WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.120 Welcome to the Deep Dive. We're here to unpack 00:00:02.120 --> 00:00:05.839 complex ideas, extract surprising insights from 00:00:05.839 --> 00:00:07.839 the latest research, and look at some really 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:10.220 compelling case studies. Today, we're venturing 00:00:10.220 --> 00:00:13.500 into a truly fascinating frontier. It's the profound, 00:00:13.619 --> 00:00:15.560 and I think often underestimated, connection 00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:18.179 between the mind and the body. And it's tangible, 00:00:18.539 --> 00:00:20.480 measurable impact on health. This isn't just 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:22.579 theory, is it? We're talking about demonstrable 00:00:22.579 --> 00:00:25.140 biological shifts, things that directly influence 00:00:25.140 --> 00:00:27.579 physiological processes right down to the fundamentals. 00:00:28.120 --> 00:00:30.399 For you, our dedicated audience, of mid to senior 00:00:30.399 --> 00:00:33.200 medical professionals this deep dive? Well, it 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:35.479 aims to challenge some conventional paradigms, 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.079 maybe open up new avenues for understanding patient 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:41.200 outcomes, treatment efficacy. And perhaps even 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.439 your own personal well -being will meticulously 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:46.159 explore how conscious thought, deeply held beliefs, 00:00:46.899 --> 00:00:49.420 and cultivated emotions can profoundly influence 00:00:49.420 --> 00:00:51.679 everything, from cellular regeneration right 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.219 through to genetic expression. Joining me to 00:00:54.219 --> 00:00:55.920 guide us through this complex, incredibly rich 00:00:55.920 --> 00:00:58.700 material is a distinguished expert who can really 00:00:58.700 --> 00:01:01.000 eliminate the how and the why of these remarkable 00:01:01.000 --> 00:01:03.020 transformations. So let's start with something 00:01:03.020 --> 00:01:06.439 familiar, perhaps. the placebo effect. It's often 00:01:06.439 --> 00:01:08.840 dismissed, isn't it, almost casually, as all 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:11.340 in the mind. But what if that phrase all in the 00:01:11.340 --> 00:01:13.939 mind actually points to an incredibly powerful, 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:16.959 maybe untapped medical tool? What does the rigorous 00:01:16.959 --> 00:01:19.579 scientific evidence truly tell us about its very 00:01:19.579 --> 00:01:22.159 real physiological impact, something that goes 00:01:22.159 --> 00:01:24.939 far beyond just subjective expectation? That's 00:01:24.939 --> 00:01:28.180 a... Crucial starting point because you know 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:30.120 the history of medicine itself is actually quite 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:32.400 rich with observations that strongly hint at 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:35.299 the mind's profound influence on the body We 00:01:35.299 --> 00:01:38.000 can trace these insights back centuries for instance 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:40.900 back in the 1770s You had friends Anton Mesmer 00:01:40.900 --> 00:01:43.140 a Viennese physician. He developed this concept 00:01:43.140 --> 00:01:46.519 of animal magnetism He believed an invisible 00:01:46.519 --> 00:01:49.040 fluid flowed through the body and could be manipulated 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:51.840 Mesmer would wave magnets or sometimes just his 00:01:51.840 --> 00:01:54.739 hands over patients and they often experienced 00:01:54.739 --> 00:01:58.170 what he turned crises things like trembling twitching 00:01:58.170 --> 00:02:01.069 even convulsions which he considered therapeutic 00:02:01.069 --> 00:02:03.689 he reported helping hundreds heal various physical 00:02:03.689 --> 00:02:06.890 and mental ailments paralysis chronic pain essentially 00:02:06.890 --> 00:02:09.250 by changing their perception their minds really 00:02:09.250 --> 00:02:11.469 about their maladies and their capacity to heal 00:02:11.469 --> 00:02:13.889 his methods well they were controversial at the 00:02:13.889 --> 00:02:16.229 time certainly but they consistently produced 00:02:16.229 --> 00:02:18.389 physical change right even back then without 00:02:18.389 --> 00:02:21.219 the tools we have now Exactly. And building on 00:02:21.219 --> 00:02:24.020 this, in the 1800s, the Scottish surgeon James 00:02:24.020 --> 00:02:26.719 Braid further explored these states. He developed 00:02:26.719 --> 00:02:28.979 norepnotism, which of course we now universally 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:31.860 call hypnotism. Braid observed a patient staring 00:02:31.860 --> 00:02:34.699 intently at a lamp flame, entering this deeply 00:02:34.699 --> 00:02:37.219 suggestible state. He then learned to induce 00:02:37.219 --> 00:02:40.120 this trance by having subjects concentrate intensely 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:42.740 on a single object. He believed it could cure 00:02:42.740 --> 00:02:45.240 a wide range of disorders, chronic rheumatoid 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:48.180 arthritis, sensory impairment, even complications 00:02:48.180 --> 00:02:52.120 from spinal injuries. His seminal work, Neurology, 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:55.580 details many successes, including curing a woman 00:02:55.580 --> 00:02:57.599 with paralyzed legs and another suffering from 00:02:57.599 --> 00:02:59.819 a debilitating skin disorder and severe headaches. 