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Stressed? Turn Off the TV, Look Out the Window

What you can do: Try to include glimpses of nature in your daily routine—actual nature, not a digital facsimile.

Get-Well Plants Actually Help You Get Well

What you can do: Visiting someone in the hospital? Skip the get-well balloons and stuffed animals, and bring a potted plant instead.

Houseplants Can Make You Happy

What you can do: Buy, adopt, or grow a houseplant to cultivate your overall well-being.

Happy Makes You Healthy

What you can do: Bolster your health with simple happiness-boosting strategies: Give thanks, exercise your strengths, take note of your blessings.

Too Much Television Is an Unhappy Habit

What you can do: Put down the remote; spend time with friends and family instead.

Depression Raises Risk of Diabetes

What you can do: Walk fast and sleep tight.

Happiness: The Infection Everyone Wants to Catch

What you can do: Cultivate happiness in yourself; expose yourself to happiness from others.

Why Mad Men Become Fat Men

What you can do: Learn to control your anger by breathing deeply and solving problems instead of stewing.

The Economic Crisis Is Not a Saber-Toothed Tiger

What you can do: Acknowledge your losses, then focus on what’s really important, such as friends and family.

Antidepressant Use Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death in Women

What you can do: Protect your heart with a healthy lifestyle. Analyze your mood every 9 months, then talk to your doctor to see if you’re ready to come off the meds.