Telling the truth improves both mental and physical health , according to research from the University of Notre Dame (USA) that was released at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.
Recent studies suggest that, on average, every American lies 11 times a week . To try to find out if living more honestly would improve our health, Anita E. Kelly and her colleagues worked with 55 people for 10 weeks asking them to deliberately minimize everyday lies, while monitoring a group in parallel. control that had not been given any instruction on how to behave. Analyzing a series of health-related parameters in the laboratory, they found that people who reduced their tendency to tell lies were healthier, less tense and, above all, suffered fewer headaches and fewer throat irritation problems than the rest of the population. participants.
The study, also known as "The science of honesty", reveals that most of the daily lies are either false excuses to explain why we are late to a site or leave certain tasks incomplete, or are the result of the tendency to exaggerate one's own successes and talents by "adorning" them with little tricks.
