Wednesday, June 25, 2008

A Merry Heart Is Medicine

by Donna L. Watkins
Originally Published in A Healing Moment

Solomon had wisdom in that statement from Proverbs 17:22. The human body, which God designed, can produce it's own disease fighting chemicals. God has created us "fearfully and wonderfully."

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These bodies that we walk around in are truly amazing! Evolution is just not smart enough to equip us with the mind-boggling intelligence that our bodies contain!

For example, when you are joyful, your body secretes two types of chemicals that fight cancer and other diseases. When you experience that exhilarating feeling of being truly joyful, it does "good like a medicine."

One type of chemical released in your body when you are joyful is called "neuropeptide." These neuropeptides are the same kind of chemical that cancer patients are injected with at the cost of up to $40,000.00 per shot! And God created our bodies to produce them naturally by having a joyful heart!

Another chemical secreted into the bloodstream, by having a joyful heart, is known as "opioid." (You can see the root word for "opium" which can be a dangerous drug but produces a calming effect.)

Opioids when secreted into the bloodstream enhance the immune system to help fight the common cold. So, is there a cure for the common cold? Yes! A merry heart!

You see, our minds, bodies and spirits are all connected. We are a walking network of amazing super-intelligence! We are not "gods," but we are created "in the image of God."

God has created us so unique. When we are joyful, our minds, bodies and spirits are effected by it. Your mind can sense true joy coming from your spirit, and when your mind senses joy on the radar screen, it sends out "opioids" into the bloodstream which connect with "monocytes." The monocytes receive messages from the opioids which trigger a Pac-Man like response and they begin to eat bacteria and viruses that tear down your immune system.

If you are plagued by fear, worry, stress and anger, you are opening the door to sickness. Your body is not secreting what it needs to keep you vibrant. Is it any wonder Jesus tells us to stop worrying? (Matthew 6). Is it any wonder that the Apostle Paul tells us to stop worrying? ( Phil. 4). Seek first His Kingdom and righteousness and all of your needs will be given unto you. (Matt. 6:33)

Take care of your mind, body and spirit. Have a joyful heart. Stop killing yourself. Allow that wise body God gave you to release those wonderful chemicals in order that you may experience optimum health and performance for His glory!

Proverbs 17:22 - "A merry heart does good, like a medicine."

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi!
I enjoy your newsletter, so full of everything :) Today was the first time I emailed the article, I read, to another person & when I sent it, it came back several times letting me know I had more than 300 characters. BUT, that could have been taken care of the first time it came back, if I would have been notified of how many characters I had & needed to delete. I just kept re-writing my note, until it finally went through. Maybe, you can set this up to notify the one writing the note, when their limit of 300 characters has been typed. I don't think anyone is going to actually take the time to count each letter they type. I hope you understand what I'm trying to tell you, it's early, LOL! Thank you, Charlene

sharingsunshine said...

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I have no way to control the number of characters. The blog is hosted by blogger and they set all those parameters. I guess they figure if something is forwarded people aren't typing a long email.

I like your idea to increase it but don't have the option. :-(

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