From an article I recently came across: Helpful people live longer. That’s what a recent 5-year study showed. Those people who are in the habit of lending a hand to their fellowmen, doing household chores in a family setting, or providing support to others, have 60 percent less risk, and live longer, compared to unhelpful people. This emphasizes the importance of emotional and mental health in longevity. Meditation can add healthier and happier years to life, and help make one look as much as 16 years younger. Those with inner peace have a more positive outlook in life and can manage stress much better than those who are anxious and negative. Being mindful boosts our mood, and daily mental exercise by meditation will increase our awareness, make us more serene and allow us to handle stress in a more effective way. Sitting quietly for 10 minutes or longer each day with eyes focused on one particular object at the office or home, clearing our thoughts as much as we could, and thinking of happy events in our life and all the blessings we have, will help take away our anxiety and stress. This will stimulate our endocrine system to circulate soothing hormones into our blood stream, which will ease our tension and give us a sense of joy and peace. This will also slow down the effects of aging on our face and body. This act of “doing nothing” certainly does a lot of good for the body, mind and soul.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:56:32 +0000
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