Toxic thought is dangerous to your health and life

Unless you are living under a rock, you see and hear this poison every day.
On the Internet, hate is at epidemic proportions.
In traffic, people are ready to kill others because they don’t like how they drive.
People are seething with rage, bitterness, and vengeful thoughts.
Even if they don’t act out those thoughts, they are still wrecking their own health and lives.

Higher and more prolonged levels of circulating cortisol (like those associated with chronic stress) have been shown to have negative effects, such as:*

Impaired cognitive performance
Dampened thyroid function
Blood sugar imbalances, such as hyperglycemia
Decreased bone density
Sleep disruption
Decreased muscle mass
Elevated blood pressure
Lowered immune function
Slow wound healing
Increased abdominal fat, which has a stronger correlation to certain health problems than fat deposited in other areas of the body. Some of the health problems associated with increased stomach fat are heart attacks, strokes, higher levels of “bad” cholesterol (LDL) and lower levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL), which can lead to other health problems.*Read more here

Here’s the thing, you don’t have to get sucked into this mess.

Here’s a few ways to avoid this trap:

exercise regularly
sleep more
limit social media usage
limit watching the news
avoid senseless arguments
don’t label others
take time to interact with real people in person
remember you cannot fix the whole world

Your thoughts eventually become your actions, good or bad.

The ancient writings remind us “let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” Book of James 1:19

Published by ironcave1

I was the owner of the Cave, a strength-based, veteran-owned, unconventional coaching facility, which closed on May 31, 2022 after almost 12 years. My full focus is now on bringing our steelclub and mace training called Mace Fit out to the public. Follow us at http://macefit.com and @2slingsteel. View more posts