Gratitude makes you healthier

Not only does an attitude of gratitude make you happier – it will make you healthier. Gratitude works when you’re grateful for something real. If you can find any authentic reason to give thanks, anything that is going right with the world or your life, and put your attention there, then statistics say you’re going to be better off.

Mindfulness self hypnosis can help you to accept the challenges and adversities and life and give thanks for the abundance that life offers.

The Neuroscience of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier

Huffpost Healthy Living, Ocean Robbins, January 4, 2015: In one study on gratitude, conducted by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., at the University of California at Davis and his colleague Mike McCullough at the University of Miami, randomly assigned participants were given one of three tasks. Each week, participants kept a short journal. One group briefly described five things they were grateful for that had occurred in the past week, another five recorded daily hassles from the previous week that displeased them, and the neutral group was asked to list five events or circumstances that affected them, but they were not told whether to focus on the positive or on the negative. Ten weeks later, participants in the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more.

There’s an old saying that if you’ve forgotten the language of gratitude, you’ll never be on speaking terms with happiness. It turns out this isn’t just a fluffy idea. Several studies have shown depression to be inversely correlated to gratitude. It seems that the more grateful a person is, the less depressed they are. Philip Watkins, a clinical psychologist at Eastern Washington University, found that clinically depressed individuals showed significantly lower gratitude (nearly 50 percent less) than non-depressed controls.

Apparently, positive vibes aren’t just for hippies. If you want in on the fun, here are some simple things you can do to build positive momentum toward a more happy and fulfilling life:

1) Keep a daily journal of three things you are thankful for. This works well first thing in the morning, or just before you go to bed.

2) Make it a practice to tell a spouse, partner or friend something you appreciate about them every day.

3) Look in the mirror when you are brushing your teeth, and think about something you have done well recently or something you like about yourself.

Read The Neuroscience of Why Gratitude Makes Us Healthier

Zig Ziglar said, “The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.” My challenge to you is to take a moment right now and write down as many things as you can think of to be thankful for. If you want to feel happy, try on an attitude of gratitude for a change in your mood, your outlook and you. Mindfulness self hypnosis can help you to do that.

Check out Seattle hypnosis with Roger Moore and call (206) 903-1232 or email for your free consultation.

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