Tag Archive for: Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
How Your Thinking Affects Your Health Part 1 of 3
Every change in your emotional state leads to a cascade of hormones and neurotransmitter substances, and can effect changes in the shape, voltage, and biochemistry of cell membrane receptors, and those changes influence gene expression.…
Cancer and Social Support
Social Support and the Immune System
Psychoneuroimmunology researchers have consistently found a positive correlation between social support and the immune system.
Medical researcher Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser has proven that social support…
Social Support Contributes to Health
In a famous study, epidemiology researcher James House (no relation to Gregory) and his team conducted a prospective study of 2,754 residents of Tecumseh, Michigan, observing their social ties and group activities for ten years. This was a…
Social Support Improves Health
Most behavioral medicine studies involving heart patients focus on the efficacy of lifestyle changes to reduce atherosclerosis and reverse ischemic heart disease. World-renowned cardiologist Dean Ornish’s behavioral medicine program includes…
What Causes Disease, Part 2
The Physiological Effects of Persistent Emotional Distress
It is normal to experience emotional distress brought on by the events and circumstances of everyday life. When this happens sporadically, it is not a problem—the body is resilient…