Hesitancy often comes at the beginning of the year due to new expectations should begin fighting, while the shadow of failure in previous years have not really forgotten. For this reason, some people started the new year with pessimistic.
Pessimistic attitude is the negative attitude of mind will be very consuming, so it can trigger stress. Not only have an impact on psychological health, stress can also affect physical health, especially related to heart function and blood vessels.
To overcome this, pessimistic attitude should be disposed of at a distance, slowly replaced with an optimistic attitude. However difficult and resolution targets set for the year ahead, the mind must always react in a positive way so as not to stress.
A study at the University of Michigan have revealed that an optimistic attitude can keep a person from the risk of stroke either because of a blockage or rupture of blood vessels in the brain. Each increase of one degree of optimism, the risk of stroke was reduced 0.9 times.
"Research shows that optimism plays an important role in protecting adults from the risk of stroke," said Eric Kim, the scientist who conducted the study and report the results in the journal Stroke as quoted by CBC News, Monday (01/02/2012).
Meanwhile, another study at Duke University show, optimistic person who always has a heart attack risk 30 percent lower than pessimistic people. By itself, the optimist has a better chance for longevity.
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