AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of gross national product as a gauge of well-being. The king decreed that his people would aspire to ...

New research suggests you don’t need relentless positivity to benefit your body. Here’s how a surprisingly small dose of happiness could make a measurable difference to your health.

Texas is the 39th happiest state in the nation, a study released Tuesday by WalletHub found. To determine which were the happiest, WalletHub examined the 50 states across three areas: emotional and ...

New research from the University of Eastern Finland identifies three main dimensions in perceived happiness associated with Finnish forests: a bond to natural-like forests, happiness coming from ...

Scottsdale was named one of the happiest cities in the U.S. in a recent WalletHub ranking. The study examined 182 cities based on 29 key indicators of happiness, including depression rates, ...

Ha Vinh, the former program director of the Gross National Happiness Center, debuts with a novel program on how to build happier communities, offering a “step-by-step approach to cultivating and ...

Let's get one thing straight: I'm a big lady. Even after dropping 100 pounds and 10 sizes, I am still formidable -- and I was informed at my regular physical that I qualify as "obese." Wow. I run 30 ...