It turns out, giving thanks is good for your health. A growing
body of research suggests that maintaining an attitude of
gratitude can improve psychological, emotional and physical
well-being. How Grateful Are You? Take a test. Adults who
frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more
social connections and more happiness than those who do not,
according to studies conducted over the past decade. They're
also less likely to be depressed, envious, greedy or alcoholics.
They earn more money, sleep more soundly, exercise more
regularly and have greater resistance to viral infections. Now,
researchers are finding that gratitude brings similar benefits
in children and adolescents. Kids who feel and act grateful tend
to be less materialistic, get better grades, set higher goals,
complain of fewer headaches and stomach aches and feel more
satisfied with their friends, families and schools than those
who don't, studies show. "A lot of these findings are things we
learned in kindergarten or our grandmo