When you think about the future, do you expect good or bad things to happen? If you weigh in on the “good” side, you’re an optimist. And that has positive implications for your health in later life.
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Are You an Optimist? Your Health May Depend On It
Posted on 14 December 2022.
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Time To Get Real On The Power Of Positive Thinking
Posted on 12 July 2020.
Positive thinking has long been extolled as the route to happiness, but it might be time to ditch the self-help books after a new study shows that realists enjoy a greater sense of long-term wellbeing than optimists.
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Optimism Linked To Lower Risk Of Heart Problems, Early Death
Posted on 13 October 2019.
Those who were optimistic had a 35 percent reduction in risk of cardiovascular events, heart attack, stroke, and cardiac death, when compared to the pessimistic subjects in the study.
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Believe it or Not, Optimism is a Benefit of Growing Older
Posted on 25 March 2017.
Feel down about getting older? Wish your life was better? Worried about all the problems that come with age?
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Pessimism can block therapy
Posted on 20 April 2011.
You’ve heard of the placebo effect, the healing power of positive belief. This is the “nocebo” effect, the flip side, almost its evil twin. And while the self-fulfilling prophecy of negative thinking isn’t nearly as well studied, some scientists say it’s time for doctors to start paying a lot more attention to their patients’ outlook.
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