Research has indicated that the essential factor affecting happiness is health. Those who are in excellent health are far more likely to be happy than those who are in reasonable health. Those who are in poor health are substantially less likely to be happy.
With health playing such an essential role in happiness, maintaining the health, and therefore happiness, of your family is important. This is especially true during times that are stressful.
However, while health may be the key to happiness, it isn’t the only factor affecting happiness levels. Having good friends, and happy good friends at that, can be essential in ensuring that you, too are happy, says the British Medical Journal. Better yet, these benefits work not just with immediate friends, but up to three degrees of separation. If your friends have happy friends – even if you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting them – then you’re likely to be happy too!
For more information about the link between the mind and the body, and how happiness and well-being can affect your health, call your chiropractor to make an appointment.
