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The common wisdom is that unresolved, severe stress is one of the major causes of illnesses. As we all can suspect, our mood may directly influence upon our health.  The scientific studies prove that there is a serious chemical mechanism that supports this effect.

One of the recent cover stories in the Time magazine reports that there is a shift among doctors toward the view that there is more to healing than pills and scalpels. Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School states that "Anywhere from 60 percent to 90 percent of visits to doctors are in the mind-body stress-related realm." with thrill possible to expect that to be going on today. So, our emotional condition influences upon our health. Known fact, that white blood cells or leukocytes, "stronger" when we are happy or feel enjoyment. White blood cells play a major role in the marvel of immunity. The greater portion of their complex design has not been discovered yet, but we know leukocytes are very active against many germs. A germ produces chemi­cals that act as foreign substances (antigens) that stimulate certain white blood cells to intense activity. A special factory is built by lymphocytes to produce anti­bodies against the enemy antigen. This factory is built on the first encounter with the antigen, and fifty years later is still available. The time required to get the antibodies into operation the first time a threat comes from an anti­gen is much longer than on any subsequent encounter, as the construction of the factory requires time. The anti­body locks onto the antigen and neutralizes it.

Moreover, even artificial mood lifting may benefit your body and increase your ability to resist diseases.

 

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