Happiness helps people stay healthy

Happiness helps people stay healthy

Thesis:

According to studies, people who have positive thinking and are usually happy are less likely than others to develop diseases.

Previous studies have shown that depression is associated with health problems compared to average emotional states. But few studies have looked at the effects of positive moods on health. Now, researchers at University College London, UK, have linked everyday happiness with healthier levels of important body chemicals, such as the stress hormone cortisol. "This study showed that whether people are happy or less happy in their everyday lives appears to have important effects on the markers of biological function known to be associated with disease," says clinical psychologist Jane Wardle, one of the research team. "Perhaps laughter is the best medicine," she adds.

Works Cited:

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100221_happy.htm

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7282-happiness-helps-people-stay-healthy.html