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It is interesting how many
people shun emotional health advice. They believe that heart health
requires more serious steps: medicine, supplements, rigorous diets,
formal exercise regimens. But this isn’t the whole picture. Research
has confirmed the healing power of a positive attitude and a good laugh.
A sense of spirituality can help as well. This is not alternative
medicine or the wishful thinking of eternal-youth seeking baby boomers.
Happiness does matter. The following six steps are essential to the
30-Minutes-a-Day Plan.
1. Your Soul
Belief, whether in a higher being, the power of nature, or even yourself, is both grounding and healthy. A big part of this is optimism.
People who use words such as “joy” and “hope” to describe their
attitudes toward life outlive their more pessimistic counterparts by a
decade. No matter what your situation, the power to do away with anger
and embrace the good things in life lies in your hands.
2. Enjoy Life
Some time between leaving
our parents’ homes and signing up to a 25-year mortgage agreement of
our own, we stop having as much fun as we used to. We all have serious
adult responsibilities, but we also have a responsibility to our hearts
to let go and have some childlike fun. Studies show that people whose lives are filled with laughter are much less likely to have heart disease.
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