Our sixth component of the "Six Essentials of Health", What & How You Think is crucial to your longevity and wellness.  The medical community has long used the "placebo effect" - a phenomenon where a person takes a sugar pill thinking it is a medication, and the person gets better anyway - to validate the effectiveness of drugs, but only recently have they begun to admit the mind plays a large role in the body's ability to function.  In this section, we will post articles from the popular press and abstracts from recent studies that outline why What & How You Think is an important part of health.  We believe it is one of, if not the, most important of the "Six Essentials of Health".

Anxious Pregnant Mothers More Likely To Have Smaller Babies (October 28, 2009)

Severe Stress Can Cause Stroke (October 2, 2009)

Health Of U.S. Workers Threatened By Job Insecurity (August 29, 2009)

Study Examines Effects Of Stress On Weight Gain In US Population (July 9, 2009)

Less Frequent Social Activity May Be Associated With Motor Function Decline In Older Adults
(June 24, 2009)

Stress Puts Double Whammy On Reproductive System, Fertility (June 16, 2009)

Last updated: November 5, 2009