Positive thinking helps us live longer

Positive thinkers live longer than negative thinkers. This is according to studies from Boston University. Researchers looked at data on 70,000 nurses and 1,500 veterans. They found that optimists (people who think positively) were more likely to live to 85. Pessimists (people who think negatively) were 11-15 per cent less likely to be 85. Researchers say optimists (positive thinkers) manage stress better than pessimists (negative thinkers). People answered questions about their diets, exercise, levels of optimism, and how much they smoked and drank. The surveys matched this with levels of health. A professor said raising levels of optimism may help people to live longer. Her advice for pessimists to live longer was to, “imagine a future in which everything has turned out well”. She asked people to be more optimistic. She said it was healthier to look on the bright side of life.

Los pensadores positivos viven más que los negativos. Esto es según estudios de la Universidad de Boston. Los investigadores analizaron datos de 70,000 enfermeras y 1,500 veteranos. Descubrieron que los optimistas (personas que piensan positivamente) tenían más probabilidades de vivir hasta 85. Los pesimistas (personas que piensan negativamente) tenían un 11-15% menos de probabilidades de tener 85. Los investigadores dicen que los optimistas (pensadores positivos) manejan el estrés mejor que los pesimistas ( pensadores negativos). Las personas respondieron preguntas sobre sus dietas, ejercicio, niveles de optimismo y cuánto fumaban y bebían. Las encuestas coincidieron con los niveles de salud. Un profesor dijo que elevar los niveles de optimismo puede ayudar a las personas a vivir más tiempo. Su consejo para los pesimistas de vivir más fue “imaginar un futuro en el que todo haya salido bien”. Ella le pidió a la gente que fuera más optimista. Ella dijo que era más saludable mirar el lado positivo de la vida.

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