Those who identified as ‘most optimistic’ report feeling 12.5 years younger than their actual age
According to new findings from Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), aging Americans who are more optimistic report having better health. A quantitative survey of 2,000 people aged 60 or over found 87 percent of seniors who identify themselves as most optimistic reported their health as good to excellent, compared to 44 percent of those who identified themselves as least optimistic. Additionally, the most optimistic respondents reported nine fewer physically unhealthy and seven fewer mentally unhealthy days per month than their least optimistic counterparts. ... |