Today, September 29, is World Heart Day! Heart disease is no laughing matter. But laughter can help ward off heart disease! According to the American nonprofit Mayo Clinic, when it comes to relieving stress, more giggles and belly laughs may help. Laughing both lightens your mental load mentally and causes physical changes in your body: […]
Positive news is good for your health. It’s undeniable: “Studies have linked the consumption of bad news to increased distress, anxiety and depression, even when the news in question is relatively mundane. According to Graham Davey, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Sussex, exposure to bad news can make personal worries seem worse […]
For International Women’s Day, The Good Times would like to share the following story about the positive effects women have on other women. It’s told by someone who takes an evening class at Stanford: “The last lecture was on the mind-body connection – the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) […]
