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   "Positive thinking helps with stress management and can even improve your health.  Practice overcoming negative self talk." Mayo Clinic
   
   

   Health benefits that positive thinking may provide include:
   

   • Increased life span
   • Lower rates of depression
   • Lower levels of distress
   • Greater resistance to the common cold
   • Better psychological and physical well-being
   • Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease
   • Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress   - Mayo Clinic