HOW ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVE CAN HELP YOU LIVE LONGER!

Did you know that having a positive outlook affects your heart health? In the first and largest systematic review on the topic, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found a connection between psychological well-being and a reduced risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events.

“The absence of the negative is not the same thing as the presence of the positive. We found that factors such as optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness are associated with reduced risk of CVD regardless of such factors as a person’s age, socioeconomic status, smoking status, or body weight. For example, the most optimistic individuals had an approximately 50 percent reduced risk of experiencing an initial cardiovascular event compared to their less optimistic peers.” ~lead author Julia Boehm, research fellow in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at HSPH.  

So, as the Johnny Mercer song goes:    

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with mister in-between

You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene....

Please share how you stay positive in a stressful environment. And remember, “A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.” - Hugh Downs

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Let me tell you, NETWORK MARKETING was so far off the list, it wasn't even on it! Never, ever in my WILDEST DREAMS did I ever image that I would be doing anything remotely like that. 

And then SNAP! It suddenly occurred to me - I am an AMAZING networker! I'm constantly connecting people with information. As I've always said, "It's not WHO you are, but WHO you know". I know a LOT of people! Think of me as the Mrs. Dolly Levi of the 21st Century.  Call on Dolly! From HELLO, DOLLY!

SO... If you are looking for healthy, tasty recipes, environment and health friendly ideas for household, yard, animal, and personal care, savvy health care tips, tea and book suggestions, or maybe just a smile for your day, =) You have found the right place! 

Please share your favorite AWESOME IDEAS. 

As my Grandmama would say, "Be sweet!"