Don’t worry, be happy and, according to a new research, you will also be healthy.
It is estimated that over the course of one year, Americans suffer 1 billion colds. But new research shows that all it may take to (36) this common affliction is a positive and upbeat attitude.
People who are happy, relaxed and (37) , are less likely to catch a cold than those who are depressed, nervous or angry, according to a new study (38) in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
Healthy volunteers were first asked to rate their (39) to experience positive and negative emotions - how often they felt pleased, relaxed, happy, or anxious, depressed and hostile. The (40) were next given a squirt up the nose of a rhinovirus (鼻病毒), the nasty little germ that cause colds. Researchers then watched the volunteers to see who came down with a cold and how the unlucky ill (41) their cold symptoms.
"We found that people who regularly experience positive emotions, when exposed to rhinovirus, are (42) protected from developing illness," said Dr. Sheldon Cohen, (43) author of the study and a psychology Professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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In addition, happy and relaxed people are prone to better health practices than their negative and stressed counterparts. (46) .