How Emotions Affect Your Body: The Science of Stress, Mood, and Health

Paramed’s reliable health products: https://paramedstore.com/collections/... _______________________________ Did you know your emotions directly affect your body? 🤯 Stress, anxiety, and depression don’t just change your mood—they impact your immune system, heart, digestion, and even how fast wounds heal. In this video, we explore: Why stress makes you more likely to catch a cold How emotions slow down wound healing The link between depression and heart health The gut-brain connection in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) The fascinating placebo and nocebo effects Emotions aren’t “just feelings”—they have real power to influence your health. Timecodes: 00:00 – Intro: How emotions affect your body 00:13 – Stress and colds: Why stressed people get sick more often 00:34 – Wound healing: How stress slows recovery 00:48 – The heart and emotions: Depression, anxiety, and heart health 01:06 – Quick note: Links to studies + Paramed store info 01:19 – The gut and emotions: IBS and the brain-gut connection 01:39 – The power of placebo and nocebo 02:12 – How it all works: Stress hormones and inflammation explained 02:45 – Conclusion: Why mental well-being is part of disease prevention 👉 Links to scientific studies: Stress and Susceptibility to the Common Cold - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056... Slowing of wound healing by psychological stress - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7475659/ Depression increased risk of coronary heart disease - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/... Efficacy of psychological therapies for irritable bowel syndrome - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32276... Placebo and nocebo effects and mechanisms associated with pharmacological interventions - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Take care of your mental well-being—it’s one of the best ways to take care of your body 💙 #stressrelief #healthylife #healthcare