Living Longer - an interesting study

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In my work, I make use of the amazing power of the " mind over matter. " More and

more studies are being done to finally prove what many have known for ages.

" Kaplan and Camacho (1983), in a cohort study of 6,928 adults,

found that perceived health was a better predictor of mortality

than actual health. Idler and Kasl (1991) concluded that elderly

persons who perceive their health as poor are 6 times more likely

to die than those who perceive their health as excellent, regardless

of actual health status. "

From: Mind-Set Matters : Exercise and the Placebo Effect by Alia J. Crum and

Ellen J. Langer in Psychological Science journal.

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