As we approach the winter months, there will be an inevitable - TopicsExpress



          

As we approach the winter months, there will be an inevitable reduction in our energy levels, a possible lower mood due to the decrease in daylight hours and the usual round of colds and flu that we attempt to fight off with less oomph than usual. Now is a good time to talk about stress, low mood, fear, can all contribute to ability to protect ourselves from infection. The Mind-Body Interaction in Disease (Esther M. Sternberg & Philip W. Gold) is fascinating stuff, and while most of us are now are that lack of sleep, unhealthy diet, low mood and work or emotional stress all make us more prone to picking up that nasty cold doing the rounds, this article goes a step further and does a great job of explaining why trying to separate illnesses into only affecting body or mind, are pretty pointless.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 08:47:16 +0000

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