Mind Matters
Attitude is everything! A positive outlook on life makes living it easier.
A recently published Finnish study on the effects of a pessimistic attitude on heart health and mortality puts punch in the argument for maintaining a positive mindset. (BMC Public Health). Researchers noted that participants with high levels of pessimism were more than twice as likely to die of heart disease than those with a more positive attitude.
A long term study on the association between a positive outlook and longevity (American Journal of Epidemiology) was conducted with a 70,000 women with an average age of 70. Following them over a period of 6 years, researchers noted that those with high levels of optimism were 29% more likely to outlive those with pessimistic attitudes.
Our minds can make us sick. Conversely, learning how to control the ‘monkey mind’ can give us a greater quality of life and better overall health.
Research is proving what most of us know…it is all about attitude.
