Are You Emphasizing Gratitude in Your Life?
People are living longer than ever, and yet we are still constantly looking for ways to live a longer, happier, and healthier life. While circumstantial things like where you live play a role, people are still searching for the easy way – a magic potion or fountain of youth that can guarantee they’ll be around for decades to come.
But according to new research, the answer might be much simpler than that. A team comprised of researchers from both Harvard University and the University of British Columbia posed the following question: “Do people who more frequently notice and feel grateful for positive experiences tend to live longer?”
The answer came from data from 49,275 people in the Nurses’ Health Study, a study established in 1976 to collect data from female nurses in the US who were aged between 30 to 55 at the time of enrollment.
Excerpted from Twisted Sifter
