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It may strike some of us a hard to believe, but the reality is, for some people, happiness is a state that is difficult or seemingly impossible to attain. This situation may work against them in the long run, however, as experts gain a better understanding of how being happy might help us live longer.

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Recent findings presented at a meeting of the American Heart Association have revealed that transcendental meditation (TM) may have legitimate therapeutic value for patients suffering from coronary heart disease.

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By now it is pretty much common knowledge that stress is bad for you in so many ways, but now researchers have new insight into just how detrimental stress can be to our fertility. The reason for this is because it causes the body to release special hormones, also known as glucocorticoids (including cortisol), that inhibit sexual reproduction.

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It turns out that issues regarding the health of our hearts just might be a laughing matter, after all. Two recent studies have discovered that laughter not only reduces stress and protects the heart, but it also seems to improve blood flow and thereby help lower blood pressure.

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A new study shows that anger may be linked to sudden cardiac arrest.  Anger is literally bad for your heart.

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