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Heart Health and Gratitude

Presented by Dan Muncey, M.P.H.

Blue Cross® Virtual Well-BeingBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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"We found that spiritual well-being was associated with better mood and sleep, but it was the gratitude aspect of spirituality that accounted for those effects, not spirituality, per se.”

— Dr. Paul J. Mills, professor of family medicine and public health, University of California, San Diego

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The webinar will begin at noon.

“Gratitude is good medicine. Clinical trials indicate that the practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects in a person’s life.”

— Dr. Robert A. Emmons, professor of psychology, University of California-Davis

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The webinar will begin at noon.

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Welcome to Heart Health and Gratitude

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The session will begin at 12 p.m.

This is an interactive

session.

Minimize distractions.

There will be a Q&A at the end of the session.

The webinar will begin at noon.

“The benefits of gratitude are not just available to the naturally grateful, nor are they reserved just for life’s happiest occasions. Indeed, they are important even —perhaps especially —during some of our scariest and most challenging moments.”

— Dr. Jeff Huffman, Director of the Cardiac Psychiatry Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

The webinar will begin at noon.

“Taking the time to focus on what you are thankful for, letting that sense of gratitude wash over you —this helps us manage and cope.”

— Dr. Paul Mills, professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine

The webinar will begin at noon.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Heart Health and Gratitude

Presented by Dan Muncey, M.P.H.

Blue Cross® Virtual Well-BeingBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Employer session

Mark your calendar

Colorectal Cancer Awareness• Feb. 18, 2020

• 12 to 12:20 p.m.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Today’s presenterDan Muncey, M.P.H.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Today’s session:

• Heart health and gratitude• Add gratitude to your office• Gratitude from the HEART

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Heart health and gratitude

• Grateful people were less depressed, slept better and had more energy.

• Blood tests showed lower levels of inflammation.

• Practicing gratitude (journaling) improved heart rhythms.

• Connection between gratitude and health-related quality of life wasn’t dependent on age, gender or overall health.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Add gratitude to your office

• Say thank you• Ask people to share• Meditate• Give a journal

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Gratitude from the HEART

• Health

• Eat

• Activity

• Relationship

• Time

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

For more information …

• Virtual Well-Being site: bluecrossvirtualwellbeing.com• Virtual Well-Being email: [email protected]

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Next session: Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Feb. 18, 202012 to 12:20 p.m.In this session, learn:• Facts about colorectal cancer• Ideas to encourage your

employees to be screened

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Questions?

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.