{"id":16706,"date":"2021-04-06T15:02:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/?p=16706"},"modified":"2021-04-06T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T09:32:13","slug":"how-physical-health-affects-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4efilms.com\/msc\/how-physical-health-affects-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW PHYSICAL HEALTH AFFECTS MENTAL HEALTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">How Improving Your Mental Health Will Help Your Overall Physical Health<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 article-content\">\n<article class=\"article-body css-d2znx6 undefined\">\n<div class=\"css-1u22pos\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">Experts say the brain and body are connected, so having good mental health can help improve your overall physical health.<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scientists say improving your mental health can improve your overall physical health.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They say it\u2019s more than just stress. Your mind and body are connected in many ways.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Experts say adequate sleep, regular exercise, getting outdoors, a nutritious diet and<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Mindfulness are all ways to improve mental health.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">It\u2019s not all in your head. Not even close.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Psychological health directly affects heart health, risk of stroke, and other conditions thought to be directly attributable to other external forces, according to a new\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.heart.org\/news\/mental-health-is-important-to-overall-health-and-heart-disease-prevention-and-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scientific statement<\/a>\u00a0recently published in the journal Circulation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA person\u2019s mind, heart, and body are all interconnected and interdependent in what can be termed \u2018the mind-heart-body connection,\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>said\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcm.edu\/people-search\/glenn-levine-25215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Glenn N. Levine<\/a>, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas and chair of the writing committee for the statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cResearch has clearly demonstrated that negative psychological factors, personality traits, and mental health disorders can negatively impact cardiovascular health.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Levine told<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, studies have found positive psychological attributes are associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement associates negative psychological health conditions such as depression, chronic stress, anxiety, anger, and pessimism with potentially harmful biological responses such as heartbeat irregularities, digestive complaints, increased blood pressure, inflammation, and reduced blood flow to the heart.<\/p>\n<p>It also states that negative psychological factors linked to smoking and an unhealthy diet also increase heart problems and stroke risk.<\/p>\n<p>The statement suggests regular mental health screenings, psychological therapy, and mind-body programs can lead to better cardiovascular health. General and work-related stress have been associated with a 40 percent increased risk of developing or dying from heart disease.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo many people are still influenced by the biomedical model or by dualism \u2014 made popular by (French philosopher and scientist) Ren\u00e9 Descartes in the 1600s \u2014 that suggests that there is a firewall between mind and body,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/thomas-plante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Plante<\/a>, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University in California,\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis clearly isn\u2019t true. Yet, these old ways of thinking and behaving are hard to overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<pre class=\"css-yhe8zq\"><span class=\"css-rwmw5v\"><span class=\"css-mjp0j9\"><picture class=\"css-16pk1is\"><source srcset=\"\/\/i0.wp.com\/post.healthline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/talk-therapy-session-1296x728-header.jpg?w=1575 750w\" media=\"(min-width: 1190px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/\/i0.wp.com\/post.healthline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/talk-therapy-session-1296x728-header.jpg?w=1575 750w\" media=\"(min-width: 990px)\" \/><\/picture><picture class=\"css-16pk1is\"><source srcset=\"\/\/i0.wp.com\/post.healthline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/talk-therapy-session-1296x728-header.jpg?w=1845 879w\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1lwg88w alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/157.245.110.95\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/talk-therapy-session-1296x728-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/span>Getty Images<\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><br \/>\u201cIf you really want to help people to be healthy, stay healthy, and recover from illness as best as one can, then you must think in biopsychosocial and systemic mind-body ways to do so,\u201d he added. \u201cPlus, most of our health problems that kill people \u2014 including COVID-19 \u2014 are very much influenced by health behaviors.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">It\u2019s more than just stress<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/didihirsch.org\/about-us\/leadership\/jonathan-goldfinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger<\/a>, the chief executive officer of Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services in Southern California, told that the connection between stress and heart health isn\u2019t as simple as stress merely causing one\u2019s heart to work too hard.