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Few Thoughts on a Thought
Neuroscience continues to report research findings
underscoring the importance of our mental activity and its impact on our health
and wellbeing. For years we have debated
the mind-body interface and while that fascination continues today, I have
little doubt that we are narrowing in on a rather foundational idea: Our
ability to heal and to alter our physiology might lie in the neurochemical and
electrical impulses originating from a thought.
I have spoken and written about our Reward System, the
highly intricate and older structures deep in the brain that not only provide
us with pleasure and joy, but also when stimulated apparently enhances our
immunes system. If true, we have discovered one pathway for the internal healing
power I (and others) have promoted for years.
Interestingly, spiritual and religious behaviors continue to
be forwarded as a powerful stimulator of the Reward System. We have the power
to choose our thoughts and to experience the consequences of such thoughts and
thinking. Some research even suggests the brain is guided by our thoughts and
perceptions and that this is paramount our body’s defense mechanisms in
fighting disease.
In short, I want to emphasize the continued import of a
single thought, of a thematic pattern of thoughts and how such thinking on your
part has a direct and significant impact on your overall health and wellbeing.
Here is to happy and positive thoughts.
Dr. Nussbaum
