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Nurture your mind and it will nurture your body.

Aug 28, 2015 | Mind-Body | 10 Comments

Today's blog post 'The Body Whisper' comes from the wise and super smart Xian Hu, a.k.a. Mandy, who studied ...
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Your pain is in fact produced in your head and it will produce it more readily and more intensely if you have what you think is clear evidence that something is wrong

No brain, no pain: it’s in the mind

May 1, 2015 | Mind-Body,  Neuroscience,  The Scientists Speak | 3 Comments

With thanks to The Conversation for publishing this fascinating article by Prof Moseley (and their creative commons license ...
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Antidepressants may be no better than a placebo, so why take them?

Dec 7, 2014 | Mental Health,  Mind-Body,  Neuroscience,  Professionals | 2 Comments

The placebo effect, the power of belief, and the mind-body relationship is fascinating. In fact, a desire to understand ...
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