The vagus nerve: our route to a happier, healthier life?
Think positive and you will feel positive. We hear this message time and again from proponents of ‘New Age’ philosophies, and it sounds like a nice idea. You can do it anywhere, at any time and it doesn’t cost anything, so why not? Thinking ‘happy thoughts’ must surely be better than being negative, but does the concept have any basis in science, and can it actually have an impact on our physical and mental well-being? There is a scientific study being conducted at the University of North Carolina which suggests that it can and does, and they can prove it.
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