Health & Wellness

Being Happy Equals Healthy?

batch — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:05:06 -0600

There may now be a healthy advantage for people who always look on the bright side of life.

A new study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that happiness may improve a person's heart health.

Dr. Karina Davidson, who is a Herbert Irving associate professor of medicine and psychiatry from Columbia University Medical Center, led the study and examined the emotional well-being and overall health of 1,739 men and women over a 10-year period.

Pets Provide Comfort to Seniors

batch — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:05:07 -0600

Those who are lonely in senior citizen facilities may only hold on to faith and hope that they'll get some friendly interaction.

Help Somebody Who Needs Help

mcherkezian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:09:31 -0600

To do more for the world than the world does for you—that is success.—Henry Ford

Try helping someone else. It’s called “altruism,” and it not only benefits those you help but is a proven way to reduce your own stress and anxiety.

Helping someone else is guaranteed to help you feel better about life in general, and it will get you involved in something that is bigger than yourself.