In January, we posted an item, “Linking Emotional and Physical Health.” On March 4, 2009, the University of Kansas (KU) announced that the results of a joint study with the Gallup World Poll into the connection between emotions and health were to be presented that day at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society.… Read More: Human Emotions and Physical Health »
IndianExpress.com reminds us that “poor emotional health can actually weaken the body’s immune system, making you vulnerable to a host of infections.” A writer asks, “How many of us actually notice that we tend to be more prone to catching cold when emotionally stressed?” According to the article, a recent (unnamed) report “indicates that people… Read More: Linking Emotional and Physical Health »
New research led by Dr. Mary A. Whooley of the VA Medical Center in San Francisco found that patients with depression had a 50 percent greater risk of cardiovascular events. They also determined that physical inactivity was associated with a 44 percent greater rate of cardiovascular events. Heart patients with depression are less likely to… Read More: Depression, Exercise & Heart Attacks »
msnbc.com reports that if you change your mind, you might change your body, too. According to the report published today, psychologists say our “self talk” or “internal dialogue” can make or break a fitness routine. Gareth Dutton, a psychologist at Florida State University, is quoted as saying, “The thing that precedes your behavior is a… Read More: Mind Over Matter »