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:02.639 So these early practitioners, operating without 00:03:02.639 --> 00:03:04.960 modern drugs, they consistently demonstrated 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.219 that focused mental suggestions could elicit 00:03:07.219 --> 00:03:09.900 profound physical changes. They really laid the 00:03:09.900 --> 00:03:11.849 groundwork for what were now able to scientifically 00:03:11.849 --> 00:03:13.930 dissect. It's amazing to think how long these 00:03:13.930 --> 00:03:15.789 ideas have been around, even if the explanations 00:03:15.789 --> 00:03:18.930 were different. Precisely. And a truly pivotal 00:03:18.930 --> 00:03:21.150 moment, one that sort of propelled this concept 00:03:21.150 --> 00:03:23.849 into modern medical consciousness, occurred during 00:03:23.849 --> 00:03:27.849 World War II. Army doctor Henry Beecher. He was 00:03:27.849 --> 00:03:30.409 operating under dire circumstances, critically 00:03:30.409 --> 00:03:32.530 wounded soldiers on the battlefield, and facing 00:03:32.530 --> 00:03:35.949 a severe shortage of morphine. A nightmare scenario 00:03:35.949 --> 00:03:38.689 for any clinician. Absolutely. So in a desperate 00:03:38.689 --> 00:03:41.810 measure, he began successfully using saline injections 00:03:41.810 --> 00:03:44.729 as an analgesic. Just saline instead of morphine. 00:03:44.789 --> 00:03:47.750 Just saline. The soldiers, anticipating and believing 00:03:47.750 --> 00:03:50.389 they were receiving potent pain relief, well, 00:03:50.389 --> 00:03:52.909 they experienced it. This wasn't just a subjective 00:03:52.909 --> 00:03:56.240 report of feeling better, no. It strongly suggested 00:03:56.240 --> 00:03:59.340 a deeper measurable physiological response happening 00:03:59.340 --> 00:04:01.719 within their bodies. Mimicking the effects of 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:04.520 the actual drug is a critical observation. Highlighting 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:06.840 the brain's own internal pharmacy, if you like. 00:04:06.979 --> 00:04:09.180 So it wasn't just them thinking they felt better, 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:11.479 but their bodies actually producing a tangible 00:04:11.479 --> 00:04:14.539 pain -relieving response. That alone is incredibly 00:04:14.539 --> 00:04:17.600 compelling. But what does contemporary rigorous 00:04:17.600 --> 00:04:20.259 clinical trial data tell us now? Are we seeing 00:04:20.259 --> 00:04:22.639 these same profound effects today under controlled 00:04:22.639 --> 00:04:25.310 conditions? Oh, absolutely. And the data becomes 00:04:25.310 --> 00:04:27.750 even more compelling, perhaps harder to dismiss 00:04:27.750 --> 00:04:30.889 when we look at modern clinical trials. One of 00:04:30.889 --> 00:04:33.209 the most relevant and I think often cited studies 00:04:33.209 --> 00:04:36.050 for medical professionals is the work by orthopedic 00:04:36.050 --> 00:04:39.470 surgeon Dr. Bruce Mosley. In 1996, and again 00:04:39.470 --> 00:04:42.550 in 2002, he conducted trials on men suffering 00:04:42.550 --> 00:04:45.730 from severe osteoarthritis of the knee. Many 00:04:45.730 --> 00:04:48.149 had noticeable limps, some required walking assistance. 00:04:48.379 --> 00:04:50.959 Quite severe cases. He divided them into three 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:53.959 groups. One received standard arthroscopic surgery 00:04:53.959 --> 00:04:56.339 debridement, another underwent a joint rinsing 00:04:56.339 --> 00:04:59.480 procedure, a lavage, and a third group received 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:02.839 sham surgery. Sham surgery, you mean? Yes. For 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:05.339 the sham group, incisions were made, but no actual 00:05:05.339 --> 00:05:08.139 medical procedure was performed. No arthroscope 00:05:08.139 --> 00:05:11.220 inserted, no scraping, no washing, nothing. OK. 00:05:11.500 --> 00:05:13.240 And the outcome? What's truly astonishing is 00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.339 that all three groups reported equal improvements 00:05:15.339 --> 00:05:18.519 in mobility, in pain reduction, not just immediately 00:05:18.519 --> 00:05:20.579 after the procedure, but even six months later, 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:23.259 equal improvements, and perhaps the most remarkable 00:05:23.259 --> 00:05:25.560 part, when two of the men who'd received the 00:05:25.560 --> 00:05:27.639 placebo surgery were interviewed six years later. 