Think positive!

The National Institutes of Health report in their August newsletter that a positive outlook is good for your health. A positive attitude won't solve all your problems (though as Herm Albright said, it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort), but if it can help even a little, and also increase your happiness, why not give it a try?

Emotional wellness can be improved with meditation, a sense of purpose, and mindfulness. Improved mental health can increase physical health.

Here are some books to start with!

Reinventing medicine: beyond mind-body to a new era of healing by Larry Dossey.

The balance within: the science connecting health and emotions by Esther M. Sternberg.

The cure within: a history of mind-body medicine by Anne Harrington.

Spiritual therapy; how the physician, psychiatrist and minister collaborate in healing by Richard K. Young and Albert L. Meiburg. (258)

Manual of psychomagic: the practice of shamanic psychotherapy by Alejandro Jodorowsky ; translated by Rachael LaValley. (131)