{"id":729,"date":"2021-01-28T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=729"},"modified":"2021-01-28T11:11:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:11:45","slug":"optimism-keeps-your-heart-healthy-new-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2021\/01\/optimism-keeps-your-heart-healthy-new-study-suggests.html","title":{"rendered":"Optimism Keeps Your Heart Healthy, New Study Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-204\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/410\/2019\/06\/beautiful-daylight-enjoyment-777155-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new study by the American Heart Association says positive mental health and generally staying optimistic about life can reduce a person\u2019s chances of developing heart disease. The expression &#8220;healthy mind, healthy body&#8221; might have some scientific backing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA person\u2019s mind, heart and body are all interconnected and interdependent in what can be termed \u2018the mind-heart-body-connection,\u2019\u201d says Glenn N. Levine, M.D., FAHA, from Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in a media release. \u201cResearch has clearly demonstrated that negative psychological factors, personality traits and mental health disorders can negatively impact cardiovascular health. On the other hand, studies have found positive psychological attributes are associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When you literally look on the bright side of things, researchers find a host of health benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data is consistent, suggesting that positive psychological traits play a part in better cardiovascular health,\u201d Levine adds.<\/p>\n<p>Positive mental health isn\u2019t just about how you think though. Researchers say people with better mental health usually have more positive social relationships and a bigger support network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWellness is more than simply the absence of disease. It is an active process directed toward a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life, and we must strive to reduce negative aspects of psychological health and promote an overall positive and healthy state of being. In patients with or at risk for heart disease, health care professionals need to address the mental wellness of the patient in tandem with the physical conditions affecting the body, such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, chest pain, etc,\u201d Baylor\u2019s master clinician and professor of medicine concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the researchers noted that negative mental conditions (depression, anxiety, stress, etc.) can lead to adverse effects on the heart. The study finds patients dealing with these psychological problems generally have a higher risk of heart rate and rhythm abnormalities, digestive issues, high blood pressure, chronic inflammation, and less blood flow to the heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study by the American Heart Association says positive mental health and generally staying optimistic about life can reduce a person\u2019s chances of developing heart disease. The expression &#8220;healthy mind, healthy body&#8221; might have some scientific backing. \u201cA person\u2019s mind, heart and body are all interconnected and interdependent in what can be termed \u2018the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":600,"featured_media":204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101,40],"tags":[14,21,411,70],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heart-health","category-physical-health","tag-health","tag-heart-health","tag-optimism","tag-study"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Optimism Keeps Your Heart Healthy, New Study Suggests<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The expression &quot;healthy mind, healthy body&quot; might have some scientific 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