Dr Giada Pietrabissa
Dr Giada Pietrabissa
Dr Giada Pietrabissa est psycholoque et chercheur à l'Istituto Auxologico Italiano, un institut scientifique de recherche, d'hospitalisation et de soins de santé à Milan, Italie.

Vieillir nous rend plus heureux : des études le montrent, mais un mode de vie sain contenant des compléments alimentaires peut contribuer à notre acuité mentale, notre niveau d’énergie et notre santé physique au fil des années.

Le paradoxe du vieillissement

Les universitaires trouvent de plus en plus de preuves que le bonheur à l’âge adulte est en forme de U : la satisfaction dans la vie chute entre 20 et 30 ans, puis atteint un creux à la fin de la quarantaine avant de remonter jusqu’à 80 ans 1, 2. Comment expliquer que malgré le déclin de la santé cognitive et physique liée à l'âge, qui est bien documentées, l'amélioration du bien-être émotionnel commence à 50 ans ?

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