They ingest unwanted and foreign objects, produce antibodies, play an indispensable role in the body's immune response. Many of the nerve endings make direct contact with them. The immune response is greatly diminished when they sever these nerves by a scalpel. When the nerves are stimulated, the immune response was increased. If we are subjected to psychological stress that goes beyond our coping abilities, the results of the immune system is suppressed and decreases the activity and number of leukocytes.
Human studies implicate psychosocial factors are involved in various pathophysiological processes.
The state of mind has a lot more to do without physical health than we thought. Envy or a crushed spirit can cause the bone marrow to break down immunologically speaking. It is evident that neural-immune connections exist between the nervous and immune systems. One system cannot function without the other. Abiding in Christ brings physical health.