Friday HTN4U Affirmation on Happiness
HTN4U Affirmation ✍ by Bill Bowman ❤
- My body is responding physically well to happiness.
- Finding delight is healthier for me than negative feelings.
- I'm dismissing my grievances for today.
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Did you know that 90% of your serotonin (neurotransmitter known as the "happiness hormone") resides in the lining of your digestive tract, where it helps regulate the movement of the digestive system?
According to Dr. David Scheiderer MD, MBA, DFAPA, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Education for Integrative Psychiatry, Inc., "Certain drugs and substances such as caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, NutraSweet, antidepressants, and some cholesterol-lowering medications deplete serotonin and other neurotransmitter levels."
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Tammy L. Davis I know you have some therapeutic ideas that might help! It's a very interesting relationship between happiness in the mind, bodily serotonin production, and digestive wellness. I think of it as like the, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" question.
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