Does Practicing Gratitude Help Your Immune System?

Does Practicing Gratitude Help Your Immune System?
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Being grateful seems to have a lot of positive effects on our lives. In fact, grateful people may have better sleep, healthier hearts, and fewer aches and pains.

But what is going on in our bodies when we’re grateful that might help us be healthier? A couple of recent studies aimed to find out.

Jill Suttie
Jill Suttie
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Jill Suttie, Psy.D., is Greater Good’s former book review editor and now serves as a staff writer and contributing editor for the magazine. This article was republished from the Greater Good online magazine.
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