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Optimism Helps Heart Patients Live Longer
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine confirms the healing power of positive thinking. Researchers at Duke University studied the cases of over 2,800 heart disease patients over a...
View ArticleVideo: Tara Stiles and Tao Porchon-Lynch on Living a Fear-Free Life
In this short interview, the dazzling Tao Porchon-Lynch, who at 93 has practiced and taught yoga for decades, reveals how she stays happy, healthy and fearless. Celebrity yoga teacher Tara Stiles...
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Can a Positive Outlook Prevent a Heart Attack or Stroke?
New research concludes that a positive outlook may protect against heart disease and stroke. What’s more, instead of merely reducing the risk of these events, a positive outlook may actually boost...
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Four in 10 Americans Don’t Exercise — But Should We See the Bright Side?
According to a report from the Lancet, six out of 10 Americans get sufficient exercise. Sufficient exercise is defined in the study as: Thirty minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on at...
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3 Steps to Total Happiness
Feeling happy is just as important to optimal health as eating and sleeping well. In fact, happiness is so health giving, studies indicate it can actually extend your life. When Dutch researchers...
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4 Moves to Make You Feel Happier
Just as you strengthen muscles by using them, you can tone your positive personality traits, such as optimism. Adults who spent time exercising character strengths improved them — and their overall...
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Are You Really Acting as Your Own Health Advocate?
When my literary agent Michele read the first draft of my book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, she said, “Lissa, before I read your book … I thought my body was like...
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A Surprising Way to Tell If You’ll Develop Alzheimer’s Disease
The statistics on Alzheimer’s disease are overwhelming. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. One in eight older Americans has the condition, and Alzheimer’s is the sixth...
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How to Keep Negative Thoughts from Getting You Down
Everyone experiences negative thoughts from time to time. In her article Re-Designing Your Mind’s Architectural Blueprints, Terri Cole notes that “Changing your mind about anything is work. The...
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A Brain Health Risk Factor No One Saw Coming
Alzheimer’s disease prevention strategies often focus on diet and exercise. While these practices are very beneficial, sometimes people overlook another important factor that can affect their risk of...
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Optimism Saves Lives (But Pessimism May Shorten Lifespan)
There’s two kinds of people: those who view the glass half full and those who see it as half empty. Well as it turns out, if you (or people you know) tend to consider things from a half empty...
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