We know that every disease is influenced by different factors, that is, it is of multifactorial origin. For this reason, if we want to understand something in all their complexity we cannot ignore the that contextualize our life at the moment in which it manifests itself. This is an innovative perspective in the approach to the physiological study of the human body.
One of the cases where we can appreciate this relationship more clearly is when we talk about depression. It is estimated that more than 300 million people currently live under this condition. In addition to the well-known consequences and damages that it entails on a social or emotional level, the WHO publishes that more and more data support the relationship of depression with physical symptoms such as diabetes or heart disease. And, as has happened other times throughout the history of mankind, the evidence precedes the .
The integration of this holistic approach in the different disciplines requires development time to verify their approaches until their approval. However, as we see more and more voices are emerging in the field of medicine that relate . The on the blog of the Teknon Medical Center-Grupo Quirónsalud (Barcelona) of a post whose title is “Our emotions play an important role in our health” certifies the willingness to take this aspect into account.
The text states that the “They exert a catalytic function so that the individual recovers his physical-psychological balance. However, when these are mismatched in terms of their intensity or frequency, they can generate organic vulnerability and cause both a physical and mental health disorder.. And he concludes that:
“LEmotions play an influential role in the health process and can be considered a risk factor for neuroendocrine, autoimmune, cardiac and infectious pathologies”. (Dr. Albert Majó Ricart)
Along these same lines, Dr. Andrew Smith from (Mac Master University) in Canada has conducted exhaustive research recently published in the journal . His hypothesis is: “a doubling of the risk of association between anger or emotional distress or physical exertion, and the onset of heart attack symptoms”. To do this, they analyzed information from 12,641 patients from 52 countries with an average age of 58 years who were asked to complete a questionnaire about the type of “triggers” they experienced in the hour before they had a heart attack.
They showed that 13% (1,650 people) had engaged in physical activity while 14% (1,752 people) were angry or emotionally upset. There were no differences by geographic region, previous cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular prevention drugs, and cardiovascular risk factors, among other values.
The was much stronger – slightly more than triple the risk – for patients who said they had been angry or in emotional conflict and at the same time engaged in heavy physical exercise.
It should be noted that this study is part of what is known as bringing together both research departments from academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. According to , Director of Behavioral Sciences at the Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield, Pennsylvania “This study provides evidence of the fundamental relationship between mind and body.” With these investigations we can see how our thoughts and feelings, that is, our perceptions, directly influence our physiology.
From here we defend that we are a whole and that emotions are the vehicle that allows us to connect our mind with the body. This body-mind relationship reflects the emotional impacts behind each event through the manifestation of different physiological alterations. The objective of a ® is to generate a change of perception that, in turn, allows us to understand that our experiences are not accidental, that everything has a meaning. The change in perception reduces the stress caused by an external stimulus and generates a state of inner peace that enhances.
“If the body does not feel the heart beat, the body does not move either.”
Georges Brassens.
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