Would you say there are emotional or spiritual factors that can determine your health in life?

[jennifer_bloom]

I read children who go through more than 5 traumas as a child have a 100% chance of getting heart disease when they hit 35 years old.

I read a man recovers from physical scars twice as fast if he is in a loving marriage as opposed to one where there is conflict and fighting all the time.

I also heard loneliness is worse than smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day for your health.

And they say that people who have a strong purpose live 15% longer than people who wake up and go to bed, with no hand held purpose in their lives.

There is also evidence that teenagers who do volunteer work or unpaid service to the community for selfless and compassionate reasons, have a lower body mass index then teenagers who spend that free time not volunteering and not offering unpaid support to others.

[Anonymous]

Either what you read is a lie or you didn’t understand it correctly. Nothing in these kinds of statistics is 100%. 100% increased risk maybe. Sure, that’s possible. But 100% increased risk is very different from 100% chance. 100% chance means every single person who’s had more than 5 traumas as a child will develop heart disease by 35. 100% increased risk means if the average risk for people who’s not had 5+ traumas as kids to develop heart disease by 35 is for example 3% then 100% increased risk is 6%. And yes emotional factors affect a persons health and resistance to health complications. That’s scientifically proven. So does physical touch. Babies will even die if they get no physical touch, even if all their other needs are met (fed, changed, kept warm etc).

[jennifer_bloom]

I am recalling from memory, I did not take notes, so I may have interpreted incorrectly.

[queenofcardio]

Interesting perspective, I can believe some of it

[AngryCarl2]

While some of these anecdotes sound like hyperbole your emotional state affects the balance of hormones active within your body, which in turn has a direct effect on your physical wellbeing. All other things being equal a person who is generally relaxed and happy will have a longer life expectancy than one who is stressed and miserable.

[AngryCarl2]

Thanks for MHO!

[Xawyx-2]

I think emotions, and spiritual factors, can definitely influence physical health.