Many cultures have known this for thousands of years. Western medicine has acknowledged in recent years, how stress has an effect on the internal organs and consequently the immune system.
When humans are confronted with trauma or extreme stress, the body adjusts with changes to the blood chemistry to deal with the tasks at hand. When the “flight or flight response” or the parasympathetic nervous system activates, adrenaline and cortisol dump into the blood stream. Prolonged adrenaline & cortisol in the blood is thought to cause deterioration of the internal organs and systems of the human body.
Meditation, tai chi, qigong and yoga are time-proven methods that help regulate thoughts, emotions and the resulting blood chemistry.
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