Lately, there has been all this talk about the #1 health killer: STRESS. It’s everywhere – at work, at home, with your family and with your friends. In fact, health researchers have commented that about 80% of health problems are triggered by stress.
So, what’s the solution?
It’s funny that the solution that came from a health program I was listening to is the exact same solution that Allah and His Messenger gave us over 1400 years ago. (Read on to find out the secret.)
You see, you are either in one of the two situations: you can have tons of stress energy going on around you but feel totally calm or you can have small scale stressful situations in your life and feel you are going off the edge.
On a scale from 1 to 10, how stressful do you feel right now?
What determines how stressful you are?
I’ll give you a hint. It is not the situations that you face.
You see, when you feel stress, you are putting pressure on your heart and your cortisol levels increase. Your body reacts like it is being chased by a bear. Can you imagine going throughout the entire day feeling like you are being chased by a bear? No wonder you can’t think straight or focus on the important things.
The answer lies in getting rid of the unnecessary pressure you are putting on your heart. The answer of the health reseracher was… (are you ready?)
THINK LOVING THOUGHTS FOR 10 MINUTES PER DAY.
Can you imagine a health researcher saying that?! Well, it’s true. When you think loving thoughts, your cortisol levels go down and there is less pressure on your heart.
In other words, just follow what Allah and His Messenger prescribed over 1400 years ago,
“Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah – Islamic Monotheism), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah, verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. ” (Qur’an 13:28 )
Subhan Allah*, when I ponder on the wisdom of the prayer being spread out throughout the day or the adhkar** that is recommended to do in the morning and the evening to remember Allah, it is truly amazing to “rediscover” the additional health benefits. it is just another sign to add to the infinite list that Allah exists.
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* Glory be to Allah (God)
** supplications to Allah that you recite
