The good of gratitude

Practicing daily gratitude can positively impact your health

Focusing on the good in life can have measurable benefits. Research has shown the health benefits of gratitude:

Less stress, better sleep: Practicing gratitude daily can lower stress, bring your heart rate down, calm an overactive nervous system and help you sleep better.

Alleviate depression: There’s evidence that gratitude improves depression symptoms and boosts optimism and emotional resilience when challenges do arise. Focusing on accomplishments instead of shortcomings also strengthens your feelings of self-worth.

Heart health: A daily gratitude practice can help lower blood pressure and boost the body’s ability to fight illness.

Spend some time each day focusing on what you’re thankful for. Try keeping a gratitude journal by writing down a few of these things daily to help you reap the health benefits.