http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9910103/Having-purpose-in-life-could-reduce-stroke-risk.html
A study of over-50s found that those who had defined goals for the future were
at a much lower risk of suffering a clot on the brain than people with few
objectives.
It remains unclear whether setting aims later in life makes people more likely
to keep up a healthy lifestyle, or whether thinking positively about one's
life somehow protects against a stroke, researchers said.
About 200 people in the UK die from a stroke every day, and the NHS spends
£2.3 billion a year treating the 100,000 people who suffer from one every
year.
A stroke happens when a blood clot prevents oxygen from reaching the brain,
causing brain cells to break down and often robbing patients of certain
abilities such as speech or the movement of their limbs.
Researchers from the University of Michigan studied 6,739 men and women, all
of whom were aged over 50, and used questionnaires to assess to what extent
each person had a purpose in life.
People with high scores for "directedness", who felt that their life
had meaning and had clear goals for the future, were 22 per cent less likely
to have a stroke than those who lacked a sense of purpose.
Writing in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, the researchers concluded: "'Among older adults, greater purpose in life is linked with a lower risk of stroke."
Writing in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, the researchers concluded: "'Among older adults, greater purpose in life is linked with a lower risk of stroke."
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