How power of positive thinking works

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 16:41 in Health & Medicine

Having an optimistic outlook on life — a general expectation that good things will happen — may help people live longer, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study found that women who were optimistic had a significantly reduced risk of dying from several major causes of death — including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and infection — over an eight-year period, compared with women who were less optimistic. The study appears online today in the American Journal of Epidemiology. View all posts in Science & Health Explore: Can happiness lead toward health? By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer | December 5, 2016 | Editor's Pick Popular > “While most medical and public health efforts today focus on reducing risk factors for diseases, evidence has been mounting that enhancing psychological resilience may...

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