Must-Reads from the Wellness World (Week of February 13, 2018)

Yale’s Most Popular Class Ever: Happiness – The New York Times, January 26, 2018

Yale’s new course on “Psychology and the Good Life” is proving extremely successful, with one in four students enrolling in it (while half of undergraduates seek mental health care from the university during their time there). According to Laurie Santos, who teaches the course, the things Yale undergraduates often connect with life satisfaction – high grades, a prestigious internship, a good-paying job – do not increase real happiness. By contrast, if students end up showing more gratitude, procrastinating less, increasing social connections, there’ll be a radical change in culture.

Video: Living to 160?

At the 2017 Global Wellness Summit, Dr. Michael Roizen, the renowned integrative medicine leader from the Cleveland Clinic, explored “Living to 160” – how it’s possible and what it takes.