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destinedtobeafflictedbythembysomecruelactofnature,notevenifyouhaveageneticpredispos-
ition.Theyareillnessesbasedprimarilyonlifestylechoices,andhavingsomegeneticorhereditary
basisjustmeansthatyouhavetobedisciplinedandmakethecorrectchoicestopreventitand/orre-
verseitandhealyourself,sinceyouhavelessroomforerror.Theuniverseisdemandingthatyoube
moredisciplined,thatis,morerighteous,inyourlifestyle.Itisgivingyoutheimpetustodevelop
strengthofwill(willpower).Thisisanimportantpointtoacknowledge,becauseitmeansthateach
personhasthepowertoaffectastateofhealthwithinhisorherbody.Healthisachoice,andregard-
lessofifyouchooseconsciouslyorunconsciously,youaretheonestillchoosing.Admittedly,most
peoplehaveengagedinbadhabitsatthementalandphysicallevelsforsolongthatnotonlydothey
lackthewillpowertomaketherightchoices,butalso,andevenmoredetrimental,mostoftheir
choicesarebeingmadeattheunconsciousleveloftheirmind.Inthiscapacity,onewillbegreatly
aidedbythepracticeoftheyogicmysticaldisciplines,sincetheirpracticeleadstoincreased(con-
scious)awarenessofone’sthoughtsandactions,aswellasincreasedwillpower.Thus,youwillbe
backinthedriver’sseat,andhavethecapacitytochoosepeaceoverangerandhealthoverdisease.
Grantedthatinsomecasesthediseasemayhaveresultedinseriousdamagetoorgansandtissues,but
undertheconditionsofaproperlifestyle,manyofthesewillbealleviatedtoagreatdegree,ifnot
completelyreversed.Mostorgansofthebodyhaveanincrediblecapacitytoregeneratethemselvesif
given the proper conditions and environment.
Relative Causes of Physical Illness: The Mind–BodyConnection and Diet
Therearefourmaincategoriesofrelativecausesofillnessofthephysicalbody,however,inreality
thereisonlyone.Thefourcategoriesare:Smoking,Alcohol,DietandStress.However,smoking,al-
coholanddietcanallbeplacedunderthecategoryofstress,sincemostpeopleengageinsmoking,
drinkingalcohol,andeatingapoordietduetofeelingstressed.Stresscausespeopletomentallyfeel
frustratedandangry,orsadanddepressed.Frustrationandanger,aswellassadnessanddepression,
affectthephysicalbody.Theycausethereleaseofhormonesandotherchemicalsinthebody,which
promoteaweakeningoftheimmunesystem,changesinbloodpressure,redistributionoffat,ability
ofthebloodtoclot,etc.,resultinginimbalancesinthevarioussystems(nervous,muscular,vascular,
hormonal,skeletal,uro-genital,respiratory,lymphatic,digestive)ofthephysicalbody,leadingto
conditons such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc.
Stress:
Theimpactonoftheemotionsonhealthwasdemonstratedbyanexperimentonrabbits.Rabbitsin
thisstudywereplacedintotwogroups,bothofwhichweretreatedexactlythesame,exceptforone
thing,thatgroupBrabbitswerenotpettedforthedurationofthestudy,whereasgroupArabbits
were.Bothgroupsofrabbitswerefedhighfatandcholesteroldiets.Attheendofthestudy,itwas
foundthattheeffectsofthedietonGroupArabbitswhichreceivedpettingandlove,wasnegligible
ascomparedtogroupBrabbitsthatwerenothandledthroughoutthestudy.Theimplicationofthis
studyisthathealthisinfluenced,toagreatextent,bythestateofone’smind(emotions).Thisdoes
notmeanthatdietshouldbeoverlooked,becauseasweshallseefurtheroninourdiscussion,diet
doeshasaneffectoneveryaspectofone’sbeing(physical-mental-emotional-spiritual).However,it
doesgiveinsightintowhysomepeoplewhoeatalotof“junk”food,buthaveapositiveattitudeand