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We've been talking about forgiveness, look what we found!

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We found this article from Cancer Fighters Thrive Magazine Winter 2011!   It confirms what we with the help of Art Mathias - Biblical Foundations of Freedom book teaches!   To Forgive Is Divine A CANCER DIAGNOSIS At Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the pastoral care team has added one more treatment option to the mix: forgiveness. What does forgiveness have to do with cancer and its treatment? According to new research, a lot. Forgiveness and the Immune System It turns out that time does not heal all wounds. In fact, research indicates that individuals who harbor resentment and ruminate on past wounds trigger a physiological stress response in the body. Over time this chronic stress—and the consequent flood of stress hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol—has a dramatic impact on the immune system. Put simply, anger and hatred eat away at us from the inside. The link between stress and illness is still emerging. Rese