UNHAPPINESS and STRESS do not directly shorten life. This was found in this new study on ONE MILLION women published in the Lancet, Dec. 10, 2015. It was also found in the famous Longevity Study out of the University of California at Irvine, the longest study ever run on humans—1500 people starting from 7-8 years of life and following their lives all the way through to the end – 10 million data pieces of info!
The best indicators of health, it turns out, are putting one foot in front of the other and working hard and being ‘seen’ for it, this made a difference. Being active in your community with social connections and working diligently to create a solid life. Stress can hit but it’s how you handle it. You don’t go crazy with alcohol or drugs. You move on. The Longevity Study found that those who had been severely attacked by the McCarthy Era and lost everything, could live long and well if they just kept going.
Not giving up. Staying sane and sound when all around you are going to hell in a hand basket. That seems to be a pretty powerful ticket.
Hollywood and all the smiling talking heads make us assume that happiness and getting ALL that we think we want in life, is what life is all about. But it turns out putting one solid, kind foot—one in front of the other— conserves you. And in a quiet way, being part of all around you.
Bette Liu, DPhil et al. Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study. The Lancet, December 2015 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01087-
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Bette Liu, DPhil et al. Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study. The Lancet, December 2015 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01087-