Be Grateful: Taking time to contemplate what you’re grateful for isn’t merely the “right” thing to do. It also improves your mood, because it reduces the stress hormone cortisol by 23%. Research conducted at the University of California, Davis found that people who worked daily to cultivate an attitude of gratitude experienced improved mood, energy, and physical well-being. It’s likely that lower levels of cortisol played a major role in this. Cortisol has been linked to increased Abdominal fat, cardiovascular probs, mental disorders, and several other diseases.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:28:13 +0000
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