Smile! It Could Save Your Life.
By: NBC News
Updated: April 18, 2012
Not smoking, exercising and eating right are all great ways to help prevent heart disease. Now doctors say there's something else you can do -- be happy!
In a large review of more than 200 studies, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found a positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks. In fact, the risk was halved in the most optimistic people.
It could be that happier people also tend to engage in healthy behaviors like exercise, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and getting a good night's sleep.
In a large review of more than 200 studies, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found a positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks. In fact, the risk was halved in the most optimistic people.
It could be that happier people also tend to engage in healthy behaviors like exercise, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and getting a good night's sleep.
