Happiness and Health

ENG 101

Jose Torres

Professor: L. McCormick

Happiness and health

Due the lack of happiness people may have health problems because, they could acquire stress which is the cause of many diseases like, pain of any kind, digestive problems, depression, obesity, sleep problems, heart disease, skin conditions like eczema and loss of appetite. To overcome these problems and their consequences, people like doctors, adviser, counselor and gurus, have developed countless programs, advices, therapies and techniques to help unhappy people.

Health and happiness are closely related to each other, but when this equilibrium is broken in any way people’s health is affected seriously. According to “Happiness Enhances Health” by Rick Nauert.  “A new study finds that happiness and other positive emotions play an even more important role in health than previously reported”. When people are unhappy they are likely to get more diseases because their self-defenses are low. The unhappiness brings many negatives emotional states like stress and its consequences like depression, headache, tension, irritability, fast heartbeats and others. In the other hand, happy people easily overcome diseases such as influenza and cold and they present fewer symptoms than unhappy people after contract a virus the both of them.

Unhappy people are more exposed to stress which plays an important role in people’s life, because its response is the body’s way of protecting themselves and helps people to stay focused and alert when they are exposed to an emergency situation; giving  them extra strength to defend themselves. However when stress gets out of control it is harmful to their health, destroying people’s relationships and the enjoyment of their life.

Experts have developed treatments to help the unhappiest to improve their emotional state and therefore their health and happiness. Psychiatrists treat children, teenagers and seniors because the unhappiness and stress has not preference for age. Many management programs can teach them about the nature of stress and its sources, and the negatives effects that it has on health. Many therapies have been created like cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy and exposure therapy. In the same way alternative treatments have been developed like, Massage therapy, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Diet, Meditation, Yoga, Breathing exercise, Tai Chi and Sound therapy. The uses of many pharmaceuticals are considered to avoid stress and achieve happiness like Vitamins B6, B complex, C, Panax Ginseng, Valerian and many more.