1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Sep 18, 2007, 5:21 am PDT

The information you offer here cannot be emphasized enough. It is pivotal to recognize the damaging effects of falsehoods. By dealing with them we can we try to prevent disease at the source. The matter of pleasing others goes much further than the calendar (or so I believe). It goes to being oppressed and owned and manipulated by others to the point where you (whoever you are) is more or less squashed. This causes enormous stress which can easily result in a compromised immune system and a host of other problems. As you say, acknowledging feelings helps, but is no easy task. Finding and holding on to truth is a big undertaking, but the rewards are so worth the efforts.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Sep 18, 2007, 3:16 pm PDT

I don't agree with this assessment. Not everyone who holds in their emotions becomes a ticking time bomb ready to explode over a minor incident. Maybe people explode because they have repeated themselves over and over to people who aren't listening after so many times of calmly and kindly saying their point of view to stupid people. How many times does one have to repeat themselves nicely? When is it ever the other person's responsibility to pay attention, listen, or act when necessary? Communication is a two way street. If you aren't going to hear what's being said through normal discourse, then it will take nasty critiques and explosions until it's heard. It's just common sense. When one's patience runs out, then one's kindness runs out. You can't go on expecting a person to repeat himself or herself forever.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Sep 19, 2007, 8:37 am PDT

For the most part, I can agree with you about honesty being the best policy. Except when it comes to people who have no respect your privacy, with people who are like pests or blabbermouths, that's a different story. One doesn't need to be an open book to everyone they meet in life. There's something to be said for having some discretion about what information you share with others when you don't know where someone else stands with regard to protecting or respecting your privacy. One can have great peace of mind not sharing with others for that reason alone.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Sep 19, 2007, 4:14 pm PDT

I agree with #4 in respecting privacy. Especially when it is invaded by creeps who follow you everywhere and listen in to all your phone calls and conversations. Even take photos of you in the shower. And then text message it all over town.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Sep 19, 2007, 4:29 pm PDT

In defense of the so called "blabbermouth" everyone and I mean everyone has been a blabbermouth at one point in their life or another. A perfect anology: a particular person always comments on how another person always comments on how yet another person's breath smells really bad. But the first and second people don't realize that they too have really smelly breath. Sometimes people dont realize that sticks and stones sometimes bomerang back.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Sep 20, 2007, 4:47 am PDT

I believe Dr. Mao touched on a key matter concerning the mind/psyche/body connection and its effect on nothing less ominous than cancer. Books have been written on this subject. It is a controversial issue and an important one. I hope, Dr. Mao, that you will address it again. Thank you.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Sep 21, 2007, 6:59 pm PDT

I would like to see more people in the medical establishment "getting this"! A number of years ago I was having problems with eating, chronic upper back and head aches, and sleep problems, due to stress. One very hot and humid day I almost passed out, and being a single mom of a very young child was concerned about my health so I went to the hospital. The doctor wanted to put me on antidepressants! I told her that I was STRESSED, not depressed - she told me to see my regular doctor and sent me home. My regular doctor wanted to put me on antidepressants also, AND recommended I get a job (I was unemployed at the time, my daughter was 7 months old). So I ended up toughing it out, and fortunately got better. Unfortunately, I am once again suffering physical issues due to stress, and this time it's worse, and I am concerned that I may be dealing with something much more damaging - this time, I have a doctor who knows stress can cause a lot of problems, but wants to just blame everything on the stress, whereas I want to make sure I don't have something with a more physical basis going on. It's very frustrating!

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 7:10 pm PDT

My lying sister with her terrible health is a perfect example of the fact that lying is bad for one's health except that, we as people deceive ourselves even when we flat out lie. I've never met a person in my life who will say "I am most definetly a liar". No, the liar rationalizes it all so, this article is useless because it doesn't apply to anyone alive and on this Earth. It only applies to "the other guy".

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 11:56 am PDT

Thanks for your advice, that is absolute truth of what you speak about our emotional life that can influence our state of wellbeing. sastry

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 11:56 am PDT

Thanks for your advice, that is absolute truth of what you speak about our emotional life that can influence our state of wellbeing. sastry

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:19 pm PST

I didn't read it, but even if I did, I'd wonder: How is lying bad for you???

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:47 pm PST

Of course lying is bad for you. It is also a sin and when you realize that God is real and will judge you, lying will not even be an option. You will learn that to be honest with your self and others will take stress from your life. If you have been up to being a Pinocho than tell God your sorry and ask Him to forgive you through the healing power of Jesus Christ. A life saving tip!!!

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:55 pm PST

Of course lying is bad for your health. It is also a sin! Once you realize that God is real and will judge you for the things in your life you will cange your tune. Lying is stressful, trying to keep up with the lies you told and to whom you told them to. When you're ready to face the truth just tell God you are sorry and ask Him to forgive you through Jesus Christ....The Truth Will Set You Free!!!

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:58 pm PST

Of course lying is bad for your health. It is also a sin! Once you realize that God is real and will judge you for the things in your life you will cange your tune. Lying is stressful, trying to keep up with the lies you told and to whom you told them to. When you're ready to face the truth just tell God you are sorry and ask Him to forgive you through Jesus Christ....The Truth Will Set You Free!!!

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 2:58 pm PST

Of course lying is bad for your health. It is also a sin! Once you realize that God is real and will judge you for the things in your life you will cange your tune. Lying is stressful, trying to keep up with the lies you told and to whom you told them to. When you're ready to face the truth just tell God you are sorry and ask Him to forgive you through Jesus Christ....The Truth Will Set You Free!!!

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