Tag: Well-Being

ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2010) Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater telomerase activity, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, San Francisco. The study is the first to link positive well-being to higher telomerase, an enzyme important for the long-term health of cells in the body.

Hawaii and Wyoming Residents Also Say They're Happy; West Virginia Ranks Last

No wonder Gallup's pollsters rank Utah No. 1 in the nation in terms of its residents' feelings of well-being. They must talk to lots of people like George W. Marlow.

"It's beautiful," says Marlow, 60, a transplant from Georgia. "It's easy to be physically fit. The people are real friendly. Everywhere you look, it's like a gorgeous painting. The only problem is -- the secret is getting out."