Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself

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I was a smoker for over thirty years, having tried many different ways of stopping, NRT hypnotherapy and cold turkey. She is not re-inventing the wheel and it’s more than theory and persuasive essay writing as she refers to documented scientific studies, then applies these findings to anecdotal examples. On page 77-78 she explains in detail how negative emotions, which include fear, anxiety, resentment, loneliness , depression and anger, trigger “the HPA axis" [hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal] in the brain, leading your mind to believe you are in danger (whether you actually are or not), setting in motion a cascade of physical events. Lynne McTaggart international bestselling author of The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Bond In Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, Dr Lissa Rankin lays out many remarkable examples of how the mind can affect the body. Whether these ideas work for everyone or not, I liked this book for its attempt to counteract the learned helplessness that can afflict those who are unwell and its emphasis on encouraging people to approach their health with a sense of control in a positive, proactive way.

Their insights into the connection between our thoughts and emotions and our physiological states have long been dismissed as quackery, pseudoscience and shams, but today, there is scientific evidence that we can self-heal - and in some special cases cure - illness and disease. I felt the tone of the book shifted towards self-validation and promotion of the author's theory and to be honest I probably wouldn't have finished it if it weren't for the club.Lissa Rankin pone de manifiesto esas actitudes con las que hemos sido programados, lo que nos permite tomar conciencia de aquello que estamos haciendo equivocadamente. By expanding your definition of health and healing, you can diagnose the real reason you're sick and suffering, as well as find new ways to improve your health and boost your vitality.

Many others feel that to suggest to someone who is ill that it is their brain which has caused the illness is not productive or helpful. Being in control of my own health is one of my most important needs, since I haven't seen a doctor in almost 2 decades! By the way: Though I'm not a native english speaker and don't read much english literature, I was able to easily understand her whole ideas - of course not all the deseases and medical processes in our body, she describes - but the way she explains I enjoyed the reading very much and didn't have to look after all the unknown words.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It is a book geared to saying, look I am an overworked Doctor, that packed medicine in because of my lack of self control and now I have studied some more, and found evidence from various sources which I want to put forward as evidence that the mind has control over the body.