Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 4 Issue- 10, 1 April 2020 | Page 9

develop its own robust and reliable immune system that can help us
sustain most of the random infections without the need for an urgent
medical intervention. So friends, let your kids play outside in the parks and
do away with the RO water purifier for most of your chores. Balance is the
key, don't go out exposing yourself to unnecessary infections but yes, you
all can get a little less paranoid about all the GERMS out there waiting just
for you!!!! Maintain hygiene, eat healthy and move that body a little, believe
me, you will be amazed at how wonderful your body feels in six months
from now!!!
Immunity can be attributed to a lot of factors, from our racial & genetic
makeup to nutrition & hygiene, and a lot more, but that is what we all know
and have been taught since our school days. Today let's take a step
towards exploring the not so physical and tangible aspects of our life that
have critical effect on our immune response in a given situation. Yes, I'm
talking about the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of our existence
and their bearing on our immune system. There is an old saying that 'We
glow outside when we glow within'. Simply put, we look and feel healthy
when we are happy and calm within ourselves.
There are hundreds of books and talks, that centre around the idea of
wellness and its link to stress. Here I would like to share something that's
been widely promoted by an American developmental biologist: Dr
Bruce Lipton as it resonates deeply with my personal understanding as
well on the topic of immunity & the effects of stress & negative thought
patterns on our overall wellness.
Dr Lipton talks about how perception of danger in our environment triggers
a stress response, which leads the Hypothalamus region of our brain to
send signals to our Pituitary gland also known as the 'Master' gland about
the perceived danger or threat. The Pituitary gland in response signals the
Adrenal glands to release Stress Hormones which trigger three things.
First, they cause the blood from the 'Center' or the Gut to rush to