Words are tools for managing our bodies, even if we are not aware of it.

• If we raise our voice or even change our facial expression, we can affect what happens in other peoples bodies, brains and neurological systems.
• If someone is in pain and we hold their hand, it can lessen their suffering. One tends to have a long and healthy life if their partners ...

Right from childhood, the people we interact with and spend time with are rewiring and shaping our brains at a neurological level.

A comforting word can calm us, and a hateful word can make our brain rush towards a fight or flight mechanism.

• People die years earlier if they are lonely, as no one is there to ‘regulate’ their body budget.
• Losing a loved one feels like losing a part of oneself for the same reason: One loses a regulation mechanism of their body budget.
• Our feelings of empathy vary according to ho...

If we are with someone we care about, our breathing synchronizes with them, along with the beating of the heart.

• Toxic words and language are harmful to our health if given in large doses and like chronic stress, can eat away our brain. This includes verbal aggression, neglect and rejection.
• Our bodies are already having a lot of stress due to the environment, wrong nutrition, lack of sleep o...