Environment and Health

Before beginning my article I will like to say a few words about health.

“Every human being is the author of his own health or illness.”
“He, who has health, has hope. And he, who has hope, has every thing.”
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”

Mindfulness

Analysis confirms the link between rejection and a person’s risk for health troubles and suggests mindfulness may be a way to lessen tension, cope with rejection and enhance one’s immune system. Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment or the “here and now”. Deepak Chopra, MD describes mindful living as the “highest form of human intelligence.” Mindfulness is a state of mind. Mindfulness abilities can be learned and developed with practice. Mindfulness is also believed to increase attention span and increase creativity.
Rejection
Where is the evidence that I’m being rejected?
Neurological and Environmental Differences

We all expertise differences in our neurological responses to anxiety and rejection and in our experiences of rejection in our environments.  Some of us are far more sensitive than other people to feelings of rejection, and have stronger emotional reactions than others.  Some of us experience residence, community, school and work environments that are more rejecting than others.  We all belong to cultural groups that are more or much less accepted by our society’s dominant culture.  We all have experienced some form of social rejection.  Our view of social rejection can decide how it affects us.

Rejection, Health and Mindfulness
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Mindfulness

Study confirms the link between rejection and a person’s risk for health problems and suggests mindfulness may be a way to minimize anxiety, cope with rejection and enhance one’s immune system. Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present in the moment or the “here and now”. Deepak Chopra, MD describes mindful living as the “highest form of human intelligence.” Mindfulness is a state of mind. Mindfulness abilities can be learned and developed with practice. Mindfulness is also believed to enhance attention span and boost creativity.
Rejection
Where is the evidence that I’m being rejected?
Neurological and Environmental Differences

We all expertise differences in our neurological responses to anxiety and rejection and in our experiences of rejection in our environments.  Some of us are far more sensitive than other people to feelings of rejection, and have stronger emotional reactions than others.  Some of us expertise home, community, school and work environments that are a lot more rejecting than others.  We all belong to cultural groups that are far more or much less accepted by our society’s dominant culture.  We all have experienced some form of social rejection.  Our view of social rejection can determine how it affects us.  
Emotions
how emotions affect the immune system
Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunology is a branch of medicine that studies how emotions impact the immune system.  UCLA researchers recently identified that how our brain responds to social stressors can influence the body’s immune system and health.  Individuals who are much more sensitive to social rejection experience greater increases in inflammatory activity in their immune systems.  This boost in inflammatory activity is adaptive in acute situations due to the fact it promotes wound healing and reduces risk for infection when there is a physical injury.  It is part of our immune system’s natural response to potentially harmful situations.  When physical threats have been associated with social rejection, inflammation might be triggered in anticipation of a physical injury.  Frequent or chronic activation of inflammation in the immune system can boost risk for asthma, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and depression.