Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Positive Thoughts, Affirmations Shown to Boost Overall Health in New Research 4 0 0 Email 4

Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
January 25, 2012
positiveaffirmations 210x131 Positive Thoughts, Affirmations Shown to Boost Overall Health in New ResearchAre the majority of your thoughts positive, or are they hampering your mood and subsequently bringing along  negative health consequences?  New research has found that savoring the moment and thinking positively can help to improve your health and help steer health-conscious decisions in the right direction. In particular, the findings found positive thoughts to be especially beneficial to those already suffering from diseases like coronary artery disease and high blood pressure.
The research involved 3 different studies involving 756 participants, and was published online in the January 23 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine. This research is the first of its kind to use large, randomised controlled trials to show that you can use positive thoughts and self-affirmations to create behavioral changes and true health transformation. It was funded thanks to a $9.5 million contract from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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