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The Personal Strength of Optimism - Sea Hearts Full of Hope

Building Personal Strength

Thoughts signal the release of neurotransmitters, which stimulate the discharge of various hormones and other chemicals. All of these activities are monitored by the brain, which regulates chemical levels in the body. Thus, prolonged, unrelieved stress can weaken a person’s ability to fight disease and heal injury. Coates, Ph.D.,

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