Positivity Pause- #WisdomWednesday -Did You Know?

It’s #WisdomWednesday and time for a #PositivityPause 🕊

TAKE a moment to inhale for a count of 3, hold for a count of 3, exhale for a count of 3🧘🏽‍♀🧘🏼‍♂🧘🏾

📰GUESS WHAT-optimists are 55% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than pessimists.

📖Published in the journal Circulation:

🫀Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, followed a group of over 5,000 adults aged 45-84 years old. At the beginning of the study, participants were asked to rate their level of optimism on a scale of 0-24, with higher scores indicating greater optimism. Researchers then tracked the participants' health outcomes over the next 15 years, including instances of cardiovascular disease and mortality.(Kim et Al, 8/2019)

👩‍🔬Results:

➕Optimists had a 55% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and a 23% lower risk of dying from any cause, than pessimists


💡By cultivating a more positive outlook on life, you could be taking an important step towards better cardiovascular health and a longer, healthier life.

⏸Take a Positivity Pause to think about something positive. Take more frequent pauses and focus on the positive and the tendency to think more positively will become a habit and likely save your life🫀😇

More tips on how to think more positively coming soon.

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