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:30.759 Six years later. They were still walking normally. 00:05:30.910 --> 00:05:33.250 without pain, they had greater range of motion, 00:05:33.670 --> 00:05:36.129 doing everyday things they couldn't before. This 00:05:36.129 --> 00:05:38.250 evidence profoundly suggests that their belief 00:05:38.250 --> 00:05:41.050 in the healing power of the surgeon, the medical 00:05:41.050 --> 00:05:43.490 setting, the very act of having something done, 00:05:44.009 --> 00:05:48.009 was profoundly active, driving real sustained 00:05:48.009 --> 00:05:51.029 physical change. It really challenges the assumption 00:05:51.029 --> 00:05:53.629 that only physical intervention yields physical 00:05:53.629 --> 00:05:55.949 results, doesn't it? That's almost counterintuitive 00:05:55.949 --> 00:05:58.439 to how we're trained, isn't it? That belief alone 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:01.160 could sustain such a long -term physical improvement. 00:06:01.699 --> 00:06:03.660 And you mentioned similar findings in other areas, 00:06:03.899 --> 00:06:06.339 cardiology, neurology. Can you elaborate on the 00:06:06.339 --> 00:06:09.290 physiological depth there? Indeed, we've seen 00:06:09.290 --> 00:06:11.670 equally striking findings across various medical 00:06:11.670 --> 00:06:13.889 specialties in the late 1950s. For example, there 00:06:13.889 --> 00:06:16.410 were studies on angina patients. They were undergoing 00:06:16.410 --> 00:06:18.610 internal mammary ligation, which was a standard 00:06:18.610 --> 00:06:20.490 heart surgery then meant to create new blood 00:06:20.490 --> 00:06:22.670 vessels. But they found something extraordinary. 00:06:23.069 --> 00:06:25.009 A placebo procedure where incisions were made 00:06:25.009 --> 00:06:27.149 but no new blood vessels were actually created 00:06:27.149 --> 00:06:29.550 yielded similarly successful outcomes to the 00:06:29.550 --> 00:06:32.470 real surgery. Really? So the supposed mechanism 00:06:32.470 --> 00:06:35.779 wasn't even active. Exactly. Patients reported 00:06:35.779 --> 00:06:37.779 significant improvement in their chest pain, 00:06:38.199 --> 00:06:40.800 even though the presumed physiological mechanism, 00:06:40.980 --> 00:06:43.220 the new blood vessel formation, simply wasn't 00:06:43.220 --> 00:06:45.879 there. Their bodies responded to the expectation 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:48.500 of healing, despite the lack of direct intervention. 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:52.139 And more recently, in Parkinson's disease research, 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:54.560 we've seen something perhaps even more profound, 00:06:55.339 --> 00:06:57.660 at the neurochemical level. Patients received 00:06:57.660 --> 00:07:00.379 a saline injection, believing it to be a powerful 00:07:00.379 --> 00:07:02.620 medication that would significantly improve their 00:07:02.620 --> 00:07:05.939 symptoms. They demonstrated a remarkable physiological 00:07:05.939 --> 00:07:07.959 response. What kind of response? Brain scans, 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:10.660 specifically PE scans, reveal that their brains 00:07:10.660 --> 00:07:13.800 manufactured up to 200 % more dopamine. 200 %? 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:17.269 Yes. Dopamine. the very neurotransmitter that's 00:07:17.269 --> 00:07:19.910 deficient in Parkinson's. This wasn't just a 00:07:19.910 --> 00:07:22.209 trick of the mind or a subjective feeling. It 00:07:22.209 --> 00:07:25.329 was a measurable neurochemical change akin to 00:07:25.329 --> 00:07:28.589 administering a full dose of amphetamine. This 00:07:28.589 --> 00:07:31.529 biological alteration resulted in much better 00:07:31.529 --> 00:07:33.810 motor control for about half of the patients 00:07:33.810 --> 00:07:36.970 who received no actual drug at all. It fundamentally 00:07:36.970 --> 00:07:39.370 challenges our traditional pharmacological model, 00:07:39.569 --> 00:07:42.329 doesn't it? It suggests the potential for, well, 00:07:42.509 --> 00:07:45.189 endogenous pharmaceutical production simply through 00:07:45.189 --> 00:07:47.810 belief and expectation. That's incredible. Producing 00:07:47.810 --> 00:07:50.550 your own medicine, essentially. In a way, yes. 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:53.139 These collective cases truly underscore that 00:07:53.139 --> 00:07:55.240 the placebo effect isn't just psychological. 00:07:55.600 --> 00:07:57.800 It's not just a subjective feeling of improvement. 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:01.079 It manifests as tangible, objective biological 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:03.899 changes within the body. For instance, take depressed 00:08:03.899 --> 00:08:06.379 patients who respond well to placebos. Brain 00:08:06.379 --> 00:08:08.660 scans consistently show increased activity in 00:08:08.660 --> 00:08:11.360 the prefrontal cortex. That's a region typically 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:13.579 underactive in depression. The brain is physically 00:08:13.579 --> 00:08:16.220 changing its function. Precisely. It isn't just 00:08:16.220 --> 00:08:18.680 feeling better. It's the brain physically altering 00:08:18.680 --> 00:08:21.500 its own state and function. It demonstrates a 00:08:21.500 --> 00:08:24.600 profound internal capacity for healing and normalization. 