Book Report: Happiness Genes
Unlock the Potential Hidden In Your DNA
by James D. Baird, Ph.D., with Laurie Nadel, Ph.D.
"Being happy and staying positive may help ward off heart disease, a study suggests... Participants were given a rating on a five-point scale to score their level of positive emotions... For each rise in the happiness scale there was a 22% lower risk of developing heart disease." - BBC News 2/18/10
We Americans have a constitutional right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and every day, thousands of advertising images seduce us into believing that happiness can be bought. So, with all these guarantees, why is it that most of us are still searching for the key to contentment and joy?
An inventor-engineer, author and researcher who has studied the subject of happiness for more than 20 years, James D. Baird, Ph.D. with Laurie Nadel, Ph.D. prove in their new book, Happiness Genes Unlock the Positive Potential Hidden in Your DNA, that there are definitive links between science and well-being. In their book, they provide a 28- day program to natural happiness.
James Baird is an inventor-engineer, author and researcher who has studied the subject off happiness for more than 20 years. Laurie Nadel is a best-selling author, former New York Times columnist and a radio host.