It’sinthe2010s.Youfeelsick,soyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfever,looksatyourthroat,andaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicine,butalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyou

　　It’sinthe2010s.Youfeelsick,soyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfever,looksatyourthroat,andaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicine,butalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.

　　Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeopleactinthewaythattheydo,calledpsychologists(心理学家),arestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrain(脑)isconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem(神经系统).Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.

　　Stressiscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlife.Ofcourse,everybodyhasstressmoreorless;nobody’slifeisperfect.Infact,stressisnecessary.Withoutstress,wewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchange.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody’sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.

　　Whenyoufeelstressed,yourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素).Adrenalinespeedsupyourbreathingandyourheartbeat.Todayyouhaveadifferentkindofstress.Problemslikeendlesshomeworkortroubleswithyourfamilyarethekindofthingsyoucan’tfightorrunawayfrom,soyoudon’tuseupallthatadrenaline.Itjuststaysbottledupinsideyou,andthat’swhatcandosomethingbadtoyou.

　　Whatcanyoudoaboutstress?First,youcantrytofindwaystochangethingssoyouaren’tundersomuchstress.Youcansetupaplantofinishhomeworkorgotoadoctororapsychologisttotrytoworkthingsoutwithyourfamilyoryourfriends.Butsometimesyoucan’tchangeastressfulsituation.Sometimesyoudon’tevenwantto.Abigchangemightbeagoodchange,butitwillstillbestressful.

　　Thelink(关联)betweenyourbodyandbrainworksintwoways.Yourbodycanhelpyourminddealwithstress.Ifyouareunderstress,youneedtotakeespeciallygoodcareofyourbody.It’simportanttogetenoughsleepandeatnutritious(有营养的)meals.Somepeopletakeavitamin-mineralpilleveryday.Anotherthingthatyoucandoisdailyexercise.Ifyougowal