My Mind Matters

 If you are feeling out of sorts, here are some self-care activities that can help:

Breathing deeply

Exercising and stretching the body

Engaging in social contact and conversation

Getting adequate sleep on a regular schedule

Eating healthy fruits, vegetables and/or proteins

Talking to a trusted loved one

Practicing meditation, relaxation, and mindfulness

Heal Me

Looking for a solution to some health concerns? Lipton proposes that the placebo effect is actually a form of healing in itself. If indeed belief can create a change in the body chemistry, then the belief that a certain treatment will help a person recover from a malady actually creates the physiologic conditions that will lead to that person's recovery. Lipton believes that the placebo effect should be taught in medical school for its ability to bring about healing. Instead, it "is quickly glossed over ... so that students can get to the real tools of modern medicine like drugs and surgery ... because of their conviction that the body and its parts are essentially stupid and that we need outside intervention to maintain our health" (pp. 137-138). 

Resource: Bruce H. Lipton, The Biology of Belief