Writing leads to reducing the production of a hormone that is harmful to health
Scientists and researchers have concluded that writing can improve a person's health and be beneficial to his overall life, especially writing poetry, poems, and literature, which can explain why poets and writers live longer lives and enjoy better health compared to their peers who do not write or indulge in writing.
It is scientifically known that the hormone cortisol negatively affects human bodies, as it is produced in the adrenal glands when a person enters a state of stress, and it negatively affects a person’s health, as its excessive production leads to an increase in abdominal fat, general inflammation, dry skin, and other bad symptoms.
According to a report published by the Readers Digest website, and reviewed by Al Arabiya.net, it has been shown that writing and writing, especially writing poetry and poems, leads to reducing the production of this harmful hormone, and therefore writing is very beneficial for a person’s health and leads to an improvement in his general mood. And provide him comfort.
The report said: “We know that eating well, sleeping well, and exercising can improve our stress levels and thus our overall health, but did you know that writing can do that too?”
Reducing stress can start by reducing the production of this tricky little hormone, and one little-known but scientifically proven way to do this is writing.
Scientists say that “when you pick up a pen or sit down to write down your thoughts, you pick up an invisible needle, pull the threads from your brain and sew them into something you can see clearly and handle better. You are rearranging the chaos of your chaotic mind into a peaceful bookshelf full of thoughts, feelings, and things you can control.” “With it, this brings order, just as when you lay eyes on a tidy wardrobe after a frantic reorganization.”
The report says the mind can be a chaotic place, where your inner critic, the daily news and too many to-do lists struggle to be heard above your impostor syndrome, anxieties and fears. And writing instructs all of these things to form an organized queue and wait to be recorded, marked, addressed, listened to, marked.
The report, which is based on previous scientific studies, notes that “removing fear from your overburdened brain is a surefire way to better relaxation, better sleep, and better health. And because you have created space in that head of yours, space for new ideas, for ideas of self-care and open invitations to life, you are more likely to take action.” “Good decisions then...you will eat better, and checking your achievements will encourage good choices.”
The report concludes by emphasizing that writers and authors enjoy more peaceful sleep, better health than others, and a calmer and more comfortable life.