The brain is the commander of the body. There's a crystal clear connection, once you direct your brain the way you can to wherever you want that's beneficial for you, there will be positive results. To direct it in a way your body reacts and feels.
Just as some are able to use their body to reduce psychological distress and turmoil, it's also possible to use the power of the mind to improve or cure your body.
What it comes down to, is just simply changing the way you think. That's where it begins.
Start becoming more aware and take charge of what occupies your mind, which has proven to improve your physical health along with your well-being.
Although the power of positive thinking can't cure everything, believe once a healthy mind and body unite, they become stepping stones to one another.
The mind is extremely powerful and controls all. It depends on how you choose to project it, to your best advantage.
It can be your best asset, but it can also become your worst enemy and conspire against you, if you allow it.
The key becomes to training your brain, to help your body perform to its maximum peak. What everyone has if they choose to, is the ability to build strong mental strength.
What it comes down to is doing a series of mental exercises, and with practice, its proven to be the key towards living a longer happier life.
1.) - Make Treatment Effective By Believing It Will Work
There are countless case studies which proves the effectiveness of placebo testing, when it comes to how you can cure the body and the mind.
If someone tells you taking a "pill" will cure your pounding headache, then you're more than likely to believe the treatment is helpful, even if the pill happens to be a sugar pill.
If you're trying physical therapy to improve a bad wonky knee, or visiting a chiropractor for that pain in your lower back, just believing the treatment works, can be more effective than the treatment itself.
Whatever ails you, before you undergo any type of treatment for cure, think about the reasons how the treatment you're about to receive is likely going to help, and genuinely believe it.
2.) - Have A Gratitude Journal
If you have trouble sleeping, struggling with insomnia, what's proven to work is starting a gratitude journal and contributing to it. It's thought to be the best cure without medication.
This is based on several studies, which has linked gratitude, being thankful, to contributing to a better quality longer lasting deeper sleep.
So before going to sleep, identify at least 3 to 5 things you're extremely grateful for that day, and then concisely write them down into the journal.
Conjure up feelings of why you're thankful for the expiring day, right before falling asleep. What doing so does, is increases the chances you'll get a natural good nights rest.
3.) - Focus On Your True Purpose In Life
Feeling that you have a strong sense of purpose, could increase the quality and the length of your life.
What various studies confirm, is those who genuinely believe their lives are meaningful, are more likely to live bolder healthier longer lives.
This could be your work that gives you purpose, or you find meaning when you volunteer at the local food shelter. Make sure what you do matters, and makes a difference.
Feeling you have a reason to do something, a valid reason to get out of bed every morning, is one of the keys of longevity.
4.) - Being Optimistic Boosts Immunity
What's known is eternally optimistic people are less likely to get sick, than those who constantly dwells on doom and gloom, or are pessimistic and moody.
The reason for this is because anyone who is mindful about their life and the life of others, will take better care of themselves.
They are more aware of their immediate surroundings, and the state of their health.
There is verified clinical proof, that having a hopeful outlook in life is actually what fortifies immunity and makes it stronger.
What looking at the positive, on the bright side of things, does is makes you less likely to catch a cold or an infection.
The reason is because what having optimism does, is helps keep the cells in your immune system performing at its peak.
5.) - Meditation Slows Down The Aging Process
What meditation does is provides a buffer, a deterrent against the harmful effects of stress and anxiety, which can negatively affect the body.
There are numerous studies that proves meditation slows down the rate of cellular aging.
Not only does meditation help you look and think more youthful, what it also progressively does is helps you ward off the ravages of age related diseases.
Researchers firmly believe that teaching children at a young age to meditate, provides lifelong benefits, regardless of what age they are.
Whatever state your mind and health is currently at, it's never too late to start meditating to gain better health benefits.
6.) - Build Muscle By Visualizing Working Out
Imagine if you could actually get more physically buff, build muscle mass, by just visualizing you're lifting weights, mentally in your mind.
As outlandish as this might sound, what researchers have always known is having strong mental imagery, can actually help you to gain muscle, without lifting a finger.
One case study in particular, found those who imagined themselves working out, actually physically experienced actual gain in muscle growth.
Obviously, those who actually physically lifted the weights realized better results.
What various documented research shows, is mental imagery training does work, and can contribute to improvement in muscle mass.
7.) - Laughter Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease
If you're wanting to lower your heart rate or improve your cardiovascular system, just think about something that's genuinely funny, something that makes you laugh, then laugh out loud.
What research shows is it's laughter that can decrease your stress hormones, while increasing the good cholesterol, which naturally reduces inflammation of the arteries.
This is the reason why it's often said, "laughter is the best medicine," as it's positive effects can last for hours.
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