“Doctors cure diseases; health is something that you should acquire all by yourself.”

– Nikolai Amosov

Consumer oriented mindset always pushes us for external solutions to our problems in life, especially when it concerns our health. Most people are still searching outside for “panacea”, “fountain of youth” or a “magic pill”. Everyone wants to be free from the constraints that problems with health can create. However, not many people are actually ready to trust their own self, their own brain and heart to find the true causes to those problems.

Any human being is a very complicated living system beyond just the material level...

How pliable is the human brain? Previous beliefs revolved around a static brain – a brain which did not regenerate neurons when old ones were gone. This is the way we used to believe, but now, a new belief contradicts that idea entirely.

A paper called Trends in Cognitive Sciences, written by Princeton University’s Maya Opendak and Elizabeth Gould proposes that neurogenesis, which is the process of regenerating neurons, happens in the hippocampus when the environment changes. This process helps with adaptation when stimulus causes change in both negative and positive ways.

In a recent press release, Opendak stated, “Neurons actually tune the hippocampus according to predicted changes. You can change your brain either by avoiding negative experiences or stimulating positive ones.”

In our lives, we are given many choices, most of which we overthink. We overthink what we want for breakfast, what we are going to wear, or how much shampoo to use that morning. Why do we overthink these simple things as much as we overthink going to the doctors, setting up a savings account, or even going back to school? The reason is that we are unable to stop overthinking. As a society, we have become conditioned to thinking there is more to something than its face value. If you are getting stress headaches, you are overly tired or just plain stressed out, here are some tips to stop overthinking situations and be happy with your decisions.

1. Nothing Is Set In Stone

While this tip generally applies to smaller situations such as breakfast or if you are going to pair your socks that morning, it can be applied to life changing ones too...

We are truly our own worst critic. Why? When we set standards, often we will personally exceed them, without giving much notice to it all. That is the wrong way to approach situations and life, in general. You owe it to yourself to be truly happy and feel accomplished every day, and it starts with recognizing your achievements and valuing yourself.

1. Realize How Far You Have Come

No matter what your situation entails, you have always come from a different place. From a personality, mentality, to even a physical change. If you are happy with the results, be proud that you have made these efforts to improve. No one else will be able to change you; you did that for you. Own it, be proud of it and keep growing.

All humans have brains, but there are not so many who know how to use them effectively in order to harmoniously evolve together with Nature. There is also the human heart which carries out vital functions of the human body. Human heart has to go through the challenging process of refining the feelings and emotions so we can enjoy a quality life.

The argument of what is more important, the Human Heart or the Human Brain, has been a cornerstone between scientific minds and followers of the spiritual beliefs. What should govern human life – rational way of thinking or emotions? Should we listen to our intellect or follow out heart? It seems that it is almost impossible to combine both of them, just like fire and water. Too much fire can turn water into air and too much water can put the fire down. However, if you really know how to use both, you can find the way for them to work in a powerful synergy and create a steam engine.