Once in a while you learn something that improves your health. The American Psychological Association did that for me recently by telling me and others to quit lying for health reasons. A professor at Notre Dame University recently interviewed 110 people in the 18-71 age bracket for ten weeks. Each week the 110 people were given a lie detector test assessing major and minor lies they told that week. When they went up in lies, their health went down. When they told the truth, their health improved. Just to let you know that I am not lying about this research which was outlined in USA Today, you will hear a buzz every time that I lie in this Perspective. OK…I was one of the 110 people involved in the original study (Buzz). OK, I am in the age bracket of the 110 people in the original study; I was just testing to see if you were with me on this one. According to the research in USA Today, the link between less lying and improved health was significantly stronger for participants in the no-lie group. If you tell less than three minor lies in a week, you would have an average of four fewer health complaints such as a sore throats and headaches. I tell white lies less than four times a week (Buzz). Look, thankfully, I have not had a headache in a couple of years (Buzz). OK, no sore throats. Research shows that Americans average about 11 lies per week. I rarely reach that figure (Buzz). OK, I promise to cut down my lying to be healthier (Buzz). I really mean it (Buzz). Quit lying and you will be healthier.Health & Lies