What do you make of this?
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At the everyday level I know we often talk about getting better more quickly with a positive attitude, but, mostly people don't actually believe, when pressed, that their mental attitude can actually affect their physical body ... only mental well being.
But here, we have scientists seriously considering that we can affect our physical body processes by the power of thought.
There is a 'get out clause' for materialists
But, still, the fact that scientists are even entertaining the idea that we can avoid illness by the power of mental attitude is kind of awesome.
Don't you think?
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“Women with an optimistic outlook on life may live longer, a new study finds.
Optimistic women in the study were less likely to die from five major causes of death over an eight-year period than women who were less optimistic, according to the study.
And although optimism has been linked in earlier studies to healthy behaviors such as eating a healthy diet and getting more exercise, the researchers noted that these behaviors only partially explained the link to a longer life. [7 Things That Will Make You Happy]
In other words, it's possible that optimism directly impacts our biological systems, Eric Kim, a research fellow in social behavioral sciences at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a co-lead author of the study, said in a statement.”
“Women with an optimistic outlook on life may live longer, a new study finds.
Optimistic women in the study were less likely to die from five major causes of death over an eight-year period than women who were less optimistic, according to the study.
And although optimism has been linked in earlier studies to healthy behaviors such as eating a healthy diet and getting more exercise, the researchers noted that these behaviors only partially explained the link to a longer life. [7 Things That Will Make You Happy]
In other words, it's possible that optimism directly impacts our biological systems, Eric Kim, a research fellow in social behavioral sciences at Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a co-lead author of the study, said in a statement.”
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At the everyday level I know we often talk about getting better more quickly with a positive attitude, but, mostly people don't actually believe, when pressed, that their mental attitude can actually affect their physical body ... only mental well being.
But here, we have scientists seriously considering that we can affect our physical body processes by the power of thought.
There is a 'get out clause' for materialists
Quote:
“A limitation of the study is the possibility that the findings reflect "reverse causation," or in other words, that women's underlying health conditions could influence how optimistic they are, the researchers wrote.”
“A limitation of the study is the possibility that the findings reflect "reverse causation," or in other words, that women's underlying health conditions could influence how optimistic they are, the researchers wrote.”
But, still, the fact that scientists are even entertaining the idea that we can avoid illness by the power of mental attitude is kind of awesome.
Don't you think?

