Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, mindfulness, and personal strength
Discover the simple techniques to help experience deeper joy, cheerful contentment, and long-term happiness
It’s often said that happiness is a choice: You can either choose to be happy or choose to be sad, stressed, or anxious.
But simply choosing happiness doesn’t always make it so. Many times, you can’t simply force a smile and make believe that everything is coming up roses.
Thankfully, there are much more effective ways, based squarely on research-proven Positive Psychology strategies and concrete techniques that can help you deal effectively with life’s challenges and attain long-term happiness.
That’s why the health experts at Harvard Medical School have created the all-new Positive Psychology Course — the exclusive interactive resource that helps you apply the same tools that are widely used by mental health professionals to help treat a variety of condition, from stress, anxiety and anger to coping with grief and loss.
Step-by-step, Harvard’s Positive Psychology Course will give you strategies to build happier, more positive lifestyle. Enroll today and you’ll discover how to…



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Overcome your fear factor
Fear and worry got you down? Here’s how to calm these feelings.
Have you grown more worried and fearful about life over the years? You aren’t alone. Research has shown that feelings of fear, general anxiety, and nervousness tend to rise with age.
These negative feelings can manifest in many ways. You could be more concerned about your financial future, the risk of a new or returning health problem or injury, or as the recent COVID-19 pandemic has shown, changes in world events.
“People become more fearful about daily life because they worry a setback will come at any time, and it’s something they can’t control,” says Dr. Ipsit Vahia, medical director of Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.
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Infectados pelo coronavírus podem ter se curado sem desenvolver anticorpos
Estudos realizados na Alemanha, nos Estados Unidos e em Cingapura indicam que as células T podem levar à cura de pacientes infectados pelo novo coronavírus sem que estes cheguem a desenvolver anticorpos. Desse modo, podem ser inúteis testes que detectam a presença de anticorpos mesmo para quem comprovadamente contraiu a covid-19. As informações são de reportagem do jornal britânico The Telegraph.
As células T são a parte 2 de uma resposta trifásica à infecção. O vírus começa a se ligar a receptores nas membranas mucosas na parte posterior do nariz e da garganta. Nesse ponto, com a detecção de uma proteína estranha no corpo, a 1ª fase imune entra em ação. As chamadas células imunes “não específicas”, que respondem a qualquer invasor instantaneamente, começam a atacá-la. Se não puderem, o backup é chamado: células T.
Health revelations you need to know in each issue of the Harvard Health Letter
Scientific breakthroughs, new medical revelations, latest surgery techniques, new takes on tried-and-true remedies. In every issue of the Harvard Health Letter, you’ll get practical, instructive health information to keep you active, independent and vibrant as you age. Readers recently read about:
Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity
When it comes to living to the ripe old age of 100, good genes help, but don’t tell the full story. Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age, suggests a new study conducted by scientists at Washington State University’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.
Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and based on Washington State mortality data, the research team’s findings suggest that Washingtonians who live in highly walkable, mixed-age communities may be more likely to live to their 100th birthday. They also found socioeconomic status to be correlated, and an additional analysis showed that geographic clusters where the probability of reaching centenarian age is high are located in urban areas and smaller towns with higher socioeconomic status, including the Seattle area and the region around Pullman, Wash.
Intelligence is determined by your family environment
O primeiro estudo da referência concluiu que a desidratação teve efeitos negativos no vigor, autoestima, memória de curto prazo e atenção. A reidratação, porém,atenuou esses efeitos. O segundo é o maior e mais abrangente estudo controlado a examinar como o estado de hidratação interfere no desempenho cognitivo. Inédito ao avaliar a questão em uma população com idade mais avançada, sendo os resultados negativos significativos para as mulheres. A atenção sustentada, velocidade de processamento, memória de trabalho e motricidade foram examinadas. Os cientistas responsáveis pela pesquisa evidenciaram também que a hiperidratação, particularmente se resultar em hiponatremia, pode ser tão preocupante para a função cognitiva como a desidratação. 🧠💦🗯 Esse e outros temaa relcaionados serão abordados no módulo Saúde & Alta Performance Cerebral da @mybrainuniversity