Maybe I’ll
talk about them another time, now I want to focus on cancer. Considering all
immune system cells, NK cells show the strongest activity in preventing
metastasis and the strongest response to stress.
Now,
consider that even short-term stress decreases NK cell activity, significantly
increasing the risk of certain types of cancer and relative metastasis. Gender
plays a significant role in the NK cells response to stress: men are more
affected than women.
Under stress
our immune system activity decreases and immune attack against external
pathogens becomes “lethargic”. Stress then becomes a cause of cancer because
our immune system is highly responsive to emotional pitfalls. Consequently
prolonged chronic stress is even more damaging. Consider the following five
situations of risk as a reference for yours:
The use of
denial or repression as a coping strategy in your life
The
experience of separation or loss
A prolonged
history of stressful life experiences
A tendency
towards melancholy and hopelessness
A
personality type characterized by conflict avoidance.
Do you
consider yourself within the above traits? Then you should be very careful. The
point is that the cells responsible for cancer surveillance work best in an
environment of confidence and calm. Our thoughts MUST be thoughts of serenity
and healing to optimize the activity of our immune cells. This is why
oncologists suggest stress management, meditation, yoga, positive messages,
breathing exercises.
Generally speaking
the enduring message (fear or assurance, despair or hopefulness, laughter or
tears) reflects our hour-to-hour psyche and sets the tone for health victories
or failures.
This is not
a new science. At all. Expect little more from your body than the quality of
your thoughts at this very moment: “as a man thinks in his heart, so is he”
(proverb).
….Always
humble,
Angiolino
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