I wrote an article some time ago called, Chocolate, Sex, and Sunshine. I know it sounds crazy, but they are actually drivers of optimism. You see the antioxidants, and flavonoids in chocolate stimulate comfort chemicals in our brain that elevates our mood. And sex, no not the promiscuous random or casual type, but sex in a committed marriage that is frequent makes people more healthy, have stronger immune systems, better emotional relationships, and more optimism, and yes, Dr. Oz agrees with that. And sunshine gives us Vitamin D. As a person who has been out in the sun all his life we are smart to be cautious about skin cancer. On the other hand, lots of people today are sunshine deprived and Vitamin D is essential to our immune system and our full functioning. If you want to read the entire article just let me know via email and I will send it to you. I would be very interested in your response.
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Great post as always Will ! In the last 18 months, life changes have caused me to have more optimism because a) I got married and am in a committed healthy relationship with great sex with someone who truly cares about me and vice versa and (2) we moved to a place where there are almost 300 days of sunshine far greater than the place we lived before and a great Mediterranean climate.
I feel so much better both physically and mentally than I did a few years ago and it feels amazing ! I never realized what a huge difference weather and climate along with being in a great marraige make in our day to day lives. So (obviously) your post really hit home with me. I would love to receive the article and provide more feedback.