well-being.
1.
Positive thinking help improve your immunity In recent years, researchers have found that
your mind can have a powerful effect on your body.
Immunity is one area where your thoughts and attitudes can have a particularly powerful
influence.
In one study, researchers found that activation in brain areas associated with negative emotions
led to a weaker immune response to a flu vaccine.
Psychologist researchers Segerstrom and Sephton found that people who were optimistic about
a specific and important part of their lives, such as how well they were doing in school,
exhibited a stronger immune response than those who had a more negative view of the
situation.
The Mayo Clinic claims that positive thinking can give you greater resistance to the common
cold.
2.
It leads to a better cardiovascular health Mayo Clinic reports that a positive attitude
can lead to better heart health and reduce your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
It is unclear exactly how positive thinking causes these benefits.
Still, one theory is that having a positive outlook means you’re better able to deal
with stress, which lowers cortisol levels in the blood.
Many studies show that people inclined to negative emotions have a higher risk of heart
disease.
Negative emotions are associated with releasing stress hormones and physical stress response,
resulting in a higher heart rate and blood pressure.
3.
Positive thoughts rearrange the structure of the brain
Positive emotions allow us to examine all of the options that our expanded perspective
has provided and then select the best one for that instant.
Further research suggests that, while negative emotions cause us to detach ourselves, positive
emotions encourage people to work cooperatively.
Norman Doidge M.D. concludes that our brains are not rigidly mapped out as scientists once
thought.
Instead, your mind has the unbelievable capacity to form new neural pathways just by thinking
differently.
In the same way that physical exercise continuously changes the body, upbeat "brain workouts"
can alter your brain's structure to disrupt negative thinking patterns.
4.
It can help you learn better A recent study from the Stanford School of
Medicine found that a positive attitude towards learning can boost the functions of the brain’s
memory center and predict performance independent of confounding factors such as a student’s
IQ.
Students who had a positive attitude toward math performed better in the subject than
students with a negative outlook.
The brain-imaging results also showed that while students were busy solving math problems,
their positive attitude scores correlated with activation in the hippocampus, a crucial
memory and learning center in the brain.
5.
Positivity improves your social life According to Senior Psychologist Dr. Shaila
Margain, positive thinking benefits us as individuals and improves those around us.
"Positivity is like a cold," she explains.
"If you're around someone with a cold, chances are you're going to catch it.
The same goes for a positive mindset."
Therefore, the best way to foster healthy connections and positive relationships is
to radiate positive energy.
Optimism is a critical factor for forming healthy relationships and building trust in
any environment.
Life carries many challenges, and having positive people around you is essential to overcome
many of life's challenges.
6.
Positive thinking helps with stress management When it comes to stress management, resilience
is critical to our ability to cope with problems.
Resilient people can face pressure or trauma with strength and wit.
Rather than falling apart in the face of such stress, they can carry on and ultimately overcome
such difficulty.
It may come as no surprise to learn that positive thinking can play a significant role in resilience.
When dealing with a challenge, optimists typically look at what they can do to fix the problem.
Instead of giving up hope, they direct their resources and are willing to ask others for
help.