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Smile! It Just Might Help Slow Down Your ALS
What does smiling have to do with ALS? Or happiness, contentment, or feeling positive? These expressions of our sense of well-being are important to those of us living with ALS.
According to a study of 224 ALS patients, participants who had good emotional well-being experienced a slower progression of their disease!
I know, I know. The words “emotional well-being” and “ALS” don’t usually show up in the same sentence. And we don’t often read about things we can do to slow the progression of our ALS symptoms. This IS big news.
You can read the full study here: Poor Emotional Well-Being is Associated with Rapid Progression in ALS.
You can read MY thoughts and suggestions on how best to improve your well-being and slow down your ALS here:
https://alsnewstoday.com/2019/09/03/smiling-contentment-happiness/
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