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Positive thinking strengthens the immune system

17.11.2021

A group of specialists from the University of Exeter and the University of Oxford (UK) concluded that positive thinking helps to strengthen the immune system.

Scientists conducted an experiment involving more than 135 people. They were divided: some of the volunteers listened to audio lectures on the need to develop positive thinking - to perceive life and the people around them more optimistically, kinder and more condescendingly. Another part of the volunteers listened to the arguments about why the attitude to everything should be as critical as possible.

Volunteers from different groups were measured heart rate and sweating - markers of psychological state. As a result, it turned out that the participants from the "positive thinking" group had their lower parameters, that is, they were more relaxed and less anxious. The level of production of anti-inflammatory components of the immune system in their bodies was also lower, which meant that there was no high risk of infection and disease for a person.

At the same time, the participants in the experiment, who listened to the need for a strict attitude to the world around them, demonstrated increased heart rate and increased sweating. According to doctors, such signs appear when there is a feeling of danger and insecurity, increased stress.

"Positive thinking significantly calms the heartbeat and strengthens the immune system, while negative thoughts have a negative impact not only on the psyche, but also on the physical condition of a person. When we learn not to react painfully to external threats, we strengthen our immunity, thereby increasing chances of recovery," the researchers said.

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