by Lissa Rankin | Aug 8, 2013 | Physical Health
When my literary agent Michele read the first draft of my book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, she said, “Lissa, before I read your book, I honestly thought my body was none of my business. It was my doctor’s business. I thought...
by Lissa Rankin | Jun 11, 2013 | Physical Health
The medical establishment has been proving that the mind can heal the body for over 50 years. We call it “the placebo effect,” and we know that when patients in clinical trials get nothing but sugar pills, saline injections, or fake surgeries, but believe they might...
by Lissa Rankin | May 28, 2013 | Physical Health
If you’ve ever tried to set a health goal, you know how frustrating it can be. You try to lose weight – and then it doesn’t happen. You do a detox cleanse with the goal of reducing the symptoms of a chronic illness – and you wind up even sicker. You spend...
by Lissa Rankin | Mar 4, 2013 | Physical Health
For four years, since Tricia Barrett first introduced me to the merits of drinking green juice as a dietary supplement, I’ve been drinking 4 or 5 fresh green veggie juices daily. These juices – painstakingly extracted from kale, celery, cucumber, sprouts,...
by Lissa Rankin | Jan 31, 2013 | Mental Health, Physical Health
You’re afraid to start your own business because you might fail. You’re afraid to go to the doctor because she might find something wrong. You’re afraid to get married because you might wind up divorced. You’re afraid to travel to Africa because Africa can be so...