00:08:24.980 --> 00:08:27.720 That's incredibly powerful validation. Actual 00:08:27.720 --> 00:08:30.339 neurochemical and brain activity shifts. So if 00:08:30.339 --> 00:08:32.740 the mind possesses this profound capacity to 00:08:32.740 --> 00:08:36.080 initiate healing, can it, conversely, induce 00:08:36.080 --> 00:08:39.990 harm? The shadow side, the nocebo effect. It's 00:08:39.990 --> 00:08:42.389 often less discussed, yet it seems equally potent. 00:08:42.950 --> 00:08:44.750 What does the evidence tell us about this inverse 00:08:44.750 --> 00:08:46.669 relationship? You're absolutely right. The nocebo 00:08:46.669 --> 00:08:49.110 effect unequivocally demonstrates the mind's 00:08:49.110 --> 00:08:51.889 capacity to induce negative physical outcomes 00:08:51.889 --> 00:08:54.870 based purely on expectation and belief. One of 00:08:54.870 --> 00:08:56.950 the earliest and perhaps most profound insights 00:08:56.950 --> 00:08:59.070 into this came from Walter Bradford Cannon's 00:08:59.070 --> 00:09:01.629 research in the 1940s. He looked into what he 00:09:01.629 --> 00:09:04.720 termed voodoo death. He meticulously documented 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:07.179 anecdotal reports, mainly from cultures with 00:09:07.179 --> 00:09:09.480 strong belief systems in which doctors or voodoo 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:11.860 priests, individuals who believed they were hexed 00:09:11.860 --> 00:09:14.139 or cursed, would physically decline, rapidly 00:09:14.139 --> 00:09:17.500 and tragically die, despite no apparent medical 00:09:17.500 --> 00:09:20.179 cause, no injury, no poison, no infection. So 00:09:20.179 --> 00:09:22.460 what did Cannon attribute it to? He attributed 00:09:22.460 --> 00:09:26.080 it to a complex interplay. intense fear, extreme 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:29.460 psychological stress, and often social ostracization 00:09:29.460 --> 00:09:32.559 driving a fatal physiological response. It wasn't 00:09:32.559 --> 00:09:35.059 magic in the supernatural sense. It was a potent, 00:09:35.419 --> 00:09:37.340 self -fulfilling prophecy orchestrated by the 00:09:37.340 --> 00:09:40.139 mind, leading to actual physiological shutdown. 00:09:40.460 --> 00:09:43.539 A particularly striking and quite tragic modern 00:09:43.539 --> 00:09:46.600 example is the case of Sam Wand. He was diagnosed 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:49.360 with extensive liver cancer, told he had only 00:09:49.360 --> 00:09:52.500 months to live. A devastating diagnosis. Indeed. 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:54.960 And immediately after receiving this prognosis, 00:09:55.279 --> 00:09:57.779 he deteriorated very rapidly and passed away. 00:09:58.139 --> 00:10:00.399 However, his autopsy revealed something unexpected, 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:03.679 only a tiny non -legal nodule of cancer in his 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:06.779 liver. His esophagus was entirely free of disease. 00:10:07.019 --> 00:10:09.320 So the cancer wasn't what killed him? It appears 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:11.830 not. His demise was attributed not to the physical 00:10:11.830 --> 00:10:14.269 presence of overwhelming cancer, but to the collective 00:10:14.269 --> 00:10:17.149 belief. His doctors, his families, and crucially 00:10:17.149 --> 00:10:19.730 his own belief that he was dying. His thoughts 00:10:19.730 --> 00:10:22.009 and expectations alone seem powerful enough to 00:10:22.009 --> 00:10:24.370 override his actual physiological state, leading 00:10:24.370 --> 00:10:27.110 to a fatal outcome. That's a truly chilling example. 00:10:27.710 --> 00:10:29.950 It demonstrates the immense responsibility we 00:10:29.950 --> 00:10:32.320 carry as clinicians, doesn't it? To think that 00:10:32.320 --> 00:10:34.740 a diagnosis, even when clinically accurate in 00:10:34.740 --> 00:10:37.460 its presentation, can carry such a powerful, 00:10:37.639 --> 00:10:40.840 almost detrimental, energetic weight. Are there 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.019 other instances showing this power of negative 00:10:43.019 --> 00:10:46.779 expectation? Perhaps overriding even known physiological 00:10:46.779 --> 00:10:49.759 responses, like allergies? Precisely. Consider 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.019 another compelling instance from a Japanese study 00:10:52.019 --> 00:10:54.820 back in 1962. They took children who were highly 00:10:54.820 --> 00:10:56.960 allergic to poison ivy. They were exposed to 00:10:56.960 --> 00:10:59.539 real poison ivy leaves, but crucially, they were 00:10:59.539 --> 00:11:01.919 told these leaves were harmless. And remarkably, 00:11:02.480 --> 00:11:05.159 they didn't develop a rash. Despite a known allergy. 