Mind Over Medicine

In clinical trials, it's called the placebo effect. But patients treated with placebos don't just feel better. It's not just 'in their heads'. They can heal their bodies by healing their thoughts. For years, pioneers in the medical community have been extolling the virtues of the mind's power to heal the body. 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. Western-trained integrative physician and obstetrics and gynaecology doctor Lissa Rankin, pored over hundreds of objectively evaluated, peer-reviewed studies from medical journals to find proof that the mind can heal the body. In this book, Mind Over Medicine, she shares some of these extraordinary cases, as well as stories of hope and spontaneous healing from her own practice. She also guides you through the process of uncovering where things might be out of whack in your life - spiritually, creatively, environmentally, in your professional and personal relationships - so that you can create a customised treatment plan aimed at bolstering all of these health-promoting aspects of your life. 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.

In clinical trials, it's called the placebo effect. But patients treated with placebos don't just feel better. It's not just 'in their heads'. They can heal their bodies by healing their thoughts. For years, pioneers in the medical community have been extolling the virtues of the mind's power to heal the body. 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. Western-trained integrative physician and obstetrics and gynaecology doctor Lissa Rankin, pored over hundreds of objectively evaluated, peer-reviewed studies from medical journals to find proof that the mind can heal the body. In this book, Mind Over Medicine, she shares some of these extraordinary cases, as well as stories of hope and spontaneous healing from her own practice. She also guides you through the process of uncovering where things might be out of whack in your life - spiritually, creatively, environmentally, in your professional and personal relationships - so that you can create a customised treatment plan aimed at bolstering all of these health-promoting aspects of your life. 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.

' With humour, warmth and compelling research, Dr Lissa Rankin's Mind Over Medicine begins to heal the most critical fracture of our time - the break between our mind, bodies and spirit.' - Brené Brown PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Daring Greatly M ind Over Medicine is a guiding light for anyone who's on a healing journey from illness, injury or trauma - or helping someone else navigate that path. In this updated edition, bestselling author Dr Lissa Rankin shares cutting-edge scientific knowledge and spiritual insights from her ongoing research into the body's innate ability to self-repair, and explains how we can influence the self-healing mechanisms with the power of our own consciousness. In this book, you'll discover: - a thorough update of Dr Rankin's signature Six Steps to Healing Yourself - new insight into how unresolved trauma can stand in the way of healing from chronic and life-threatening illnesses, plus powerful tools you can use to address it - how to tune in to your Inner Pilot Light for intuitive guidance in your healing - tools to listen to your body and assess every area of your life - relational, psychological, creative, environmental, professional - to understand what you need to pave the way for radical healing 'The healing that is possible may be right here,' Dr Rankin writes, 'closer than close, underneath all your efforting and striving, available if you are ready to humble yourself before this possibility and receive what awaits you.' 'What a pleasure it is to see the next generation of physicians waking up to what I call real medicine - the kind that acknowledges our true power to heal and be well.' - Dr Christiane Northrup, New York Time s bestselling author of Women's Bodes, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause 'In her life, her work and her words, Dr Rankin demonstrates a new way to combine the brilliance of modern science with the wisdom of the heart... Just reading Mind Over Medicine is a genuinely healing experience.' - Martha Beck PhD, author of Finding Your Way in a Wild New World

' With humour, warmth and compelling research, Dr Lissa Rankin's Mind Over Medicine begins to heal the most critical fracture of our time - the break between our mind, bodies and spirit.' - Brené Brown PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Daring Greatly M ind Over Medicine is a guiding light for anyone who's on a healing journey from illness, injury or trauma - or helping someone else navigate that path. In this updated edition, bestselling author Dr Lissa Rankin shares cutting-edge scientific knowledge and spiritual insights from her ongoing research into the body's innate ability to self-repair, and explains how we can influence the self-healing mechanisms with the power of our own consciousness. In this book, you'll discover: - a thorough update of Dr Rankin's signature Six Steps to Healing Yourself - new insight into how unresolved trauma can stand in the way of healing from chronic and life-threatening illnesses, plus powerful tools you can use to address it - how to tune in to your Inner Pilot Light for intuitive guidance in your healing - tools to listen to your body and assess every area of your life - relational, psychological, creative, environmental, professional - to understand what you need to pave the way for radical healing 'The healing that is possible may be right here,' Dr Rankin writes, 'closer than close, underneath all your efforting and striving, available if you are ready to humble yourself before this possibility and receive what awaits you.' 'What a pleasure it is to see the next generation of physicians waking up to what I call real medicine - the kind that acknowledges our true power to heal and be well.' - Dr Christiane Northrup, New York Time s bestselling author of Women's Bodes, Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause 'In her life, her work and her words, Dr Rankin demonstrates a new way to combine the brilliance of modern science with the wisdom of the heart... Just reading Mind Over Medicine is a genuinely healing experience.' - Martha Beck PhD, author of Finding Your Way in a Wild New World