Psychoneuroimmunology

The evidence is increasingly significant regarding the role of emotions in the origin of diseases. Certain hormones and neurotransmitters are secreted in excessive amounts when we experience psychological or emotional stress, leading to imbalance and malfunction of normal physiological processes.

The nervous system, the endocrine system and the immune system constitute a single and integrated defense system, whose objective is to achieve the adaptation of the individual to the environment, which guarantees survival for them and their species.

On many occasions, in addition to medical treatment, it is necessary to address the causes of stress prior to the onset of a certain disease and teach the patient mind-body techniques to reduce stress levels.