When it comes to living a long and healthy life, people tend to focus on exercise and diet. However, it”s also important to take care of your thoughts안전놀이터. Many studies have shown that people who think mostly positive thoughts live longer than those who think pessimistically.
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine in the United States followed 69,744 women and 1,429 men through questionnaires for 10 years (2004-2014) for women and 30 years (1986-2016) for men. The researchers took into account variables such as the subjects’ health status, diet and exercise habits. The analysis showed that women with the most positive personalities (the top 20%) lived 14.9% longer on average than their pessimistic counterparts. For men, the difference was less pronounced, but the most positive group still lived 10.9% longer. The researchers speculate that this is because a positive mind promotes healthy behaviors, makes people less likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors like smoking and drinking, and has a beneficial effect on the immune system by regulating stress. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
A similar study was conducted at Harvard University in the United States. Dr. Hayami Koga and colleagues collected data on 160,000 women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative program from 1993-1998 and followed them for 26 years to measure their levels of positive thinking. The results showed that the most positive 25% of women were 10% more likely to live to be 90 than the bottom 25%. The average life expectancy for an American adult is 80 years old. Experts speculate that negative people are more likely to be stressed, anxious, and worried than positive people, which puts them at greater risk for chronic heart disease, which can lead to an earlier death. The findings were published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
In Korea, Ilsan Paik Hospital also conducted a study that showed that people with optimistic dispositions are more likely to be treated for diseases. According to the research team, higher optimism scores were associated with fewer exacerbations of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and improved exercise capacity and quality of life. The researchers attributed this to the fact that optimistic people are more likely to be adherent to medication because they tend to actively solve problems, and they are more likely to engage in desirable health behaviors such as exercise, a healthy diet, and smoking cessation, which improves immune function. The findings are published in Respiratory Research, an SCI-ranked international journal published in the United Kingdom.