00:11:05.340 --> 00:11:07.899 Despite a known strong allergy. Conversely, when 00:11:07.899 --> 00:11:09.559 these same children were exposed to completely 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:12.059 harmless leaves, but told these were poison ivy, 00:11:12.379 --> 00:11:15.299 they developed characteristic rashes. Indistinguishable 00:11:15.299 --> 00:11:17.940 from actual poison ivy exposure. It powerfully 00:11:17.940 --> 00:11:21.919 highlights how expectation or belief can fundamentally 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.779 override a known automatic physiological allergic 00:11:24.779 --> 00:11:27.669 response. Their bodies instantaneously responded 00:11:27.669 --> 00:11:30.110 to a new mind, effectively transcending their 00:11:30.110 --> 00:11:33.070 predictable physical reaction based on past experience. 00:11:33.470 --> 00:11:36.429 Similarly, in a 1968 study, asthmatic subjects 00:11:36.429 --> 00:11:38.629 experienced significant bronchial constriction, 00:11:38.850 --> 00:11:41.090 difficulty breathing, after inhaling simple water 00:11:41.090 --> 00:11:43.590 vapor. Just water vapor? Yes, purely because 00:11:43.590 --> 00:11:46.309 they were told it was an allergen. This demonstrates 00:11:46.309 --> 00:11:48.850 how a negative expectation, even from an inert 00:11:48.850 --> 00:11:51.549 substance, can trigger a profound and measurable 00:11:51.549 --> 00:11:55.139 physical reaction in a vulnerable system. It 00:11:55.139 --> 00:11:57.720 confirms the nocebo effect in a controlled clinical 00:11:57.720 --> 00:12:00.519 setting. These instances, they raise an exceptionally 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:02.000 important question for medical professionals 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:04.820 like yourselves, don't they? To what extent does 00:12:04.820 --> 00:12:07.519 a diagnosis or prognosis, especially when delivered 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:09.899 with authority and conviction, function as a 00:12:09.899 --> 00:12:12.759 modern -day curse, or perhaps a powerful negative 00:12:12.759 --> 00:12:15.559 suggestion? The language we use, the information 00:12:15.559 --> 00:12:18.500 we convey, the beliefs we implicitly or explicitly 00:12:18.500 --> 00:12:21.440 transfer, they can significantly impact a patient's 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:23.700 physical reality. For better or indeed for worse, 00:12:24.139 --> 00:12:26.159 it really underscores the immense responsibility 00:12:26.159 --> 00:12:28.480 in patient communication, moving beyond simply 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:30.820 delivering facts to understanding the psychological 00:12:30.820 --> 00:12:33.360 and indeed physiological resonance of those facts. 00:12:33.899 --> 00:12:36.240 That's a truly sobering thought. It highlights 00:12:36.240 --> 00:12:38.840 the immense responsibility in every single patient 00:12:38.840 --> 00:12:41.440 interaction. We've seen the tangible power of 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:44.080 belief for both good and ill, but that begs an 00:12:44.080 --> 00:12:48.169 even deeper question. How? How precisely do these 00:12:48.169 --> 00:12:50.730 seemingly abstract thoughts and emotions translate 00:12:50.730 --> 00:12:54.049 into such profound, measurable physical changes? 00:12:54.649 --> 00:12:57.250 What's happening at the most fundamental cellular 00:12:57.250 --> 00:12:59.049 level? Yes, you've hit upon the critical point 00:12:59.049 --> 00:13:01.250 there. Our understanding of the brain has evolved 00:13:01.250 --> 00:13:04.129 significantly over recent decades. We once predominantly 00:13:04.129 --> 00:13:06.429 thought of it as, well, a fixed, hard -wired 00:13:06.429 --> 00:13:09.230 computer. Limited capacity for change after a 00:13:09.230 --> 00:13:11.470 certain age. But we now know there's much more 00:13:11.470 --> 00:13:14.269 to the story. Each neuron within the brain is, 00:13:14.289 --> 00:13:17.710 in itself, a unique biocomputer, capable of processing 00:13:17.710 --> 00:13:19.970 enormous amounts of data up to hundreds of thousands 00:13:19.970 --> 00:13:22.929 of functions per second. These neurons form intricate 00:13:22.929 --> 00:13:26.049 and constantly evolving neural networks, neurocircuitry, 00:13:26.309 --> 00:13:28.330 allowing for complex information exchange. So 00:13:28.330 --> 00:13:31.429 it's not static at all? Not at all. The essence 00:13:31.429 --> 00:13:33.889 of this adaptability lies in a phenomenon called 00:13:33.889 --> 00:13:36.960 neuroplasticity. When we engage in novel learning, 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:39.340 acquire new knowledge, have new experiences, 00:13:40.220 --> 00:13:42.639 our neurons actively make new synaptic connections. 00:13:43.299 --> 00:13:45.720 These connections are the electrochemical pathways 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:48.240 through which information is exchanged between 00:13:48.240 --> 00:13:51.879 nerve cells. Nobel laureate Erich Andel in his 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:53.940 groundbreaking work demonstrated this clearly. 