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Neurosurg, an open access journal
ISSN: 2471-9633
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August 14-16, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
BRAIN DISORDERS AND DEMENTIA CARE
4
th
International Conference on
allied
academies
Timothy Lau
University of Ottawa, Canada
Happiness and health? Is Happiness more than just a good feeling?
T
he connections between happiness, health and well-
being are more than psychological. Not only do happy
people have higher self-esteem and have a better quality of
life they are also healthier. Literature reviews, longitudinal
studies and meta-analysis describe the connection. Happier
people tend to live longer, have lower heart rates, lower
heart rate variability, and blood pressure, have better
immune systems, exhibit more adaptive stress responses,
and have lower rates of chronic pain and chronic illness.
As the science of happiness evolves the mechanisms for
how different forms of happiness influence health and how
factors like social relationships, sleep and exercise play a role
will become clearer. This review will explore the literature
surrounding these connections.
Speaker Biography
Timothy Lau is a distinguished teacher, faculty of medicine and associate professor for
the department of psychiatry in the University of Ottawa.
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tim.lau@theroyal.caTimothy Lau, Neurosurg 2017, 2:2
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9633-C1-004