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Is emotional health important to physical health?" (example). --[[User:StevenM|Steve]] 17:21, 25 March 2008 (EDT) | Is emotional health important to physical health?" (example). --[[User:StevenM|Steve]] 17:21, 25 March 2008 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :: In ''Molecules of Emotion'', Dr. Candace Pert, PhD. provides a theoretical model to explain why this might be so. Since emotional expression is always tied to a specific flow of peptides in the body, the chronic suppression of emotions results in a massive disturbance of the psychosomatic network. Pert wonders, could being in touch with our emotions facilitate the flow of the peptides that help destroy errant cells? [http://www.merrily.com/Body/mind.htm] [http://www.kindredspirit.co.uk/ARTICLES/4352_molecules_of_emotion.asp] Candace B. Pert Ph.D. is Research Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at [[Georgetown University]] Medical Centre in Washington, D.C. | ||
Revision as of 14:36, March 26, 2008
There seems to be some ambiguity in the introduction concerning the emotional and the mental. They should not be used interchangeably. --Steve 17:19, 25 March 2008 (EDT)
"...the power of thoughts and emotions to positively influence physical health. As Hippocrates once wrote, "The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well." This is the essence of mind/body medicine. [1]
Is emotional health important to physical health?" (example). --Steve 17:21, 25 March 2008 (EDT)
- In Molecules of Emotion, Dr. Candace Pert, PhD. provides a theoretical model to explain why this might be so. Since emotional expression is always tied to a specific flow of peptides in the body, the chronic suppression of emotions results in a massive disturbance of the psychosomatic network. Pert wonders, could being in touch with our emotions facilitate the flow of the peptides that help destroy errant cells? [1] [2] Candace B. Pert Ph.D. is Research Professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Georgetown University Medical Centre in Washington, D.C.