Introduction to The Happy Healthy Life

Welcome to my blog! As a Public Health Major I have taken a wide variety of health classes and have learned a lot of interesting and valuable information in regards to living a healthy life. I want to share this information with other people in hopes that they too will be inspired to make positive changes in their life, as well as the lives of their friends and family. One area I'd like to specifically focus on is Mind/Body Health and how stress can physically effect the body. Did you know:

80 percent of Americans say that during the past few years they have become more aware of how their mental health and emotions can affect their physical health (APA 2005)

Two-thirds of all office visits to family physicians are due to stress-related symptoms (American Academy of Family Physicians)

43 percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress ("The Stress Solution: An Action Plan to Manage the Stress in Your Life", Lyle H. Miller, Ph.D., and Alma Dell Smith, Ph.D.)

93 percent of Americans say that perceptions, thoughts, and choices affects physical health (APA 2005)

-Info found from: http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=103

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