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Cheer up, and that heart attack may never happen
Topic Started: 18 Apr 2012, 09:35 PM (1,428 Views)
Trojan
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Cheer up, and that heart attack may never happen

Rebecca Smith in London
April 18, 2012 - 4:58PM

Whether you are a glass half-full or half-empty person is a matter of life or death, according to Harvard scientists who found that those with a sunny disposition are far less likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes.

Enjoying simple pleasures and having an optimistic outlook reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease by about half, regardless of factors such as diet, exercise and smoking, studies showed.

It is thought that a happy-go-lucky attitude makes people more resilient to stress and able to get plenty of rest.

Experts said the findings suggested that doctors should consider mental well-being just as highly as physical condition when deciding whether someone is vulnerable to heart disease or strokes.

Previous studies have shown that stress and depression increase the chances of being unwell and harm the heart, but less was known about how positive emotions affect health.

In the first review of its kind, a team at Harvard School of Public Health, in Boston, Massachusetts, examined 200 separate research studies that looked at psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.

The studies measured the extent to which individuals considered themselves happy or unhappy, satisfaction with their lives and the extent to which they experienced pleasurable feelings.

Some also looked at optimism and hope, the extent to which individuals expected positive outcomes in the future and their enthusiasm for life.

Most found that there was around a 50 per cent reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease between those who scored highest on optimism scores compared with those who scored lowest. There were similar results for vitality. Even after accounting for lifestyle factors, emotional vitality was associated with a 28 per cent reduced risk of coronary heart disease.

In one study of 300 men and women having bypass surgery, those with an optimistic outlook were 50 per cent less likely to be admitted to hospital for heart problems or complications six months later. Another study of nearly 2500 men and women showed that emotional well-being, as rated on a depression scale, was linked to a 26 per cent reduced risk of stroke six years later, even after accounting for traditional risk factors and negative mood.

"The absence of the negative is not the same thing as the presence of the positive," said Julia Boehm, the lead author of the study. "We found that factors such as optimism, life satisfaction and happiness are associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease regardless of such factors as a person's age, socio-economic status, smoking status, or body weight.

"For example, the most optimistic individuals had an approximately 50 per cent reduced risk of experiencing an initial cardiovascular event compared with their less optimistic peers."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/cheer-up-and-that-heart-attack-may-never-happen-20120418-1x76i.html#ixzz1sOCcdYhJ
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So in other words, the bears will all die young while Black Panther will be all but immortal?

Well I'm intrinsically a (housing) bear and at 40, a recent blood test shows that barring one minor, easily-controlled issue, I'm as fit as a fiddle and that my cholesterol is "excellent" :oo:

It's interesting and seems to make sense but did it examine why a person might have a particular outlook? For example, if the housing slump continues on for years or something triggers an actual crash, will the bulls become candidates for heart attacks and strokes?
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It's very simple

Happier (and less stressed) people have lower cortisol levels. Cortisol kills. Be happy.

Be double happy if you're a renter because you don't have to endure negative equity. Negative equity raises cortisol level. Ergo, negative equity kills.

Enjoy life.
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earthsta
18 Apr 2012, 10:06 PM
It's very simple

Happier (and less stressed) people have lower cortisol levels. Cortisol kills. Be happy.

Be double happy if you're a renter because you don't have to endure negative equity. Negative equity raises cortisol level. Ergo, negative equity kills.

Enjoy life.
Renting is a sure path to happiness. You never have to worry about rising rents, being asked to leave your home, missing out on building a financial asset or having to ask to put pictures up!

I love this forum! :lol
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For anyone interested, the article mentioned is:

Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2012, April 16). The Heart's Content: The Association Between Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health. Psychological Bulletin. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0027448

Can't upload the journal article for obvious reasons, but here's the abstract:

