Health and Happiness健康与幸福.docx
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HealthandHappiness健康与幸福
It'seasytogetcaughtupinthehustleandbustleofeverydaylifeandlosesightofwhatmakesyouhappy.Reallyhappy.Butmakingsureyourhappinessmeterisgivingoptimalreadingscanprovidemanyhealthbenefits.
Happypeoplehaveyoungerhearts,youngerarteries,andayoungerRealAge.Happypeoplerecovermorequicklyfromsurgery,copebetterwithpain,havelowerbloodpressure,andhavelongerlifeexpectancythanunhappypeople.
Studiesalsosuggestthathappypeoplemayhavestrongerimmunesystems--they'relesslikelytogetcoldsandfluviruses.Andwhentheydo,theirsymptomstendtobemild.
Notsurprisingly,happypeoplearebetteratlookingaftertheirhealth,too.Whenpeople'shappinesslevelsimprove,sodotheirhealthbehaviors.Theyexercisemore,wearsunscreen,andgoforregularcheckups.
HowtoGetThere
Everyonewantstobehappy,andthebenefitsareclearlyplentiful.Butthefactisthatpeoplearen'talwaysgreatatpredictingwhatwillmakethemhappy.Ifit'slong-termhappinessyou'reafter,youmayneedtolearnafewnewtricks.
WhatIsHappiness?
Weallknowwhenwe'rehappyandwhenwe'renot.Butaskaroomfulofpeoplewhatmakesthemhappyandyou'relikelytogetawiderangeofresponses,from"watchingthesunset"or"spendingtimewithgoodfriends"to"findingagreatshoesale"or"winningtheofficefootballpool."
Defininghappinessisnosimplefeat.
Inanefforttonarrowthedefinition,researchershavedevisedaseriesofquestionnairestomeasurelifesatisfaction,positivemood,andsubjectivewell-being.Somescientistsareevenbeginningtousebrainimagingtobetterunderstandthephysiologyofhappiness.Andeconomistshavejumpedonthehappinessbandwagon,too,hopingtocalculatethevalueofhappinesswithinasociopoliticalcontext.
Sowhathavetheydiscovered?
Whatmakesforahappylife?
It'sPartlyYourGenes
Yourlevelofhappinessisnotentirelypredeterminedbyyourgenes,butgenesdoplayapart,justastheyplayapartinyourgeneralhealth.Someresearchersestimatethatasmuchas40%to50%ofaperson'scapacityforhappinessmaybegeneticallypredetermined.Andalthoughthatmeanssomeluckypeoplemaystartoffwithagreaterpropensityforhappiness,it'snoguaranteethey'llleadacharmedlife.Fortunately,evidencesuggeststhateventhegloomiestofuscanlearntobehappier.
Andlearnwemust.Lefttoourowndevices,wetendtofocusourenergiesonthingsthatwillgiveusthegreatestinstantpleasure.Evenwhenweknowbetter.
TestYourHappinessKnow-How
Thinkyouknowthesecrettohappiness?
Checkthehappinessaccuracyofsomeofthesecommonanswers.Youmightbesurprised.
∙AMassageandPamperDayattheSpa
Aahhh,yes.Adayatthespaisnotonlypleasurable,it'salsoagreatde-stressor.Andkeepingyourstresslevelsundercontrolwillhaveapositiveeffectonyourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.
∙WinningaMillionDollars
Winningamillionbuckswillmakeyouinstantlywealthy,that'sforsure.Buthappy?
Notsomuch.Readontofindoutwhymoneywon'tbuyyoubliss.
∙RentingaBeachHouseforaWeekwithYourClosestFriends
Spendingqualitytimewithgoodfriendsisoneofthekeycomponentsofahappylife.Andtakingtimeofftorelaxwillalsokeepyourstresslevelslow.Butdon'twaitforrareopportunitieslikethistogettogetherwithyourfriends.
∙Losing10Pounds
It'simportanttoyourhealthandhappinesstomaintainahealthyweight.Butyo-yodietingandlose-weight-quickscamsarelikelytostarveyouofthehappinessyou'reafter.
∙WorldPeace
Anobleaspiration,butyoumightwanttostartsmall—settingunrealisticgoalsmaybeahappinessdeterrent.Doyourpartforpeacebygettinginvolvedwithanorganizationthatpromotesnonviolentconflictresolutionoranotherpeace-promotingissueyoufeelstronglyabout.Helpingothersandfeelingasenseofpurposeinlifeislinkedtogreaterhappiness.
∙FinallyGettingtheGarageOrganized
Itmaynotbeglamorousbutitcertainlyisgratifying.Cleaningouttheclutterandcreatingausablespacewillgiveyouasenseofachievementthat'sguaranteedtoboostyourwell-being.
∙HavingSuperheroPowers
Superheropowerswouldbesupercool,withoutadoubt.Buttheymightcausemorestressthanhappiness.Plus,it'snevergoingtohappen.Byfocusingonmoreattainablegoals,you'llbemorelikelytomakethemcometrueandthatwillmakeyouhappy.
∙ALongWalk(orRun)inthePark
Physicalactivityisagreatwaytoinstantlyincreaseyoursenseofwell-being.Andbyincorporatingexerciseintoyourdailyroutineyou'llbebothhealthierandhappierinthelongrun.
