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Lowering stress is paramount!
When you lower stress, you lower your body’s fight or flight response. That response includes chemicals produced in the adrenal glands called cortisol and adrenaline. These chemicals are short-term responders to environmental stress. If you stay in a stressed state your body becomes desensitized to the effects of the chemicals. Chronic stress makes people more susceptible to illness. Gratitude has been clinically shown to reduce cortisol, thereby reducing inflammation, heart rate and blood pressure.
Remember, no one thing is going to bring wholeness. We must dedicate ourselves to loving ourselves enough to pay attention to how we feel. Then we must make feeling better about ourselves the most important thing we do!
Check with your health care provider about how any of these tips may help you.
A Special Word About Gratitude
Gratitude lowers stress thereby lowering the levels of cortisol and adrenaline the adrenal glands produce. In a study conducted by Kyeong Sunghyon and associates on the effects of gratitude meditation on heart rate, it was found to lower heart rate.
Writing thoughts of gratitude and appreciation on paper also offered a better mental outcome over an initial 4 weeks and 12 weeks after the study’s conclusion according to the study done by the Joel Wong and associates.
Gratitude increases mental strength. For years, research has shown gratitude not only reduces stress, but it may also play a major role in overcoming trauma. A 2006 study published in Behavior Research and Therapy found that Vietnam War veterans with higher levels of gratitude experienced lower rates of post-traumatic stress disorder. A 2003 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that gratitude was a major contributor to resilience following the terrorist attacks on September 11. Recognizing all that you must be thankful for —even during the worst times—fosters resilience.
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