Men: Keep a sunny disposition and lower your risk of heart disease

[Lisa]

Hey guys, this gives a whole new meeting to the saying "don't worry, be happy" Interesting study.

A merry old soul has only about half the risk of dying of heart disease as a chronic grinch contemporary, Dutch researchers reported.
Among men ages 64 to 84 who were free of cardiovascular disease and cancer, those who consistently looked at the bright side of life and had generally positive expectations had a 55% lower risk for cardiovascular mortality compared with gloomy pessimistic men.

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[Bigshadow]

Good article! Thanks for the post!

 

[Gemini]

"Among men ages 64 to 84 who were free of cardiovascular disease and cancer"

Okay, that leaves about 4 of them.

Obviously, I'm not a "don't worry, be happy" kinda guy, but I'm working on it.

Thanks for the link!