I have written time and again about the connection between exercise and the brain. Here is a further connection between our emotions and our bodies.
Tony
There’s a link between your emotional health and your physical well-being, so take time to nurture both.
To be completely healthy, you should take care not only of your physical health, but your emotional health, too. If one is neglected, the other will suffer.
What’s the Connection Between Emotional and Physical Health?
There’s a physical connection between what the mind is thinking and those parts of the brain that control bodily functions. According to Charles Goodstein, MD, a clinical professor of psychiatry at New York University’s Langone School of Medicine in New York City, the brain is intimately connected to our endocrine system, which secretes hormones that can have a powerful influence on your emotional health. “Thoughts and feelings as they are generated within the mind [can influence] the outpouring of hormones from the endocrine system, which in effect control much of what goes on within the body,” says Dr…
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I take care of my emotional health through exercise, whether a long, quiet walk, or lifting weights. Any form of exercise calms me down and puts me in a much better frame of mind.
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Glad to hear it. I am a total believer in the value of exercise – physical, mental and emotional.
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