00:13:54.759 --> 00:13:57.080 When new memories form, the number of synaptic 00:13:57.080 --> 00:13:59.000 connections in sensory neurons can literally 00:13:59.000 --> 00:14:01.830 double. Conversely, if we don't use certain neural 00:14:01.830 --> 00:14:04.009 connections, they begin to shrink within a matter 00:14:04.009 --> 00:14:06.549 of weeks. A process called synaptic pruning. 00:14:07.090 --> 00:14:09.309 This dynamic process means our brains are constantly 00:14:09.309 --> 00:14:11.830 reshaping themselves, physically altering their 00:14:11.830 --> 00:14:14.009 hardware and software based on the signals we 00:14:14.009 --> 00:14:16.110 feed them through our thoughts, emotions, experiences. 00:14:16.669 --> 00:14:19.269 It's a continuous, real -time remodeling. Constantly 00:14:19.269 --> 00:14:22.389 learning and adapting. Exactly. And perhaps even 00:14:22.389 --> 00:14:24.850 more profound, even revolutionary, is the field 00:14:24.850 --> 00:14:27.909 of epigenetics. This area of research reveals 00:14:27.909 --> 00:14:31.309 that our genes are not static, unchangeable blueprints 00:14:31.309 --> 00:14:34.110 of our destiny, predetermined and immutable. 00:14:34.320 --> 00:14:36.860 Instead, research indicates that a vast majority 00:14:36.860 --> 00:14:40.120 of our genes' estimates range from 75 % to 85 00:14:40.120 --> 00:14:42.960 % are actively turned off and on by signals from 00:14:42.960 --> 00:14:45.200 our environment. Environment meaning? Critically, 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:47.620 this environment includes the internal environment, 00:14:48.059 --> 00:14:50.500 our thoughts, beliefs, emotions. These signals 00:14:50.500 --> 00:14:52.679 can alter gene expression through mechanisms 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.279 like DNA methylation, adding a chemical -tagged 00:14:55.279 --> 00:14:57.899 DNA that can turn genes off, or histone modification, 00:14:58.320 --> 00:15:00.879 which alters proteins that package DNA, making 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:03.440 genes more or less accessible. One particularly 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:05.980 fascinating class of these genes, known as immediate 00:15:05.980 --> 00:15:09.120 early genes or IEGs, they can reach peak expression 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:10.980 in as little as three seconds. Three seconds? 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:13.820 That's incredibly fast. Incredibly fast. What's 00:15:13.820 --> 00:15:16.799 more, these IEGs are often regulatory genes, 00:15:17.139 --> 00:15:19.379 meaning they can control the expression of hundreds 00:15:19.379 --> 00:15:21.779 of other genes and thousands of proteins throughout 00:15:21.779 --> 00:15:24.659 the body. This incredibly rapid and pervasive 00:15:24.659 --> 00:15:28.000 change offers a plausible, compelling biological 00:15:28.000 --> 00:15:30.539 explanation for some of the radical, seemingly 00:15:30.539 --> 00:15:32.740 miraculous healings that have been documented. 00:15:33.379 --> 00:15:35.799 It's not just an intellectual concept, it's a 00:15:35.799 --> 00:15:39.259 measurable biological mechanism for swift, profound 00:15:39.259 --> 00:15:41.789 transformation. So if our thoughts are literally 00:15:41.789 --> 00:15:44.049 altering our genetic expression in a matter of 00:15:44.049 --> 00:15:46.330 seconds, this fundamentally redefines the concept 00:15:46.330 --> 00:15:48.870 of genetic predisposition, doesn't it? It implies 00:15:48.870 --> 00:15:51.169 we are far from passive recipients of our inherited 00:15:51.169 --> 00:15:53.370 code. What compelling evidence do we have that 00:15:53.370 --> 00:15:56.309 our experiences, rather than just our DNA, dictate 00:15:56.309 --> 00:15:59.389 gene expression? Precisely. That's the key takeaway. 00:16:00.250 --> 00:16:02.730 Consider studies on identical twins. They share 00:16:02.730 --> 00:16:05.230 the exact same DNA, right? identical genetic 00:16:05.230 --> 00:16:07.330 code to start with, yet they don't always manifest 00:16:07.330 --> 00:16:09.750 the same illnesses in the same way. Sometimes 00:16:09.750 --> 00:16:12.190 one twin develops a genetically linked disease, 00:16:12.470 --> 00:16:15.230 while the other does not. A Spanish study looked 00:16:15.230 --> 00:16:18.870 at 40 twin pairs, ranging in age from 3 to 74. 00:16:19.549 --> 00:16:22.309 It illustrated this perfectly. They found younger 00:16:22.309 --> 00:16:24.809 twins. especially those with similar lifestyles, 00:16:25.009 --> 00:16:27.750 had very similar epigenetic patterns. However, 00:16:28.009 --> 00:16:30.529 older twins, particularly those with dissimilar 00:16:30.529 --> 00:16:32.750 lifestyles who'd spent fewer years living together, 00:16:33.269 --> 00:16:35.330 exhibited very different epigenetic patterns. 00:16:35.769 --> 00:16:37.990 For example, the researchers found four times 00:16:37.990 --> 00:16:40.090 as many differentially expressed genes between 00:16:40.090 --> 00:16:42.269 one pair of 50 -year -old twins compared to a 00:16:42.269 --> 00:16:44.230 pair of three -year -olds. Four times as many 00:16:44.230 --> 00:16:46.690 differences. Yes. It powerfully demonstrates 00:16:46.690 --> 00:16:49.029 that life experiences, and not just the inherited 00:16:49.029 --> 00:16:51.490 genetic code, dictate which genes are expressed 00:16:51.490 --> 00:16:54.139 and how. We are not victims of our genetic inheritance. 