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This review investigates the association between positive psychological well-being (PPWB) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We also consider the mechanisms by which PPWB may be linked with CVD,
focusing on the health behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, sleep quality and
quantity, and food consumption) and biological functions (e.g., cardiovascular, inflammatory, and
metabolic processes) that are most relevant for cardiovascular health. Because PPWB is a broad concept,
not all aspects of PPWB may be associated with cardiovascular health. Thus, we distinguish between
eudaimonic well-being, hedonic well-being, optimism, and other measures of well-being when reviewing
the literature. Findings suggest that PPWB protects consistently against CVD, independently of traditional risk factors and ill-being. Specifically, optimism is most robustly associated with a reduced risk of
cardiovascular events. In general, PPWB is also positively associated with restorative health behaviors
and biological function and inversely associated with deteriorative health behaviors and biological
function. Cardiovascular health is more consistently associated with optimism and hedonic well-being
than with eudaimonic well-being, although this could be due in part to more limited evidence being
available concerning eudaimonic well-being. Some similarities were also evident across different
measures of PPWB, which is likely due to measurement overlap. A theoretical context for this research
is provided, and suggestions for future research are given, including the need for additional prospective
investigations and research that includes multiple constructs of psychological well-being and ill-being.


Optimism is defined as the extent to which individuals have expectancies for positive outcomes in the future, as measured by the 6-item or 8-item Life Orientation Test (Cronbach's alpha (i.e. reliability) = .76-.78)

Optimism (as measured) reflects generalised expectancies for the future and can be characterised either as a dispositional tendency to believe that good things will occur or as attributions regarding the causes of past events. They are not state specific (i.e. not measured by how they feel towards a specific item like housing market outlook)
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Also see The Economist's recent "Misery Index" article (14/04/12) correlating poor health and increased mortality with low social status.

Of course, these studies (esp. considered in combination) only open up rich, yet likely futile veins of further argument on this site.

- Is a property-owner inherently happier than a renter?

- Is a property-owner inherently of higher status than a renter?

- Or is a renter, freed of the cares of maintenance and asset-value fluctuations, and able to occupy a property at much lower cost than an owner, inherently happier than the latter?

- What is the relative importance of parental family status, educational attainment, income levels, and asset holdings, in determining social status in Australia?
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kennyjaiz
19 Apr 2012, 11:14 AM
For anyone interested, the article mentioned is:

Boehm, J. K., & Kubzansky, L. D. (2012, April 16). The Heart's Content: The Association Between Positive Psychological Well-Being and Cardiovascular Health. Psychological Bulletin. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/a0027448

Can't upload the journal article for obvious reasons, but here's the abstract:




Optimism is defined as the extent to which individuals have expectancies for positive outcomes in the future, as measured by the 6-item or 8-item Life Orientation Test (Cronbach's alpha (i.e. reliability) = .76-.78)

Optimism (as measured) reflects generalised expectancies for the future and can be characterised either as a dispositional tendency to believe that good things will occur or as attributions regarding the causes of past events. They are not state specific (i.e. not measured by how they feel towards a specific item like housing market outlook)
This is big topic for this forum

So, instead of a long opinion I will just give one quote:

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“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight. . . The truly wise person is colorblind.”


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Thinking of an Australian property speculator (PI):
Inaction = missing opportunities.
Missing opportunities = losing.
Too much thinking = inaction.
Thinking = missing opportunities.
Therefore thinking = losing.

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I am optimistic that house prices will return to reality after crashing like never before, everybody will be able to afford other things in life rather than pay shotloads to a bank in interest for the next 25-30 years.
Its is the bulls who are pessimistic about ruining everybodies life for a long time by having pri es continue to rise like a no tommorow.

Its all over for the bulls now, they are just blowing hot air up each others arse ;)

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TED BULLPIT
19 Apr 2012, 05:34 PM
I am optimistic that house prices will return to reality after crashing like never before, everybody will be able to afford other things in life rather than pay shotloads to a bank in interest for the next 25-30 years.
Its is the bulls who are pessimistic about ruining everybodies life for a long time by having pri es continue to rise like a no tommorow.

Its all over for the bulls now, they are just blowing hot air up each others arse ;)

:lol Who are the optimists now and who are the pessimists now ,just to remind the braindead bulls of the forum.
Only a pessimist would wish a life of overlevereged debt upon everyone ;)
Where as an optimist would wish everybody to be happy and comfotable in life.
You pessimistic ignorant losers. :lol

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TED BULLPIT
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Dont want to continue with your thread Trojan , now that it has had some reality thrown over it. ;)

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