Happiness and Health

Happiness and Health
It has long been thought that happy and positive people tend to be generally healthier than stressed, hostile, or pessimistic people. In one recent study, researchers concluded that people with “UPBEAT MOODS” have lower levels of cortisol – a stress hormone that may contribute to a range of ills when it is chronically elevated. Such people also have lower levels of “two proteins that indicate widespread inflammation in the body.” According to Dr. Andrew Steptoe of University College, London, “mood states are not just a matter of heredity, but depend on our social relationship and fulfillment in life.”