The truth is that, yes, fear can make you sick—and yes, it can even kill you. But the news isn’t all bad: Fear can actually help you by sending you the message that you need to take some action and thereby help you to heal your body, mind, and soul. Let me first clarify:
I’m sure you already know the answer to that question—it’s bad! But hold on for a second—I’m about to tell you something new about stress—something that I’m pretty sure you’ve never heard before. I recently got an email from a friend of mine who encouraged me to read the book, The Upside of Stress,
No, I didn’t forget a key word in the title: I’m asking you to help me complete it by answering the question, “What is the human brain designed to do?” To think…to remember…to make decisions? Yes, the human brain is designed to do all these things. However, you may be surprised to learn that its
Someone recently asked me this question: “What is the number one factor affecting human mortality?” The answer could well be, “Stress,” because stress supresses (reduce) brain activity and the growth of all cells! Let me clarify. There is no doubt that any kind of stress—physiological, cognitive, or emotional—damages an individual’s health. Each stressful moment
Review of The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage as Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul Every one of us has some kind of fear: fear of disease, fear of failure, or the fear that some kind of disaster is about to befall us. And each of us wants to be cured of our fears, instantly. The
Recently, I was asked a very interesting question from one of my readers:I know I could try meditation, but how? Do I empty my mind of everything and hope that my conscious mind will come out on top in the end? Obviously, this reader was confused and had many questions. Some of these questions most
