【It’s2009.Youfeelsicksoyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfeverlooksatyourthroatandaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave，shegivesyousomemedicinebutalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyo】

　　It’s2009.Youfeelsicksoyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfeverlooksatyourthroatandaskswhatyou’vebeenthinkingaboutlately.Whenyouleave，shegivesyousomemedicinebutalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.

　　Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeoplebehaveinthewaythatdocalledpsychologistsarestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrainisconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem(神经系统).Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.

　　Stress(压力，紧张)iscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlife.Ofcourseeverybodyhasstressmoreorless;nobody’slifeisperfect.Infactstressisnecessary.Withoutstresswewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchange.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody’sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.

　　Whenyoufeelstressyourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素).Adrenalinespeedsupyourbreathingandyourheartbeat.Todayyouhaveadifferentkindofstress.Problemslikeendlesshomeworkortroubleswithyourfamilyarethekindofthingsyoucan’tfightorrunawayfromsoyoudon’tuseupallthatadrenaline.Itjuststaysbottledupinsideyouandthat’swhatcandosomethingbadtoyou.

　　Whatcanyoudoaboutstress?Firstyoucantrytofindwaystochangethingssoyouaren’tundersomuchstress.Youcansetupaplantofinishhomeworkorgotoadoctororapsychologisttotrytoworkthingsoutwithyourfamilyoryourfriends.Butsometimesyoucan’tchangeastressfulsituation.Sometimesyoudon’tevenwantto.Abigchangemightbeagoodchangebutitwillstillbestressful.

　　Thelink(关联)betweenyourbodyandbrainworksintwoways.Yourbodycanhelpyourminddealwithstress.Ifyouareunderstressyouneedtotakeespeciallygoodcareofyourbody.It’simportanttogetenoughsleepandeatnutritiousmeals.Somepeopletakeavitamin-mineralpilleveryday.Anotherthingthatyoucandoisdailyexercise.Ifyougowalkingordoaerobic(需氧的)dancing