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Self Esteem and Boosting the Immune System

According to new evidence, healthy self-esteem is one of the best preventative measures we can utilize for both psychical and mental health. In fact, strong self-esteem can help boost the immune system and protect against heart disease, and aid in healing.

There are five major components that determine our self-esteem.
1.      Appearance and how we dress and present ourselves.
2.      Psychical abilities and determining what we can and can’t do
3.      How confident we feel in a social setting
4.      Our perceived intelligence
5.      Self regard and how we feel about ourselves.

A growing body of evidence is showing that people with low self-esteem suffer from chronic pain, headaches, respiratory infections, and digestive problems such ulcers, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Low self-esteem is a common denominator in stress prone people.

Researchers in psychology and psychoneuroimmunology stress that
Self-efficacy is one of the major components to self-esteem. Self-efficacy is your perception of your own abilities. It is your belief in yourself and how you rate yourself. A study at UCLA showed that self-efficacy actually causes a chemical change in the brain that releases a chemical called catecholamine, which triggers a set of physiological reactions.

What can you do to improve your self-esteem and boost your immune system? There are many ways people can boost their self-esteem. Here are just a few.

Have faith in yourself. Otherwise, begin to feel confident about who you are and what you do.
Encourage others. By encouraging others you begin to believe in yourself as well as others.

Dress up! Go out on the town, let people see you. Dress up and feel good about your psychical appearance.

Take a class or take up a hobby. Keeping ourselves occupied on an intelligent level helps boost self-esteem.

Begin to recognize positive traits in yourself as well as others.

Do not set yourself up for failure. If you are setting goals, be realistic about your goals and allow yourself room to succeed. Do not set yourself up for failure.

Recognize your achievements! Achievements do not come in sizes. There are no small achievements, all achievements are BIG.

Remember that believing in yourself is the strongest weapon you have in promoting good health and living a long happy live. If you have problems with self-esteem, seek the help of a support group or therapist and learn important ways to help you feel good about yourself. Having good self-esteem can be the best medicine.