Don't Worry, Be Happy, and Get Less Colds

Posted: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

From the Center for the Advancement of Health comes a July 23, 2003 article published on InteliHealth, that according to a recent study, people who are energetic, happy and relaxed are less likely to catch colds, while those who are depressed, nervous or angry are more likely to complain about cold symptoms.

Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D., of Carnegie Mellon University and colleagues, writing in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine noted that of those in his study participants who had a positive emotional style weren't infected as often and experienced fewer symptoms compared to people with a negative emotional style.

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