How Mindfulness Training Can Boost Your Immune System?

We know about the power of diet and exercise in our effort to train and maintain our immune systems. But there’s something I consider an even more powerful modifier of immunologic health: achieving optimal mental and spiritual health.



The basis of this belief lies in the fact that the brain is intimately connected to every organ in the body, especially the immune system. It may seem a bit counterintuitive that our brain is directly connected to our vital organs, but think about it for a moment: Have you ever had a gut feeling about something?



Well, that’s exactly what I’m talking about, for sometimes our thoughts are manifested in other organ systems, like when we have that queasy feeling in our stomach that something bad is about to happen.



How does stress affect the immune system?



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What about immunity? Well, remember what your mother told you about not getting over done? Not burning the candle at both ends, physically or mentally?



Turns out that was a solid bit of counsel, for in those situations we can undoubtedly run down our immune system, which can lead to an increase in bodily inflammation — something we don’t want. Bodily inflammation increases our propensity for numerous diseases and leaves us vulnerable to common infections.



The reasons for this are complex, but let me try to break it down simply. Stress in its acute form, the so-called fight-or-flight response, is good. Our ancestors learned this when they were threatened by saber-toothed tigers.



Stress on a chronic level (such as worries about job or financial security, relationships, health of yourself or your loved ones) is not good, and over time, it can knock down our immunologic health.