Happy People Live Longer
Although there are no evidence on happiness heals diseases, but it protects against falling ill. Because of this reason, happy people live longer. The size of the effect on longevity is comparable to that of smoking or not. It was concluded from an analysis of 30 follow-up studies published in the Journal of Happiness Studies.There have been more reports of happy people living longer. Happiness isn’t necessarily effective on seriously ill people, but it does help most healthy people. Chronic unhappiness causes stress, which reduces immune response. People who are happy seems to be adopting a healthy life style as well.
Athletes Have Better Brain
Athletes not only get better and healthy body, they also have better brains. It has been found that a balanced diet and regular exercise can protect the brain and help prevent mental disorders. A person who does exercise regularly learn faster, remember more, think clearer and when brain injuries such as a stroke occurs they can bounce back more easily. They are also less affected by depression or any other age-related cognitive decline problems. When we exercise more, electric messages will be sent more often to the brain and eventually triggers a release of chemicals called growth factors. These growth factors make neurons stronger, healthier and improve one’s ability to learn.
Best diet to live longer
After an extensive research in “Blue Zones” -where people tend to live longer-,Author Dan Buettner find some interesting facts about longevity. One of the secret is the best diet. People who eat nuts four to five times a week, 2 ounces at a time, tend to live two to three years longer than people who don’t eat nuts. Also these people didn’t take any supplements or pills or wine extracts. People live in Loma Linda zone, one of the Blue Zone in United States a small area about 60 miles outside of Los Angeles, eats plant-based diet and take a Sabbath Saturday they call the “sanctuary in time.”
Raw food diet
Stevepavlina summarized his recent 30 day trial on raw food diet on his personal development blog. The post is a complete report with the all the details including the challenges he faced, variations in body temeprature and blood sugar. According to his report he had lost 10 pounds in that period.
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