00:16:54.580 --> 00:16:56.480 We are active participants in its expression. 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:59.419 So lifestyle choices, experiences, the writing 00:16:59.419 --> 00:17:02.279 on our genes? In a very real sense, yes. And 00:17:02.279 --> 00:17:04.359 the speed and scope of these epigenetic changes 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:08.319 are truly remarkable. A 2008 study by Dean Ornish 00:17:08.319 --> 00:17:10.700 provides compelling evidence in a clinical context. 00:17:11.299 --> 00:17:13.940 It involved 31 men with low -risk prostate cancer. 00:17:14.220 --> 00:17:16.960 They followed an intensive nutrition and lifestyle 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:18.859 regimen including stress management techniques, 00:17:19.619 --> 00:17:22.019 exercise, group support, all influencing their 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:24.390 internal environment. And in just three months, 00:17:24.789 --> 00:17:27.490 these men were able to upregulate 48 tumor -suppressing 00:17:27.490 --> 00:17:31.670 genes and downregulate an astonishing 453 tumor 00:17:31.670 --> 00:17:33.730 -promoting genes. In only three months, that's 00:17:33.730 --> 00:17:36.309 rapid. Very rapid. Ordish noted that these changes 00:17:36.309 --> 00:17:37.990 can occur so quickly, you don't have to wait 00:17:37.990 --> 00:17:40.470 years to see the benefits. And even more impressively, 00:17:40.589 --> 00:17:43.589 perhaps, a Swedish study from 2013. They focused 00:17:43.589 --> 00:17:46.990 on 23 slightly overweight sedentary men. They 00:17:46.990 --> 00:17:48.950 started attending spinning and aerobics classes, 00:17:49.269 --> 00:17:51.509 on average just under twice per week. In a mere 00:17:51.509 --> 00:17:53.150 six months, these men and then epigenetically 00:17:53.150 --> 00:17:57.670 altered 7 ,000 genes. 7 ,000 genes. That's almost 00:17:57.670 --> 00:18:00.910 30 % of the entire human genome. These findings 00:18:00.910 --> 00:18:03.029 unequivocally show that our thoughts and feelings 00:18:03.029 --> 00:18:05.849 alongside our choices and behaviors profoundly 00:18:05.849 --> 00:18:08.670 influence our genetic expression on a moment 00:18:08.670 --> 00:18:11.940 -to -moment basis. This isn't theoretical. It's 00:18:11.940 --> 00:18:14.279 verifiable biological transformation occurring 00:18:14.279 --> 00:18:16.859 in response to environmental input, including 00:18:16.859 --> 00:18:19.079 our internal conscious environment. That's incredible. 00:18:19.099 --> 00:18:21.339 To think that our daily experiences, even our 00:18:21.339 --> 00:18:23.599 emotional states, are actively sculpting our 00:18:23.599 --> 00:18:26.900 genetic expression. So if our internal environment, 00:18:27.119 --> 00:18:29.420 our thoughts and emotions, can directly impact 00:18:29.420 --> 00:18:31.779 our genetic expression, what does that mean for 00:18:31.779 --> 00:18:33.920 conditions linked to chronic stress? And conversely, 00:18:33.980 --> 00:18:36.720 what power do positive emotions hold for fostering 00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:39.059 health and resilience? This is where the implications 00:18:39.059 --> 00:18:41.140 for health and disease become particularly clear 00:18:41.140 --> 00:18:44.960 and clinically relevant. Stress. In all its forms, 00:18:45.259 --> 00:18:47.680 physical trauma, chemical toxins, or chronic 00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:51.640 emotional states like fear, anxiety, worry, anger, 00:18:52.140 --> 00:18:54.480 feeling overwhelmed. It's a significant driver 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:57.279 of maladaptive epigenetic change. When the fight 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:59.599 -or -flight response, which is designed for acute 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:01.880 short -term survival threats, gets chronically 00:19:01.880 --> 00:19:05.180 activated, it triggers over 1 ,400 chemical reactions 00:19:05.180 --> 00:19:07.220 throughout the body. It floods the system with 00:19:07.220 --> 00:19:09.259 more than 30 hormones and neurotransmitters, 00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:12.420 like adrenaline and cortisol, from the HPA axis, 00:19:12.579 --> 00:19:14.859 the hypothalamic -pituitary -adrenal axis, to 00:19:14.859 --> 00:19:17.599 classic stress response. Exactly. And while it's 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:20.200 adaptive for immediate danger, Tuolong decavation 00:19:20.200 --> 00:19:22.660 is profoundly detrimental to long -term health. 