Aging Backwards with Rikki Dee

It’s true. A part of slowing down the aging process is not worrying.

Them: You know the government is about to implement ______ .
Me: Ok.

Them: You know lockdown is lasting through August.
Me: Ok.

Them: On the news today they said ______ .
Me: Oh... ok.

Your emotional health is intricately linked to your immune system. Your immune system is a collection of billions of cells, and some target organs that have the primary job of keeping you healthy and fighting off disease. Your immune system cells travel throughout your body and defend it against antigens, such as viruses. Unrelenting cortisol, your primary stress hormone, suppresses your immune system by reducing the number of its virus-fighting cells.

When stress, anxiety, worry, overwhelm, depression and isolation are left unchecked they actually reduce the effectiveness of your immune system and make you, and those around you much more susceptible to getting sick. When your immune system is challenged you are more likely to contract and spread a circulating virus and expose those around you, your communities, and our global population.