Does the "mental diet" have positive, lasting effects?

by Dan Ritchey


     After hearing about the "mental diet" discussed by one of my classmates, I was curious to know whether or not completing the program would have any real effect on overall health. I had never heard of the diet before last week, so I first set out to learn more information about what the diet entails. According to Emmet Fox, author of "The Seven Day Mental Diet: How to Change Your Life in a Week", "The Seven-Day Mental Diet is about throwing out all negativity and thinking only positive thoughts because ... thoughts are things, or they become things. And if you believe that, it follows that everything in your life today is based on past thoughts you had at some point."
     According to a website called "The Intentional Workplace", mental cleanses can have several positive effects, such as,"helping you to quiet the incessant chatter in your mind, strengthen your ability to pay attention and focus and build greater patience. Every time you become aware of the content of your thoughts you reclaim the power to control your response to circumstances that are beyond your control. Work, relationships, health, world events, financial situations – there is not one area of your life that will not benefit from increasing your conscious awareness."

References:
The Ultimate Diet for a New Year “ The 7 Day Mental Cleanse | The Intentional Workplace. (2012, January 5). The Intentional Workplace | Transforming Work One Conversation at a Time. Retrieved September 25, 2013, from http://intentionalworkplace.com/2012/01/05/the-ultimate-diet-for-a-new-year-the-7-day-mental-cleanse/