heart disease over the 10 years of follow-up than people who fell in the middle of the negative-positive emotion scale.<\/p><p>People with the most negative emotions had the highest risk for heart disease and people who scored highest for happiness had the lowest risk.<\/p><p>Possible explanations for how happiness may protect the heart:<\/p><p>- Healthier lifestyle: Happy people tend to sleep better, eat better, smoke less, and get more exercise.<br>- Physiological impact: Happiness may produce a host of positive chemical changes -- such a reduction in stress hormones.<br>- Genetic influences: It could be that people who are predisposed to happiness are also predisposed to have fewer heart attacks.<\/p><p>Devote 15-20 minutes a day to doing something enjoyable and relaxing.<\/p><p>Strategies that could help naturally negative people become happier:<\/p><p>- Express gratitude on a regular basis.<br>- Practice being optimistic.<br>- Engage in frequent acts of kindness.<br>- Visualize one's best self.<br>- Savor joyful events.<br>- Practice forgiveness.<\/p><p>Regular exercise, sexual activity and good sleep are associated with increased self-reported happiness.<\/p><p>References:<\/p><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart-disease\/news\/20100217\/study-happiness-good-heart\">Study: Happiness Good for the Heart<\/a>. 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