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TMHS 760 - Age In Reverse & Heal FASTER Using The Power of Your Mind - With Dr. Ellen Langer

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 2:58 a.m.

Is it possible to harness the power of your mind to improve your health? On today\u2019s show, you\u2019re going to hear some fascinating research that proves that we are in control of our health outcomes. By simply changing our thoughts and beliefs, we hold the potential to become healthier, happier, and even feel younger.\xa0

Today\u2019s guest, Dr. Ellen Langer, is a social psychologist, pioneering researcher, and the mother of mindfulness. Since the 1970s, she\u2019s been researching the remarkable concept of mind-body unity. She\u2019s joining this episode of The Model Health Show to share her powerful findings of how your thoughts can change your health and longevity.

This conversation contains insights on how your beliefs can affect multiple health metrics, including your cognitive function, blood sugar, stress levels, and lifespan. You\u2019re going to hear the fascinating details behind Dr. Langer\u2019s work, and the powerful authority you have to influence your health. I hope you enjoy this episode on the healing power of mindfulness.\xa0

In this episode you\u2019ll discover:

  • How your perception can affect your body and your health outcomes.
  • What the mindful body is.\xa0
  • A distinction between mindfulness and meditation.\xa0
  • Why taking notice of things around you is good for your health.
  • How thinking in absolutes can make life less interesting.\xa0
  • Why fatigue is a psychological construct.\xa0
  • The interesting connection between cognitive function and perceived sleep.
  • How the mind and the body are interconnected.\xa0
  • Why stress can make you sick.\xa0
  • The #1 question you can ask yourself to reframe your stress.\xa0
  • How being more mindful gives you more choices.\xa0
  • Why a diagnosis can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.\xa0
  • What incurable really means.
  • How beliefs affect the aging process.\xa0
  • The connection between mindfulness and lifespan.\xa0
  • How your assumptions about a food can impact its effects on your body.
  • Strategies for releasing judgement towards others and ourselves.\xa0
  • The relationship between forgiveness and blame.\xa0
  • Why play is good for your health.\xa0
  • How celebrating our differences can make us happier.\xa0

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