Many of us avoid saying we're sorry no matter the offense but a study shows the healing properties of saying 'Im sorry'. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200207/the-power-of-apology

That’s what the US Surgeon General concluded in an 85-page advisory released in May 2023, drawing on decades of research into how isolation actually affects human mortality. Data tends to back it up. Meta-analyses tracking over 3.4 million people found that social isolation increases all-cause mortality by roughly 29%, loneliness by 26%, and living alone by 32%. Those numbers put the mortality effect of chronic loneliness on par with well-established risk factors like smoking and above the effect of obesity. Sounds bad. Even worse when you consider the scale of the problem: Half of American adults, according to the data cited in the report, were experiencing loneliness even before the pandemic made it worse. Most, hearing that loneliness increases mortality, may conclude that suicide is the driver behind the increased mortality. It fits. Lonely people are more likely to be depressed. Depression increases the risk of suicide. Far more of the deaths come from physical health impacts. Loneliness has been linked to diseases such as: - Cardiovascular disease - Stroke - Type 2 diabetes - Dementia - Alzheimer's This is because chronic loneliness drives measurable elevations in: - Cortisol - Inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein - Blood pressure - Lipid dysregulation It also suppresses immune function and can accelerate cognitive decline. It kills you the way smoking kills you, through the same physiological pathways, just with a different upstream trigger.

Happy Monday, Dr Serge and all reading this. Dr Serge, at your convenience, is it possible for you to elaborate more on forgiveness healing mind and body? I much appreciate you https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/expert-qa/forgiveness-your-health-depends-on-it

There is a nerve in your body that connects your brain directly to your heart, your lungs, and your gut. Scientists call it the vagus nerve. What it does when you worship will change how you think about praise. The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve in the human body. It runs from the brainstem all the way down through the neck, chest, and abdomen. It is the primary pathway of what researchers call the parasympathetic nervous system, the system responsible for rest, recovery, digestion, and immune function. When the vagus nerve is activated, heart rate slows, blood pressure drops, inflammation decreases, and the body shifts from survival mode into restoration mode. Researchers have identified three primary activators of the vagus nerve. Deep, rhythmic breathing. Cold water exposure. Singing. Not listening to music. Singing. The act of producing sustained vocal tones activates the vagus nerve directly through the muscles of the throat and the vibration in the chest cavity. Psalm 100:1-2 says make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come into his presence with singing. The Hebrew word for joyful noise is rua, meaning to shout, to raise a battle cry, to produce a loud, sustained vocal sound. God did not design corporate worship as a warm-up for the sermon. He designed it as a full-body, neurologically active, physiologically restorative event that shifts your entire system from survival mode into the mode your body needs to heal, receive, and function at its highest level. When you lift your voice in genuine worship, you are not just expressing gratitude. You are activating a nerve God designed that tells every organ in your body it is safe to restore. Your voice was built to heal you. Use it. Dr. Zac Breckenridge

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