Emotions and the body...part II (cellular damage and aging)
So, how many folks are familiar with the hypothalamus? When you experience an emotion the hypothalamus, located in your brain, releases peptides (amino acid sequences, different chemicals for every emotional state) into your body. And what to these little peptides do you? They dock.
Every cell in your body has receptors in it for peptides to dock. So your emotional state literally infects every cell in your body. Once the peptide docks in the cell it sends a signal directly into the cell. These signals actually change the biochemical make up of you cells. So events in your life, and how you react to them (i.e. which emotion you choose and the resulting peptides released), can actually change the nucleus of your cells.
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Every cell in your body has receptors in it for peptides to dock. So your emotional state literally infects every cell in your body. Once the peptide docks in the cell it sends a signal directly into the cell. These signals actually change the biochemical make up of you cells. So events in your life, and how you react to them (i.e. which emotion you choose and the resulting peptides released), can actually change the nucleus of your cells.
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