Gratefulness and Good Health (Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!)

The link between gratefulness and good health is real and intriguing. Over the last two decades, there have been countless studies demonstrating the power that being grateful can have in our lives, from boosting our spirits and decreasing rates of depression and anxiety, improving sleep duration and quality, to physical benefits and overall increases in well-being and quality of life. Being grateful is clearly a crucial part of a healthy and active lifestyle. In this episode we discuss the importance of gratitude and its roles in improving our health. Finally we lay out specific tips and strategies that you can employ each day to ensure that you acknowledge and rejoice in the things we are grateful for in our lives, even when the times are rough and challenges abound. From the Health In Harlem family, we are grateful for you our listening audience and the opportunity and privilege of sharing with you what we have learned in living the happiest and healthiest lives possible.  Happy Thanksgiving and peace and blessings to you all out there!

 

Check out these links to learn more tips and strategies in practicing gratitude in your life: 

 

Greater Good Science Center at University of California at Berkeley https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/ten_ways_to_become_more_grateful1

 

Forbes Magazine: 8 Ways to Have More Gratitude Everyday https://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2016/07/08/8-ways-to-have-more-gratitude-every-day/?sh=45aa126c1d54

Huffington Post: 10 Things Grateful People Do Differently

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/habits-of-grateful-people_n_565352a6e4b0d4093a588538

Gratefulness.Org: How to Practice Gratefulness https://gratefulness.org/resource/how-to-practice-gratitude/