Healthier together

A healthy and optimistic partner can rub off on you, keeping you in better shape. They might encourage you to exercise or make nutritious meals, promoting habits which delay age-related diseases. The Journal of Personality study found that being married to an optimist may prevent cognitive decline, thanks to this nourishing environment. If you’d like to be more glass half full yourself, you’ve just passed the first hurdle: wanting to change. Now it’s time to start clocking up the optimism.