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Be Happy Be Healthy

Posted on February 22nd, 2010 in Happiness

A 10 year study of over 1700 people found that those who are naturally happy have a lower risk of developing heart disease or dying of heart attacks (Michelle Fay Cortez, Bloomberg News). The good news is that nearly half of our happiness make-up is in our control.

The ways we choose to think, the activities we participate in, and our positive intentions can easily accommodate the happiness-increasing activities positive psychology scientists recommend.

My summary article The Secrets of Happiness lists several happiness-increasing interventions that are scientifically proven, easily integrated into daily life, and yield pleasant, positive results.

Though everyone suffers through the negative events that life presents at times, the choice to be happy is a decision.

Feeling overwhelmed and out of balance?

Balanced Life In Ten Weeks