The Five Pillars of Wellness and the Research

This study shows the effects of gratitude on cardiovascular disease

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439760.2020.1716054

This study shows the relationship between oxytocin and gratitude 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/love-and-gratitude/201402/gratitude-sparks-oxytocin-and-love-study-points-cd38

Effects of gratitude on inflammation 

https://escholarship.org/content/qt1vd1j28x/qt1vd1j28x.pdf

This article shows the impact of connection on oxytocin levels and its relationship to stress

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3969451/

https://ca.ctrinstitute.com/blog/strengthening-relationships-through-positive-connections/

This is a study on the Frome Project, a town that reduced the rate of illness and medical needs after developing a sense of strong community relationships

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/21/town-cure-illness-community-frome-somerset-isolation

This is a study on diet and its impacts on depression

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

This shows the relationship between magnesium and its relationship to anxiety

https://www.healthline.com/health/magnesium-anxiety

This article shows the effects of probiotics and PTSD

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04150380

This is an article on the effects of exercise on mental health issues

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.457.3311&rep=rep1&type=pdf

Harvard study on exercise and its ability to prevent future depression

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/11/physical-activity-may-protect-those-at-risk-for-depression/

Another article on exercise’s ability to combat depression

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516810/?fbclid=IwAR2KQVg6sPbbiP78GzC1qC5wSaiKJoRL8NlMj78bk6rFB09guY38cO8MwIs

Here is an article on box breathing and its effects

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321805

Here is an article on the anti-inflammatory effects of intentional breath work

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04102813

Article on breathing and panic attacks

https://ada.com/conditions/acute-panic-attack/