News That Does Your Mood Good (NAPSA)—Would you like to feel better about your personal life? What about improving your relationships with others? If you answered yes, you may want to consider adding a daily dose of Good Newsto yourlife. A new national survey showed that Good News can have a positive impact on your mood, which may help improve numerous aspects of your life. The survey found that hearing Good News can makepeople feel better about: the goodness of people (93 percent), the generosity of others (90 percent), the future of the world (83 percent) and their own per- sonal life (76 percent). Additionally, it motivates and inspires them (77 percent) and puts them According to a recent survey, more good newscan help people feel better about themselves. upset and feel less optimistic about life. Although 55 percent believe that good news events occur very or fairly often, 77 per- in a good mood(84 percent). “It’s the impact of good news on cent do not feel the media gives enough coverageto it. look on life that’s worth noting,” explained researcher David M. and sharing good news with others has a positive influence on human behavior which is why it’s important that we all pay attention to and share good news with others,” said Dr. Bersoff. a person’s mood and overall out- Bersoff, Ph.D., senior vice president, MONITOR, a division of Yankelovich. “People are not only craving a better balance in news reporting with more positive and uplifting stories, they need it— especially during times when world and community events seem to have taken a turn for the worse.” While good newscan uplift the spirit, the survey found that bad news, at times, directly impacts emotions in a negative way. More than half of all respondents indi- cated that they agreed with the statement, “hearing bad news makes my day worse.” When they read or hear troubling news, respondents indicate: they at least occasionally feel anxious or “Simply put, reading, hearing So the next time you pick up the newspaper, turn on the nightly news or the radio, keep your eyes and ears tuned in for Good News...It can do your mood good. The “Aleve’s Views About Good News”surveyis the first part of a campaign being undertaken by Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care Division’s Aleve (naproxen sodium), which serves as a source of good news for many people with arthritis pain. For more information and the opportunity to read about and share good newsstories, log onto www.AleveGoodNews.com.
