Emotions and Physical Health

Emotions and Physical Health

Adler, Rosenfeld, Towne, and Scott (1986) use the statement, “If you keep a balanced ‘body’budget,’ you’ll experience less emotional stress”, in their book to draw a connection that shows the dynamic relationship between the body’s physical state and an individual’s emotional state. Accordingly, this statement explains that when the body is in good condition due to various things like healthy eating, exercise, and good sleep, one’s emotions will be positively impacted. Such a positive impact includes less stress, reduced anxiety, and increased happiness or relaxation. The statement also means that failure to keep a balanced body budget, that is, not getting enough sleep, drinking too much alcohol or smoking, not exercising, and consuming unhealthy foods like too much fat, salt, and sugar, will lead to a negative impact on person’s emotional state.

I completely agree with this statement mainly because it is backed up by scientific evidence from several studies, including Zhang, Zhang, Ma, and Di (2020) and Bell, Audrey, Gunnell, Cooper, and Campbell (2019). Accordingly, both of these studies proved a direct connection between a person’s emotional and physical states. Staying in a good physical state, which involved getting exercise and good sleep, showed that these individuals were less stressed and had significantly less anxiety than those who did not maintain good physical condition. In addition, what a person consumes has a significant effect on their emotional state; for example, eating too much sugar at a go can lead to an elevation in moods followed by a drastic decline of these moods and prolonged fatigue and lack of focus (Mantantzis et al., 2019). Further, Satapathy et al. (n.d.) add that some foods have been linked to helping the body release happy hormones; for instance, vitamins C and D release oxytocin, low-fat and protein-rich food releases dopamine, soy releases serotonin, and a good quantity of chocolate releases endorphins.

References

Adler, R. B., Rosenfeld, L. B., Towne, N., & Scott, M. (1986). Interplay: The process of interpersonal communication (p. 504). New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Bell, S. L., Audrey, S., Gunnell, D., Cooper, A., & Campbell, R. (2019). The relationship between physical activity, mental wellbeing and symptoms of mental health disorder in adolescents: a cohort study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16, 1-12.

Mantantzis, K., Schlaghecken, F., Sünram-Lea, S. I., & Maylor, E. A. (2019). Sugar rush or sugar crash? A meta-analysis of carbohydrate effects on mood. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 101, 45-67.

Satapathy, S. K., Pahwa, S., & Pareek, A. (n.d.). Productivity and Sustainability at Workplace: A Study on Happiness-Generating Hormones. Name Page No., 125.

Zhang, Y., Zhang, H., Ma, X., & Di, Q. (2020). Mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemics and the mitigation effects of exercise: a longitudinal study of college students in China. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(10), 3722.

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What do the authors mean by the statement, “If you keep a balanced ‘body budget,’ you’ll experience less emotional stress? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Emotions and Physical Health

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