In the latest blog feature for Psychology Today, Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz explores the relationship between the mind and the body, the short and long-term health effects of stress and loneliness, and the many ways mindfulness practice can help our immune systems. Dr. Rosenkranz explains further how illness in the body impacts the mind, while poor mental health makes one vulnerable to illness.
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