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Gratitude as a secret recipe: How to live longer and healthier!
A recent study shows how gratitude reduces the risk of death and improves health - a key to living longer.
Gratitude as a secret recipe: How to live longer and healthier!
A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has identified gratitude as a crucial factor in living a longer, healthier life. These findings are based on the extensive Nurses Health Study, in which 49,275 test subjects took part, whose average age was 79 years.
In 2016, participants were asked to express their feelings about gratitude in questionnaires. Statements included: “I have many things in life that I am grateful for.” and “If I had to make a list of everything I am grateful for, that list would be very long.” This investigation showed that 4,608 of the participants died in 2019, primarily due to cardiovascular diseases.
Gratitude as a protective factor
The results show a significant connection between high levels of gratitude and a 9 percent lower risk of death within the following four years. What is particularly noteworthy is that gratitude provides protection against all causes of death, especially cardiovascular disease.
Additionally, research has identified positive effects of gratitude on overall health. These include, among other things, strengthening the immune system, lowering blood pressure and improving sleep quality. Gratitude also influences well-being in several ways: it promotes mental health, strengthens emotional resilience, improves social relationships and has positive effects on working life. The study also shows that gratitude is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and faster regeneration after illness.
According to the researchers, gratitude is also shown to improve cognitive function by focusing attention on positive aspects and promoting optimistic thinking. The Bischahof MentalRefugium has begun promoting gratitude as a component of well-being programs by offering individual conversations, mindfulness exercises and creative methods such as writing and painting.
The Harvard study and initiatives to promote gratitude underscore the need to consciously practice and reflect on gratitude in order to live a healthier, happier and longer life, as stated in an article Wohlfuehlexperte.com is highlighted.