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cConstant or chronic stress can become toxic, and this is where the connection gets more complex,\u201d Goldfinger said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cResearchers believe chronic stress contributes to heart disease through both uncontrolled inflammation \u2014 the immune system gone haywire \u2014 and certain maladaptive behaviors humans are prone to during times of stress, like smoking, overeating, and overuse of alcohol or substances, which then add to the inflammation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCombined, these contribute to heart disease by damaging the walls of small blood vessels feeding the heart and large vessels carrying pumped blood out to the brain and body,\u201d Goldfinger said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dr. James Doty, a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford, told that everyone has the ability to change not only their mind but their body as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe know how the connection works, and it does through the vagus nerve, which arises in the brainstem and is connected to essentially every organ in the body and is especially represented in the heart,\u201d said Doty, the\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Into-Magic-Shop-Neurosurgeons-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B00YBBKMHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">author<\/a>\u00a0of \u201cInto the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon\u2019s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Doty explained that the vagus nerve is associated with a human\u2019s fight-or-flight response and the rest and digest system (among other functions during which he said the brain functions at its best).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat people don\u2019t realize is that they have the ability as to how they respond to outside events and thus have control over how their (autonomic nervous system) engages,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOver the last two to three decades we\u2019ve learned a great deal about the mind-body connection, but even more so in the last decade, with new imaging tools and new ways to measure how the mind can affect the body,\u201d Doty said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMore importantly, we are learning how to train individuals in using their mind to positively affect their body, which leads to a decrease in the occurrence of many diseases, especially chronic ones, but also increases longevity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"css-1cg0byz\">\n<aside class=\"css-0\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-az6x7v\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">Influence goes both ways<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-0\">\n<p><a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucsd.edu\/eric.rafla-yuan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Eric Rafla-Yuan<\/a>, a psychiatrist with expertise in cardiovascular psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, told\u00a0 that the connection between brain and heart is \u201cbi-directional,\u201d meaning both have the capacity to influence the other.<\/p>\n<p>He said examples include\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/panic-attack\">panic attacks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"content-link css-5r4717\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health-news\/can-you-die-of-broken-heart\">\u201cbroken heart syndrome,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0resulting in sudden onset heart failure when someone hears bad news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe brain and heart are connected by a network of nerves we call the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems,\u201d Rafla-Yuan said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe sympathetic nervous system is the gas pedal, and the parasympathetic nervous system is the brake pedal. Many of the connections between the heart and brain are mediated by this system. There are mental or psychological actions that one can take to influence these,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For example, yoga, tai qi, and other <strong><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">mindfulness practices can improve both cardiovascular health and mental health.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/what-is-mindfulness-manish-behl-tedx-talk-at-iit-roorkee\/\">Mindfulness<\/a> interventions can help both the psychological and physical symptoms of anxiety and panic,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Goldfinger said it\u2019s important to practice the seven proven buffers of toxic stress:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Healthy sleep habits<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Good nutrition<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Regular exercise<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Accessing the outdoors<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/increasing-mindfulness-in-the-workplace\/\"><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Mindfulness and meditation<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Social interaction<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\"><strong>Mental healthcare<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur minds and bodies are inseparable,\u201d Goldfinger said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHope can heal cancer. Heart disease and depression commonly occur together. The brain is also an organ that controls and receives feedback from other organs like our heart, adrenals, and stomach.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">We can control a lot of our bodily functions by training our minds, which is one reason we think mindfulness and meditation can prevent and heal the damage of toxic stress.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPeople should focus on how stress and heart health are connected and all the tangible changes they can make to protect their hearts today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<pre>Article published at healthline<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #dc5163;\">Mindfulness based Training for Workplace: <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #293257;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/mindfulness-foundation-teacher-training-program\/\">Become A Mindfulness Trainer<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #293257;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MSC-LinkedIn-Banner-7-1024x256.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16750\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MSC-LinkedIn-Banner-7-1024x256-300x75.png&quot;\" alt=\"Mindfulness Foundation Trainer Program\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #293257;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/mindfulness-foundation-teacher-training-program\/\">Join 12 Week Mindfulness Foundation Trainer Program<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/mindfulness-foundation-teacher-training-program\/\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mindful-Science-Centre-Logo-1-BlackS-1-1.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13708 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mindful-Science-Centre-Logo-1-BlackS-1-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindfulsciencecentre.com\/\">Mindful Science Centre<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> is <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">mindfulness and emotional intelligence based\u00a0 training and learning centre providing leade<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">rship and performance solutions for corporates and organizations. 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