The Connection Between Emotion and Physical Health

In this video Dr. Esther Sternberg, explains the breakthrough experiments that revealed the physical mechanisms – the nerves, cells, and hormones – used by the brain and immune system to communicate with each other.

She describes just how stress can make us more susceptible to all types of illnesses, and how the immune system can alter our moods. Finally, she explains how our understanding of these connections in scientific terms is helping to answer such crucial questions as “Does stress make you sick?” “Is a positive outlook the key to better health?” and “How do our personal relationships, work, and other aspects of our lives affect our health?”