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any disease. They remain there till they are cured. It is important to get as much rest as possible when infected as the body's immune system is fighting of the disease. During relaxation the nervous system tells the immune system to calm down or back off. A mind which is relaxed often better able to tap unconscious stores of intuitive guidance and wisdom than the normal.
Mental attitude does have considerable influence on physical condition. Restless is unhappiness or unrest is especially of mind. Tension creates a mental pressure on an individual. Tensions make a person angry and irritated. Once a person is full of anger, he destroys himself, even though he does not harm others. Anxiety and inability to trust are two common symptoms in our society and humanity is suffering from grief and tension in modern times. Stress is harmful when it becomes overwhelming and interrupts the healthy state of equilibrium that the nervous system needs to remain in balance. Unfortunately, overwhelming stress has become an increasingly common characteristic of contemporary life. Stress impair the immune system of the body, which either becomes hyper-reactive or fails to generate enough number of anti-bodies. Body develops an allergic reaction, inflammation or catch an infection too soon as well. In the long run, persistence of these conditions may lead to personality disorders or provide a fertile ground for life-style diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, cardiac dysfunctions and so on.
Medical profession has made great strides toward eliminating communicable diseases, yet is having little success coping with the increase of the noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, kidney diseases. Conventional medicine views
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