It's been acknowleged for at least thirty years that a postive mental attitude has major health benefits...but how does negativity affect your health? Is it even possible to remain in a postive place, in such a negative time in history? Really, what can be done? This week we will probe answers to this topic. Please remember: this is a discussion forum, so if you have questions or comments please post them, and they will be addressed this upcoming week.
Conquering negative emotions is as important to your health as eating a healthy diet, exercising and getting restful sleep. According to recent research, when one experiences negativity, stressful emotions such as: anger, frustration, and hurt or victim feelings surface. Learning to let go of negativity is very important to your wellbeing. By holding on to negativity, circulation, digestion, respiration, hormones such as cortisol and the like are affected. Negativity also affects the immune system making you more vulnerable to all diseases.
If unresolved negativity is affecting you, you are probably experiencing a lot of negative mind chatter throughout each day. You may be indulging in alot of negative self talk or imagining or fantasizing about some downfall or retribution with respect to the fate of your foes. When a person is thinking in this way it creates significant physiologic stress in the body.
Pay attention to your body. For example, anger can express itself in a clenched jaw or shoulders, dry mouth, shallow breathing, or a raised voice. These signs are superficial. Internally: raised blood pressure, increased heart rate, and gut tightening may occur. Adrenalin is released which constricts blood vessels, causes migraines, and cardio vascular disease.
It has been known for thirty years that the #1 difference between type A persons known to be at increased risk for cardiac disease, and more relaxed type B's is one emotion: Hostility.
Anyone who lives in our culture, knows that hostility is rampant, the chinese have a syndrome named after it in acupuncture theory called: angry liver syndrome.
I personally believe that living in our culture now requires some sort of "negativity management" daily such as: meditation, affirmations, prayer, yoga, or any other daily practice that restores some balance and hope. Visit my meditation pond for a little stress breather.
It is also important to limit your exposure to negative elements such as: news, gossip, negative, "energy vampire people", and anything else that reduces your joy and happiness in life.
If you are fighting a losing battle, consider a consultation for help with the above. This is vitally important if your spouse or someone else close to you IE boss, is sapping your vitality and cannot be eliminated from your life. Acupuncture treatments, flower essences, or nutritional therapy can help restore your balance. Please take advantage of our special visit rates to get rebalanced today! Visit our store aisle for help with this.
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