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June 30, 2022 by NextTribe Editors · Health

How to Be More Optimistic and Live Longer, Healthier

Good news in a world filled with the bad kind: Optimism is a learnable skill that can help you age better and add years to your life.

Since we've rolled into our 50s and beyond, we've lived by this idea: Aging is a fact of life, but aging boldly is a state of mind. New research supports this idea that your mindset is a powerful factor in not only how healthy you stay as you age, but how long you live.

In a new study conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a quarter of women with the most positive outlook would probably live 5.4 percent longer than the least optimistic 25 percent of study participants. The research, Optimism and Healthy Aging in Women, is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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