Study: Optimistic People Have Healthier Hearts

While an apple a day has been said to keep the doctor away, a new study has found that positive thoughts may also work just as well.

According to experts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, those with healthier hearts are also the same folks who don’t surround themselves with negativity.

In what’s thought to be the first study to examine the association of optimism and cardiovascular health across a large, racially and ethnically diverse population, the researchers analyzed over 5,000 people aged 45-84 to determine their physical health and levels of optimism. Participants, who lived in six different regions, were …read more