Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunolgy ( wait while I get my tongue untwisted) is a field which has come to prominence of late. Funny thing is that lot of traditional medicine men have been using the principle since we climbed down from the trees and started setting up homes. Although recent scientific advances have helped to confirm what we all have long suspected ( mind over matter- read the excellent previous opinion for scientific proof) few people take heed. Being confident and happy ( even content) is not something we all are good at. We worry. Now worry makes you stressed. Stress makes you produce a lot of unnecessary hormones that impeded your immune system. So when you ...

Sorry if this review is a little bit 'wordy' but many people want proof about this, so here it goes.... Psychoneuroimmunology is the term given to the phenomena of 'mind over matter' - or why humans seem to be able to think themselves better sometimes. The study of psychoneuroimmunology has only really become accepted within the last 15 to 20 years. Prior to this time, scientists believed that the mind and the immune system worked independently of each other; they had undeniable evidence that the white blood cells of the immune system could recognise and attack a disease or virus in a petri dish under a microscope – it worked ...