In today's news, there's a lot of media coverage of a new research study done by American researchers and published in the European Heart Journal that happiness prevents heart disease.
In other words, happy people don't get heart attacks, according to these findings.
Now, we've already heard about eating more fruits and veggies, eating whole grains, and avoiding bad fats to avoid heart disease. And there was recent news coverage of another study that pointed to adequate levels of Vitamin D as preventing both heart attacks and diabetes.
Well, seems to me that living a life of simplicity could be said to prevent heart disease, too. Living a simple life, as least as I've been doing it, means things like:
Getting some sunshine every day (sunshine is an excellent source of Vitamin D);
Eating lots of fresh vegetables and fruits (even juicing them);
Getting stress out of your life (and keeping it out); and
choosing to live a life that is peaceful, focused, and appreciative of daily blessings.
