Purpose in Life

How wonderful to find that research is consistently giving us empirical proof of all the things we know intuitively! It does show us that our second and third brains (all those billions of neural cells in our gut and heart), do offer much intelligence, albeit of another kind than the rational intelligence we are familiar with in our brain. To read more about this, go to my article Introducing Our Second and Third Brains: We Do Think With Our Heart and Instinct .

The research I am referring to is this:

• Depression may improve and may require no medication if you have a purpose in life (example: Charles Darwin). Click here to read about this research
• ADHD gets better and may require no medication if you have a purpose in life (example: Michael Phelps, the swimmer). Click here to read about this research
• Alzheimers has a much lower risk in individuals who has a purpose in life. Click here to read about this research

As described in the third article from Medical News Today, purpose in life, or "the psychological tendency to derive meaning from life's experiences and to possess a sense of intentionality and goal directedness that guides behavior, has long been hypothesized to protect against adverse health outcomes".

Also read Finding a Meaning For Your Life on my website.