Happiness and contentment promote health

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When we always feel satisfied with our daily life, it is easier to feel happy. It is often said that happy people live longer and healthier lives. Is it true that happiness can make us healthier?

1. What is happiness and satisfaction?

Happiness is an emotional state of people when a certain need is satisfied. The term happiness is quite broad to describe positive emotions, such as joy, contentment, and contentment.
Satisfaction is a state in which we feel satisfied with something in life.
If you always feel really satisfied with your current life such as job satisfaction, family satisfaction, then personal needs... then you often feel happy with things. around.

2. Benefits of happiness and satisfaction with health

Many recent studies show that being happy and satisfied with life not only makes you feel better, has more positive energy, but actually has many overall health benefits.
In assessing the influence of happiness and satisfaction on health, a research group has been established. In this research group, people will ask questions about their level of happiness and satisfaction with their current life. Questions were then asked about the health of the study participants over the next few years. After 3 years, when asking health questions, it was found that people who felt satisfied and happy had better health scores a few years later. Specifically, in happy and satisfied people, the results of reporting very good or good health status were 1.6 times higher than that of the other group.
Not only that, people are also judged by people with bad health and people with good health. In this assessment, a comprehensive psychological intervention will last approximately 3 months. This intervention is intended to help people with poor health feel happier and more satisfied with their lives. The results show that people with poor health improve their health status, reduce illness. pain after assessment.

Through the above evaluation studies, it is proven that being happy and satisfied helps maintain good health and even promotes health for several years.
Some factors make happiness and contentment lead to better health such as:
Happiness motivates us to lead a healthier life: There are some studies that show that happy people often have a poor diet. healthier diet and lifestyle. A healthy diet and lifestyle helps limit cardiovascular disease, diabetes... Strengthens the immune system: Your immune system will work better when you feel happy and satisfied. Thus, you will avoid pathogens from the surrounding environment, rarely get sick... Helps reduce stress: People who often feel happy and satisfied with everything are less stressed. stress and when you feel happy, all stress can no longer exist. This, helps prevent risks such as sleep disorders, depression ... Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease: According to many evaluation studies on elderly people, happy people have a lower risk of heart disease. pulse, blood pressure 9% more than people who feel less happy. Happiness and contentment really bring many benefits to our health. This proves that living a happy life enhances health is absolutely true.

3. How to live happily

With a life full of worries, we sometimes forget our emotions. We all want to feel happy and satisfied with our lives, but sometimes we don't know how. Here are some ways to help you feel happy such as:
Express gratitude: You can express your gratitude by thinking or writing things you feel really grateful for before going to bed or when wake up. Repeat it every day. Exercise regularly: Exercise is not only good for our health but also helps to improve our mood. Get enough sleep: Sleep is essential for us, less sleep will make us feel tired, irritable and reduce our sense of happiness.

Meet friends: Meeting friends is a form of social connection that puts you at ease. Meeting more people will make you feel more integrated and happier. Make time to hang out: Walking around the house or planning an outing is a great way to relieve your mood. Learn to meditate: Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. It can be as simple as sitting quietly and breathing deeply for 5 minutes, along with your own thoughts. Get rid of grudges: This is not easy for many people, but it is very effective if you have a grudge that will inhibit your feelings of happiness. Taking the time to hate to take care of yourself and showing compassion to those around you makes you happy. Know how to deal with stress: Our life cannot be without times when you feel stressed and tired. But let's face it, find the trigger to deal with, it makes you feel better. If we feel happy and satisfied, we will have better health and live longer. So learn how to make yourself feel satisfied and happy with your life.

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References: webmd.com, sciencedaily.com, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov