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off track. Ignoring your body’s warn-
    ings could lead to a world of hurt: chronic fatigue syndrome, fibro-
    myalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Epstein-Barr virus,
    hepatitis (A, B, or C), mononucleosis, Lyme disease, allergies, rashes,
    psoriasis, joint pain, and autoimmune disorders like lupus all stem
    from an imbalance in the first emotional center.
    The part of your body in which the sickness manifests depends
    on what’s causing the feeling of insecurity. For example, if you
    feel so overwhelmed by family responsibilities that you put your
    own needs on the back burner, the insecurity you feel will create
    illness in your bones. Feeling hopeless and helpless will show up
    in your blood. Feeling completely alone and outcast from your
    family will bring illness to your immune system. And being un-
    able to set boundaries with those around you will show up in skin
    ailments. We’ll get into more specifics as we move through each
    organ system. For now, just remember: it is important to listen to
    your body’s warnings and take action. By focusing on why you are
    not feeling safe and secure, you can change thought and behavior
    patterns that may be adding to your sickness.
    First Emotional Center Affirmations and Science
    So what’s the importance of affirmations? If you fundamen-
    tally don’t believe that you are capable or worthy of receiving sup-
    port, foundation, and security, medicine alone won’t be able to
    cure what ails you. You must address the underlying beliefs that
    led you down the road of health problems in the first place. If you
    are experiencing illness in your blood, immune system, bones,
    joints, or skin, you are probably also having negative thoughts,
    such as:
    • I can’t independently support myself.
    • I have nobody to help support me.
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    • I feel depressed, joyless, hopeless, and helpless.
    • I am unloved and alone.
    This is where affirmations come in; they help you change
    these core beliefs. If you use affirmations to address the negative
    thought patterns and beliefs—the doubts and fears— and apply
    available medical science, you will start to see huge changes in
    your health and in your emotional life.
    If you look at the affirmations that address illness in organs
    of the first emotional center, you’ll see that they have to do with
    building support, foundation, security, structure, family, move-
    ment, and flexibility. The health of your bones in general reflects
    the structure of your life and how you draw on and use the sup-
    port others offer you. If you feel loved and supported, your spine
    will feel structurally strong and flexible. Conversely, if you feel a
    lack of support and security in your life, you may suffer from os-
    teoporosis and bone fractures.
    A lack of security doesn’t necessarily come only from relation-
    ships around you. It can also come from a weak relationship with
    yourself. Louise’s affirmations note that an inability to support
    yourself independently in the world is associated with a weakened
    immune system and susceptibility to viruses, which can result in
    illnesses such as Epstein-Barr and mononucleosis. She refers to this
    as a “draining of your inner support.” If you look at the biological
    basis of this, you’ll see that a suppressed immune system often
    comes from problems in your bone marrow, which is responsible
    for producing new blood cells and is a key component of the lym-
    phatic system, which supports the immune system.
    What can science tell us about the connection between mind
    and body health and the affirmation system?
    Family—a sense of belonging—is fundamentally important
    for health in our bodies.1 Social interaction plays a vital role in
    everyday regulation of our body systems. If you isolate yourself,
    you remove the metabolic regulators that are present when you in-
    teract with a group, and your rhythms—your life, it