Internal Endocrinology and Medical Blog

Can it be that simple? Feel good and be well? Maybe. There are a few people out there that strongly believe that positive emotional and mental well-being is the secret to living a long, healthy life.

Emmanuel Lopez, a.k.a. Motivatorman, a good friend of mine and eternal optimist who uses movies to motivate, wrote an intriguing post last week, “Who Wants to Live Forever? – Highlander“. He suggests that healthy living has more to do with a positive mindset and attitude, and creating positive, emotional energy than diet and exercise.

Motivatorman cites several news stories covering long life and healthy living. He points out that a positive attitude seems to be a common denominator among the healthy, abnormally aged elderly found in the world’s Blue Zones.

And from a Japan Times’ article, Emmanuel references 97-year-old author and physician, Shigeaki Hinohara’s first healthy living tip, “Energy comes from feeling good, not from eating well or sleeping a lot.”