Key to staying well is ‘diet, exercise and being positive’
ALWAYS look on the bright side of life – because it is the key to good health.
Having a positive outlook is just as important as a good diet and getting plenty of exercise, a study discovered.
It makes people more sociable which gives them a healthy lift, joint US?German research found.
And people can learn to control and harness their emotions to make themselves healthier.
Professor Barbara Fredrickson, of the University of North Carolina, said: “People tend to liken their emotions to the weather, viewing them as uncontrollable.
People can learn to control and harness their emotions to make themselves healthier
“This research shows not only that our emotions are controllable but also that we can take the reins of our daily emotions and steer ourselves toward better physical health.”
In the study conducted with Leipzig’s Max Planck Institute half the participants were sent on a six?week meditation course where they learned how to cultivate feelings of love, compassion and goodwill toward themselves and others.
They showed a marked improvement over the other half, according to results of the study published in the journal Psychological Science.