Can seeing the glass half full actually help you live longer?

Studies have found that there is a correlation between increasing levels of optimism with decreasing levels of death from cancer, disease, infection and stroke. This is particularly true for cases of cardiovascular disease. Those who had the highest levels of optimism had an almost 40% lower risk of heart disease.

And if you are someone who thinks, you just aren’t optimist by nature,  researchers emphasize  it is something that is modifiable. They suggested a number of steps people can take to improve their level of optimism.

One way is called “best possible self” “What you do is, think about your different domains of life: your personal relationship, your spouse, your career, your friendships, and in each of those domains you think about the best possible outcome.