Today’s Solutions: April 20, 2026

Happiness feels good, but guess what: It’s also good for you. The transcript of a radio interview of Sanjay Gupta, MD with Amit Sood, MD, Chair, Mind-Body Medicine Initiative, Mayo Clinic. According to Dr. Sood hundreds of studies have established that people who are happier are also healthier, in measurable ways. But happiness is not a natural state, we have to work for it.

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