IBS Lifestyle » body language http://ibslifestyle.com Taking the Stress Out of IBS Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Body Language, Superheroes, and IBS http://ibslifestyle.com/body-language-superheroes-s/ http://ibslifestyle.com/body-language-superheroes-s/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:32:44 +0000 http://ibslifestyle.com/?p=1094 I just watched the Amy Cuddy, social psychologist and assistant professor at Harvard University, video on body language.

 

She talked about body language and how it affects our entire lives.

 

It got me thinking about how body language affects our reaction to discomfort.

 

She discusses successful people having higher levels of testosterone and success where as low power poses increases our cortisol levels, which is our stress hormone. So staying in a low power poses can in essence increase your stress level, which in turn decreases your sense of confidence.

 

It got me thinking about, you, my community. How do you hold yourself [...]

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