Very, very bad news for Boards users.

MaybeI

Remember every time you're ranting you're losing your life :P

People who are happy and positive about life live longer, scientists have concluded after reviewing dozens of studies about longevity.

Researchers found "clear and compelling evidence" that happiness paves the way to better health and longer lifespans.

The review of more than 160 studies found the evidence connecting an upbeat outlook to a healthier life was even stronger than that linking obesity to reduced longevity.

It backed previous studies that found a “glass half full” approach was good for your health.

Scientists from the University of Illinois found positive moods reduced stress-related hormones and increased immune function.

Their study, published in the journal Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing, found happiness lead to quicker recovery from exercise.

It also concluded that anxiety, depression, and pessimism were linked to higher rates of disease and a shorter lifespan.

People who felt intense anger or lived in stressful environments were more likely to be sick more often and died earlier.

“I was almost shocked, and certainly surprised, to see the consistency of the data,” said Prof Ed Diener, who lead the study.

“The general conclusion from each type of study is that your subjective wellbeing, that is, feeling positive about your life, not stressed out, not depressed, contributes to both longevity and better health among healthy populations.

“(The) overwhelming majority ... support the conclusion that happiness is associated with health and longevity."

Prof Diener noted that while current health edicts focus on obesity, smoking, eating habits and exercise "it may be time to add 'be happy and avoid chronic anger and depression' to the list."

"Happiness is no magic bullet, but the evidence is clear and compelling that it changes your odds of getting disease or dying young.”

The review looked at eight different types of long-term studies and experimental trials involving both human and animal subjects.

For example, 5,000 university students studied for more than 40 years provided evidence that the most pessimistic students tended to die younger.

In another study, based on 180 catholic nuns, researchers found those who wrote positive autobiographies in their early 20s tended to outlive those who wrote more negative accounts of their young lives.

Animals who lived in stressful conditions, such as crowded cages, had weaker immune systems and a higher susceptibility to heart disease.

They also died at a younger age than those in less crowded conditions.

- Andrew Hough

© Telegraph.co.uk

deman

What absolute bollocks!!

GrizzlyMan

deman wrote: »

What absolute bollocks!!

you have just cut another year of your life

The_Kew_Tour

AAAAAAAAAA FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

cucbuc

Thats great news :D:D

Chaotic_Forces

THAT IS NOT TRUE AT ALL!

Okay, I feel slightly older now.

BBDBB

if this were true, I know some folk who have about 20 minutes left to live

In that case I'm probably going to die tomorrow, with the amount of times I post in Ranting and Raving.

sagat2

Why then are there so many miserable old feckers knocking around complaining about everything, surely if this was to hold true they'd all be dead and pensioners would be beacons of pleasantness.

bonerm

Whilst I'd reckon it's 100% accurate in it's prediction I'd imagine all these impending boards deaths will have more to do with the sitting in front of a computer all day eating junkfood and drinking beer than it'll does with having negative feelings towards issue x y and z.

Lawrence1895

It makes me absolutely aggressive and mad when I read posts like this one

Yakult

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU

Zombienosh

That complete bull, the happy positive cheer up people get killed by us angry bitter folk.

CrazyRabbit

From an evolutionary point of view, it makes perfect sense. I'd explain, but I'm too feckin lazy.

HEY!

I'm a boards user, and I'm an anti-pessimist keyboard warrior!

I'm going to outlive yiz allll! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

MaybeI wrote: »

Remember every time you're ranting you're losing your life :P

I sooooo wish this were true, but unfortunately, every time someone picks up the phoen to Joe Duffy, they seem to live longer.

orourkeda

Fack off

galwayrush

Wine counteracts the negative effect, in fact it gains you more time .:D

cml387

Apparently, shortly after Bobby McFerrin recorded that song, his inner intestine jumped up his own throat and strangled him.

A solemn warning to us all I must say.