主题：[英文美文]Pay Attention To The Health Of The Brain Pay Attention To The Health Of The Brain 重视脑内健

We can try to be more positive, think about good things,

listen to good things, speak about good things,

and be more helpful to other people.

Then, naturally we will become healthier in body and mind,

and everything will become smoother.

平时多进行正面思考，想好、听好、说好，

多帮助他人，自然会身心健康，事事顺心.

Recently, I read a book called 'A Great Revolution in the Brain World'. In the book, it is stated that when our thoughts are optimistic and positive, the body secretes a substance called endorphin which puts one into a good mood. They feel this prevents aging and raises the body's natural healing powers. On the contrary, when one is angry or under great stress, the brain secretes a substance called noradrenaline which possesses a poisonous property similar to snake venom causing much damages to the body.

最近我看了一本书叫「脑内革命」，书中提到当我们的思想积极、肯定时，体内会分泌一种「脑内吗啡」的物质，使人情绪变好，防止老化，提高自然治愈力，反之，当发怒或感受强大压力时，脑内会分泌出「去甲肾上腺素」，其毒性仅次于蛇毒，会造成身体的种种损害。

Therefore, if every thought is positive, the good hormone secreted by the brain makes the person feel comfortable. Not only is one more willing to work, the subconscious mind is also activated giving us power beyond one's imagination. But if one is anxious and tense, the body secretes a chemical making us unable to fully utilize our abilities. This is known as the 'inverse rule of anxious effor'.

另外，若凡事往好的方面想，脑中分泌出的良性荷尔蒙会使人心情舒服，不仅使做事的意愿加强，「潜在脑」也会运作起来，而能发挥出自己想象不到的能力，但若是做事紧张，体内则会分泌出一种化学物质，使得我们无法发挥实力，也就是所谓的「努力逆转法则」。

So we can see good reason why The Professional tells us to think positively all the time. Not only is it good for our body and mind, it also makes working smoother. If we think negatively all the time, then we will be anxious in our work. Not only is it damaging to our health, it also hinders our work. This also supports the idea that "When we do things naturally, the result will be perfect."

难怪专家建议要我们凡事往好的方面想，这样一来不仅有益身心，做起事也较为顺心，若是凡事往坏的方面看，做事自然会紧张，不仅对健康有害，做起事来也障碍重重，这也证明了「当我们自自然然的做事时，结果才会完美。」

Most substances secreted by the body are counteracted by another substance. These processes act just like yin and yang against each other to maintain a state of equilibrium. But when we are using our higher brain to work hard for society and humankind, the body secretes endorphins continuously with no counteracting substance. Therefore, the more we help others, the more happy and healthy we are and our subconscious abilities become more developed.

　一般体内分泌的物质都有抑制物，两者就好像阴及阳一般互相拮抗以维持平衡。但当我们运用高级脑（大脑的一部分）为社会、人类尽心尽力时，体内会不断分泌脑内吗啡，但却没有任何抑制物的产生，因此我们越帮助别人会越快乐、健康，自我的潜能也更加发展。

There is another interesting point. We all know that human beings have different levels of needs. Dr. Marslow, the author, divided these needs into five levels: physiological, security, love and belonging, esteem and self-fulfillment. He discovered that whenever one of the needs is satisfied, the body secretes a kind of endorphin, and the higher the level of need that's satisfied (e.g. self-fulfillment), the stronger are the effects of the endorphin. Research has shown that the more honest and righteous one's life, for example like thinking about the community all the time, one would become healthier.

另外还有一点也很有趣，我们都知道人有不同层次的需求，马斯洛博士将之分成五个等级1.生理的需求2.安全的需求3.爱及隶属的需求4.尊重的需求5.自我实现的需求，作者发现每当一种需求满足，体内就会分泌一种脑内吗啡，而越是满足高等级的需求（如自我实现），脑内吗啡所引起的快感就越强。研究亦发现生活越是光明正大，为社会着想，会越趋健康，而与疾病无缘。

Many people know about the existence of brain waves. Different brain waves are produced under different conditions. The wave is closely related to endorphins. When there are more waves, there is a greater secretion of endorphins. The author discovered that the wave is most frequent during meditation. It also occurs during positive thinking. In modern society, since we cannot meditate all the time a day, we can try to be more positive, think about good things, listen to good things, speak about good things, and be more helpful to other people. Then, naturally we will become healthier in body and mind, and everything will become smoother .

大家都知道有所谓的脑波存在，在不同的思考状态下会呈现出不同的脑波，其中一种α波和脑内吗啡有密切的关系，及当α波越多，分泌出的脑内吗啡也越多，作者发现当冥想（打坐）时产生的α波最多，而当我们进行正面思考时，脑中亦会有α波出现。在现代社会，我们既然无法时时进行冥想，不妨平时多进行正面思考，想好、听好、说好，多帮助他人，自然会身心健康，事事顺心。
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