12 Powerful Emotions
Joy strengthens our arteries, when we fall in love our neurons are strengthened … And it is that the Romans already said ” Mens Sana and Corpore Sano “, emotions are totally related and connected with our body.
The power of emotions
The power of emotions is incredible. Both good and bad emotions act directly on our health and the well-being of our body. Below and as a button shows, we show you 12 emotions directly connected to your body.
12 Emotions that act on our body
1. Joy strengthens our arteries. Cardiologists like Dr. Michael Miller did a study with a group of volunteers. In the group that underwent a happy music session, the arteries were dilated by up to 26%, similar to what happens with an aerobic music session, while sad music reduces the diameter of the arteries by 6%.
2. When we fall in love, neurons are strengthened. Italian researchers have come to the conclusion that when we fall in love we produce a greater quantity of a protein that is involved in the growth and survival of some of our neurons. Although the level of this protein drops from time to time. So the best thing is … to fall in love once in a while!
3. Meditating protects our brain. An investigation carried out by the University of Montreal found that the habitual practice of meditation entails the thickening of some of the regions of the cortex (gray matter); This thickening leads to a decrease in pain and cardiovascular accidents. A practice that we should include in our life little by little.
4. Anger slows down healing. Researchers from Ohio (USA) have shown that anger, disputes, anger … increase cytokines, those responsible for inflammation and therefore those that contribute to slow healing.
5. Fear increases cardiovascular risk. Researchers from Quebec (Canada) have shown that the higher the stress level, the blood pressure and the cortisol index increase.
6. Loving lowers cholesterol levels. An interesting study asked a group of volunteers to write a letter talking about their love for a loved one, another group was asked to write a letter on any topic. The cholesterol indices were measured before and after the session and it was shown that in the group that had written the love letter the cholesterol indices decreased.
7. Anxiety lowers our defenses. It is proven that students during times of stress have a decrease in the level of T lymphocytes, the defense cells that are responsible for eliminating diseased cells and the responsible viruses.
8. Anguish inflames allergies. Although anxiety is not responsible for the allergy, it does contribute to triggering crises and increasing their virulence.
9. Crying is good. In the 1980s, researcher William Frey discovered that tears eliminate large doses of nodrenaline (responsible for releasing cortisol). Today we know that tears are loaded with lysozyme, responsible for destroying 95% of bacteria in just 10 minutes. They also eliminate stress hormones. But not all tears are the same. One study showed that people who had cried with a sad movie were loaded with stress-related substances, which was not the case with people who cried with an onion.
10. Stress in premenopausal women makes you fat. Swedish researchers have shown that stress hormones increase during menopause, which in turn creates an accumulation of fat around the belly and hips.
11. Good humor repairs us. Good mood releases endorphins, the so-called happiness hormones and growth hormone responsible for repairing functions of the body.
12. The pain increases when they tell you about it. It is proven that the typical phrase “This is going to hurt” increases the pain or at least that has been shown by a study from the Dutch University of Radboud. The study gathered more than 100 volunteers. All were exposed to the same substance, but those who were warned that it would give them a strong itch, did not stop scratching, administered the substance.
