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Always look on the bright side of life...
Related to this project: Food4Health

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I was having a conversation with a colleague and friend this evening talking about what it is that we were doing with this project (Food4Health) and, as I voiced the words about each component and the vision we've had for linking things together, I had one of those moments where I thought: this is really cool.

I don't mean to say this as a means of self-congratulation, but rather as a form of appreciation for the opportunity to even try something and to have such interesting and talented people to help try this out with me. That doesn't happen as often as it should.

But if it did, I'd probably be a lot happier and healthier.

You see, gratitude is something that actually promotes health and wellbeing. A great book for those not inclined to read the scholarly journals in lasting depth is called, appropriately, 'Thanks' by Robert Emmons, a psychologist from the University of California - Davis. He's put together an interesting summary of the scientific basis for being thankful and how it influences health. A further look at his team's research is here:

http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/labs/emmons/

Another popular book on similar topic is called 'Positivity' by Barbara Fredrickson, a psychologist based at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her book examines the health benefits of looking on the bright side of life (invoking Monty Python!). She and her team at the ingeniously named 'PepLab' look at how positivity can influence wellbeing.

http://www.unc.edu/peplab/barb_fredrickson_page.html

There are some serious challenges out there with food security, personal safety, and negative mental health outcomes, yet its also important to find ways to see through challenges and find something positive, even if its small.

The evidence suggests that you'll be better off for it.

April 2, 2009 | 8:57 PM Comments  0 comments

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