Empower Newsletter – September 2018
| Welcome to the September 2018 edition of the Empower Newsletter. This month the question of ‘good health and happiness’ being connected is addressed.
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Do you know? |
‘healthier equals happier’
I recently read an article where research showed that happier people get sick less often than anxious, hostile or depressed people.
Over three hundred healthy volunteers were assessed for how happy, pleased, and relaxed they were, or how anxious, hostile, and depressed. Subsequently, they were given nasal drops containing cold rhinoviruses to see who would be more likely to come down with the cold.
One third of the gloomy participants became sick. But only one fifth of happy volunteers were not able to fight the virus off.
It was found that the people in the happy, pleased and relaxed group actually had a higher immune system.
There are many ways to elevate moods and to create happiness. Exercise can elevate one’s mood by producing endorphins.
Other ways include laughter and music. And the beauty of these potential benefits is that they come without any risk.
The final way is not commonly related to creating happiness. It’s achieved by eating healthy food such as lots of fruit and vegetables as it boosts our immune system which has a direct correlation with health and happiness.
In another article, eating fruit and vegetables made the study group feel more content, calmer, happier and more energetic and more positive the following day.
So in other words healthier people are happier and happier people are healthier.
By making changes to increase our positive and relaxed way of being will improve our immune systems and happiness!
Definition |
Self-regulation
Bouncing back from stressful challenges and knowing that things will eventually look up again; choosing healthy behaviours such as physical activity and eating well, and avoiding risky behaviours.
Something to Ponder |
In modern Western society, we deeply value good health, yet we have created a society and way of living so out of balance that damage to our long-term health is the inevitable result. We rush around and push our bodies beyond their capacities. We ignore our bodies’ messages of pain and fatigue until they turn into more serious medical problems. We seek quick fixes and ways to mask the symptoms so we can keep on going, not losing an ounce of productivity. It seems we have forgotten the wisdom of the ages that good health is not just the absence of disease, but involves healthy lifestyle, healthy mental attitude, and healthy ways of relating to all living beings and nature.
~ psychologytoday.com/us ~
Quote of the Month |
The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together.
~ Kurdish Saying ~
Affirmation Corner |
‘I am healthy and happy.’
Newsletters | Di | 
September 1, 2018 10:04 pm
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