∙ASharpRiseintheValueofYourInvestments
It'swisetoinvestinyourfuturebutnotsowisetolinkyourhappinesstothestockmarket.Contributeemotionalcapitaltoyourrelationshipsandpersonalgrowthandyoumayseeasteadyriseinyourhappinesslevels.
Readontofindoutmoreaboutwhatmakespeoplehappy,whatdoesn't,andwhatyoucandotoliveafullandhappylife.
HealthandHappiness
Studiesshowthataperson'shealthisoneofthestrongestpredictorsofhappiness.Butthelinkbetweenhealthandhappinessiscomplex.Researchshowslittlecorrelationbetweenaperson'sobjectivehealth--asdefinedbymedicalassessment--andhappiness.It'soursubjectivehealth--howweviewourhealth--thataffectsourwell-being.Soishappinessallinyourhead?
Notnecessarily.Forexample,adversechangesinhealthdohaveanegativeimpactonhappinesslevels,atleasttemporarily.Poorhealthhasthepotentialtosignificantlyaffectalmosteveryaspectofyourlife:
yourindependence,yourself-image,yourpersonalrelationships,yourabilitytoworkandcarryoutbasicdailyactivities.Soit'snosurprisethatwhenyourhealthtakesahit,yourhappinessdoesaswell.
Butpeopleareresilient.Webecomeaccustomedtonewlifecircumstances,goodorbad.Weadapt.Withinamonthortwoofanadversehealthevent,mostpeoplehavegravitatedbacktowardthelevelofhappinesstheyenjoyedbeforetheirhealthtookaturnfortheworse.
Whenthechangeinhealthstatusissevere,however--forexample,involvingchronicpainormultipledisabilities--theimpactonhappinesscanbelonglasting.
Andbothphysicalhealthandemotionalhealthinfluencehappiness.Mooddisordersdiminishqualityoflifeevenmorethanchronicphysicalailments,suchasarthritis,heartdisease,anddiabetes.
WhatYouCanDo
Doallthatyoucantomaintainahealthylifestyleandyou'llbewellonyourwaytoalongliferichinhappiness.
Beyourhealthiestandhappiestbyeatingabalanceddietwithlotsoffruitandveggies,keepingstresslevelstoaminimum,gettingregularcheckups,wearingsunscreen,laughingoften,moderatingalcoholintake,gettingplentyofexercise,andnotsmoking.YourRealAgePlanwillprovidemorepersonalizeddetailonthis.
Exercisenotonlyhelpskeepyouhealthybutalsokeepsyouhappy.Ingeneral,increasingtheamountofphysicalactivityinyourlifeincreaseswell-being,whetherit'syoga,weighttraining,ordailywalksaroundtheneighborhood.Onestudyofnearly7,000menandwomenrevealedthatwalking,jogging,orrunningbetween11and19milesperweekwasoptimalforimprovingemotionalwell-being.
Butdon'toverdoitorunderdoit.Moderateexerciseoffersthebiggestboostinhappiness.
Andifyouthinkyoumaybelivingwithamooddisorder,getittreated.Appropriatetreatmentcanhelpreduceyoursymptoms,increaseyoursenseofwell-being,andgetyoubackontracktoahappylife.
SocialSideUp
Developingyoursocialsideiscrucialforwell-being.Studiesshowthatpeoplewhoaresociallyactive,whoarecompassionate,andwhoareemotionallygeneroushavehigherlevelsofhappinessandlivelongerthanpeoplewholeadamoresolitarylife.
Researchalsoshowsthatpeoplewhohavestronginterpersonalskillsrankinthehighestlevelsofhappiness,andthosewhoaresociallyisolatedhavesubstantiallylowerlevelsofwell-being.
Socialskillsarejustonepartofthishappinessfactor,though.Peoplewhomaintaingoodpersonalrelationshipsalsofarebetterthanpeoplewhoaresociallyinactive.Open,trusting,intimaterelationshipsareessentialbuildingblocksforahappylife.
Anditisn'tonlyreceivingsupportthatmakesushappy;it'sbeingabletogivesupporttoothersaswell.
PerfectPairs
Ofcourse,manyseemarriageasoneoftheultimatesocialrelationships.Butstudiesonmarriageandhappinessaresomewhatconflicting,andthecausalrelationshipbetweenthetwoisunclear.Onaverage,peoplewhoaremarriedtendtoreporthigherlevelsofhappinessthanpeoplewhoarenotmarried.Unmarriedpeopleincommittedrelationshipsalsotendtobehappierthanpeopleincasualrelationships.
Butit'snotclearifthisisbecausepeoplewhoarepredisposedtobeinghappyaremorelikelytomarry,orbecausemarriageitselfmakespeoplehappier,orifthereisstillsomeotheryet-to-be-discovereddynamicatplaybetweenmarriageandhappiness.Althoughobservationalstudiesclearlyshowanassociationbetweenwell-beingandrelationships,thereisnoevidencetoprovethatonecausestheother.
Onetheoryforthecorrelationbetweenhappinessandmarriageisthat,comparedwithmarriedpeople,peoplewhoaren'tmarriedtendtoexperiencelowerlevelsofsocialapprovalaswellasfewerfinancialandsocialbenefits.Thesefactorsmayplayaroleinthelowerlevelsofpersonalwell-beingreportedbypeoplewhoarenotmarried.
WhatYouCanDo
Whenimportantpersonalrelationshipscometoanend,itcanhavealastingnegativeimpactonhappiness.Souseyourenergiestonurturetherelationshipsthatm
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