When the Body reflects the Mind

If you have ever experienced a headache when you are under stress, gastritis when you’re anxious or tense, or back pain after a long work week, you will be aware of the intimate connection between mind and body. People with healthy emotional stability and clarity of though feel physically better and manage stress in a better way. It is important to take care of the mind in taking care of the body.

The body is wise. And it is wise to listen to its signals. The body can provide warning signals or indications that something is worrying you more than normal or disturbing you emotionally. These indications are not only for negative emotions. The anxiety of a job change or the excitement of a holiday has emotional and physical consequences. This is the mind-body connection. If someone is not emotionally healthy, the body reacts immediately. For example, having high blood pressure or stomach ulcers sometimes occur after stressful life events and can often indicate an emotional disturbance.

Poor emotional health can have adverse effects on the immune system, making you more prone to disease. When addressing your physical health, it is also important to take into account your mental health. To stay healthy and in balance we must look after not only our physical health but also our emotional health. It is very important to learn to manage stress because, although it may not disappear, to remain balanced and healthy it is essential to deal with it.

To keep the mind-body balance it is important to eat healthily, practice deep breathing and relaxation, exercise and avoid bottling up your problems. It is important to talk about the issues that bother us and cause us discomfort. Remember that if the mind works in the right way, the body and our performance will also be optimal.