Watching high definition TV can make you happier, says Sky
There's plenty of ways to sell Sky's high definition satellite TV service to people, but one of the latest is to try to prove that watching certain shows in HD can stave off winter depression and make people happier.
Psychologist Donna Dawson has created a Happier Days TV Guide listing high definition programmes available on Sky that will allegedly improve mood and make the viewer feel more positive, happy, excited or relaxed.
The 'Sky+HD Happier Days Guide' has been designed to pinpoint the programmes that will lift the mood of the viewer, with an emotion-rating icon for each programme. To stimulate the brain's limbic area - the emotional reward centre - with a healthy dose of laughter, 'Mamma Mia', 'Enchanted' and 'Mr Bean's Holiday' have been singled out by the guide.
The new guide from Sky+HD also suggests watching programmes featuring vibrant colours, such as 'Wildlife Photographers Widescreen' which captures the landscape of the African Savannah. Based on Dawson's criteria, the brighter colours and more intricate detail will help to boost serotonin levels in viewers.
A PDF of the guide can be downloaded (we've already missed a week... sorry about that).
Will it work? Maybe. It's a good advert for Sky if nothing else.
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