rates to me that human beings can play a major role in influencing their own sense of well-being.
Essay Two: Laughter û The Best Medicine?
The principles and philosophy underlying the relatively new field of psychoneuroimmunology are as basic as human instinct and have been known to the medical community for hundreds of years. These principles include a holistic approach to health and well-being, one that considers the mind, body, and spirit and their connection to health and well-being. While traditionally shunned by the medical community as pseudoscience, I have long believed that holistic medicine and approaches are a natural method of promoting health and well-being in human beings. Under a great deal of stress in my personal and professional life, I have learned to value a holistic approach that includes alternative approaches to mental health and well-being. However, the medical community is remiss to accept such approaches as being valid due to a fixed mindset and the potential loss of profitability. As Anderson (2004) maintains, ôOur perceptions are determined by our conditioning and we become unable to perceive anything which tends to be different or new. Many holistic and alternative practitioners pioneering a new way of practicing medicine have had scary practices, based on their inspired alternative perceptions resulting in innovative thinkingö (52).
I firmly believe that human beings maintain a large measure of control over their own health and well-being. My own experiences have shown me that herbal remedies and laughter or humor appear to prove effective in lowering stress, raisi
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