Prayers for a Healthy YouSýnishorn

Did you know that worrying about your health can actually worsen your health? Identified impacts of worry and anxiety on the body include: stomach pain, acne, weight gain (slower metabolism), body aches, hair loss, loss of libido, heartburn, and more. This is because when you worry, your body releases hormones called cortisone and adrenaline that are provided by God to equip you for real danger. The only problem with worry is that your body cannot tell the difference between real or perceived danger. 

Because worry arouses a feeling of impending doom, your body responds by elevating your hormone levels—even though the “danger” is something you only imagined! When these stress hormones are free to roam in your blood stream over a prolonged period of time, they can become toxic to your glands, heart, digestion, and nervous system. 

This can eventually lead to real health issues and real damage to any number of systems and organs in your body. Our bodies simply weren’t designed to remain in a constant state of alert, otherwise known as “fight or flight” panic, any longer than what’s necessary to trigger an appropriate response to danger. 

That's why it is SO important to overcome both worry and anxiety regarding known or unknown health issues. You need to be at your optimum level of health to heal, and to ward off health issues. Prayer is one way to do just that.