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28 Apr, 2005
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First scientific demonstration of how positive emotions can affect our health

Lisa Happy Face A study from Marmot and colleagues, published this week in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, shows that people who are happier in their daily lives have healthier levels of key body chemicals and are more likely to live longer. These researchers from the University College London, UK, have linked everyday happiness with healthier (lower) levels of the stress
hormone cortisol (linked to diabete and hypertension) and lower levels of a blood protein called fibrinogen (linked to coronary heart disease problems).
This is the first scientific demonstration of how positive emotions can affect our health as stated in Rael’s book “ the sensual meditation” published in 1975.
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