When many people hear that they can promote their physical well being and health through the use of affirmations, they often dismiss it as silly or a hoax. But, there is evidence that supports the benefits, causing many to implement this daily practice into their lives. An affirmation is simply a powerful statement that one says out loud, working to empower the body’s subconscious mind and its ability to heal itself.

How Affirmations Affect our Mental and Physical Well Being

Many believe that an illness begins within the mind. And, through replacing negative and harmful thought patterns with healthy affirmations, the energy flow within the body is changed. It is this energy flow change that is believed to be at the foundation of why affirmations can positively affect a person’s mental and physical well being.

Part of the belief in the ability for affirmations to change mental and physical well being is tied to the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction suggests that what we think about, we bring about. And, more specifically, if we can learn to channel and attract the energy of the universe, it can be used to create virtually anything within our lives. Some people utilize the Law of Attraction to call wealth into their lives, some use it to attract the right loving relationship within their lives and others utilize its power to create a healthy mental and physical state within their body. Some even use it to heal their body in the event that it develops a disease.

Positive affirmations can change the energy field within a human being when said repeatedly with emotions backing them. Creating energy that can be used to change can heal, regenerate cells and promote health within every part of a person’s body.

Affirmations can range and should be chosen to represent the individual who is using them and what they hope to accomplish. And, the same affirmation may not be used long term but only until the specific area of their body or their life is changed as desired. The key is repetition. Some people say affirmations out loud, while others write them down. Some also record themselves saying their positive affirmations and they play them every day using audio. Either way can be effective as long as the affirmations are repeatedly used in the person’s daily life.

Affirmations of Health to Consider:

It is recommended that you develop your own positive affirmations, but to begin, here are several to consider using to accomplish the goal of creating a healthy mental and physical state:

• I can control my own health and mental fitness
• No one else but me is in control of my health and wellness
• I have an abundance of energy
• Every part of my body and my life is healthy
• I will not fear being unhealthy as I control my own body
• I am at peace within my mind and within my life
• I love my body
• I feel best when I eat healthily for my body
• I enjoy achieving and maintaining my personal ideal body weight

Some people use affirmations to lose weight, some use it to repair their body after a trauma, some use them to prevent illness from forming in their body and some use it to heal from an illness or disease. No matter which affirmations you decide to use on a daily basis, the most important thing is to state them daily, to put as much belief and emotion behind your statements and to remain consistent with using the