From childhood we hear that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. And psychologist Sheldon Cohen, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA), says the opposite is also true: people who have a so-called “positive emotional style” are less likely to become infected with viruses and endure their consequences more easily.
From childhood we hear that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. And psychologist Sheldon Cohen, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh (USA), says the opposite is also true: people who have a so-called “positive emotional style” are less likely to become infected with viruses and endure their consequences more easily.
193 volunteers — participants in the experiment under medical supervision were injected with the influenza virus. Positive-minded people fell ill less often and with less severe symptoms than those who were prone to negative emotions. Professor Cohen says that emotional state is the most important way to maintain your health and well-being.