Need one more reason to calm down? Take it all in stride? Walk on the sunny side of the street? Boston's Harvard School of Public Health researchers have one more reason for you to let it all go because a new study has shown that being angry and hostile contributes to diminished lung function. During the eight-year study, 670 men -- aged 45 to 86 -- were tracked. Men who exhibited sustained levels of anger and hostility suffered from accelerated lung deterioration.
This study supports further evidence that emotions, and the mind-body connection, have a biological effect that can lead to better or worse health. Negative emotions are known to contribute to heart disease and other diseases. Experts explain that "stress-related factors are known to depress the immune function and increase susceptibility to or exacerbate a host of diseases and disorders."
Grab your coat and get your hat
Leave your worries on the doorstep
Life can be so sweet
On the sunny side of the street -- Louis Armstrong On The Sunny Side Of The Street