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:25.619 It shunts vital energy and resources away from 00:19:25.619 --> 00:19:28.299 essential physiological processes, things like 00:19:28.299 --> 00:19:31.079 cell growth, repair, immune surveillance, long 00:19:31.079 --> 00:19:34.259 -term healing. Effectively, cells shut down their 00:19:34.259 --> 00:19:37.119 normal communication pathways. The body's resources 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:39.259 for optimal health are constantly diverted to 00:19:39.259 --> 00:19:42.000 this state of perceived survival. This continuous 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:44.400 state of emergency, driven by chronic stress, 00:19:44.779 --> 00:19:46.839 prevents the body from returning to homeostasis. 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:49.519 It predisposes it to a wide array of chronic 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:52.420 illnesses. We can directly observe the downregulation 00:19:52.420 --> 00:19:55.359 of genes vital for repair and regeneration. So 00:19:55.359 --> 00:19:57.740 chronic stress is actively hindering the body's 00:19:57.740 --> 00:20:00.089 maintenance work. Precisely. And we see this 00:20:00.089 --> 00:20:02.750 reflected in various studies. For instance, research 00:20:02.750 --> 00:20:04.750 on married couples showed that merely discussing 00:20:04.750 --> 00:20:07.349 a disagreement suppressed healing linked proteins 00:20:07.349 --> 00:20:09.690 in their bodies, indicating a downregulation 00:20:09.690 --> 00:20:11.910 of crucial genes involved in rude repair and 00:20:11.910 --> 00:20:14.690 inflammation. And this suppression was even more 00:20:14.690 --> 00:20:16.910 pronounced, about 40 % greater during conflicts 00:20:16.910 --> 00:20:20.690 marked by sarcasm, criticism, put downs. This 00:20:20.690 --> 00:20:23.430 highlights how negative emotional states directly 00:20:23.430 --> 00:20:25.750 impair the body's capacity for repair and healing. 00:20:26.029 --> 00:20:28.420 At a genetic and protein level, literally slowing 00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:30.740 down the body's ability to mend itself. That's 00:20:30.740 --> 00:20:33.440 a direct, measurable link between relational 00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:36.940 stress and physiological impact. Profound implications 00:20:36.940 --> 00:20:39.339 for patient recovery there. But conversely, if 00:20:39.339 --> 00:20:41.359 negative emotions can suppress healing, what 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:43.400 about the power of positive emotions? Are there 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:45.160 specific pathways through which they promote 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:47.339 health? Conversely, and this is the exciting 00:20:47.339 --> 00:20:49.599 part, reducing stress through the cultivation 00:20:49.599 --> 00:20:52.779 of elevated positive emotions triggers beneficial 00:20:52.779 --> 00:20:55.380 epigenetic changes that actively promote health. 00:20:56.620 --> 00:20:59.700 Dr. Herbert Benson's pioneering work on the relaxation 00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:02.859 response demonstrated this beautifully. Simple 00:21:02.859 --> 00:21:05.700 thought pattern changes, like focusing on a repeated 00:21:05.700 --> 00:21:08.460 word or phrase, or engaging in mindful breathing 00:21:08.460 --> 00:21:10.880 could effectively lower blood pressure, normalize 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:13.799 heart rate, decrease oxygen consumption, reduce 00:21:13.799 --> 00:21:16.740 muscle tension, bringing the body out of that 00:21:16.740 --> 00:21:19.480 chronic stress state and into a healing mode. 00:21:20.099 --> 00:21:22.460 This showed a direct physiological counter to 00:21:22.460 --> 00:21:24.420 the stress response. A conscious way to switch 00:21:24.420 --> 00:21:27.259 gears is essential. Exactly. Studies on laughter 00:21:27.259 --> 00:21:29.480 provide further compelling evidence. Japanese 00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:31.519 researchers found that diabetic patients watching 00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:35.200 an hour -long comedy program upregulated 39 genes, 00:21:35.640 --> 00:21:37.759 14 of which were related to natural killer cell 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:40.299 activity in the immune system. Now, while these 00:21:40.299 --> 00:21:42.420 genes weren't directly involved in blood glucose 00:21:42.420 --> 00:21:44.859 regulation, the patient's blood glucose levels 00:21:44.859 --> 00:21:46.859 were significantly better controlled after the 00:21:46.859 --> 00:21:49.259 comedy show than after they listened to a diabetes 00:21:49.259 --> 00:21:51.259 health lecture on a different day. Interesting. 00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:53.700 So the positive emotion had a systemic benefit. 00:21:53.900 --> 00:21:56.519 It seems so. Other research indicates significant 00:21:56.519 --> 00:21:58.599 increases in various antibodies after subjects 00:21:58.599 --> 00:22:01.460 watched humorous videos, boosting overall immune 00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:03.779 response, providing enhanced protection against 00:22:03.779 --> 00:22:06.299 pathogens. And in a more surprising finding, 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:09.339 perhaps, a Japanese study even showed neurogenesis 00:22:09.339 --> 00:22:12.079 the growth of new neurons in tickled baby rats, 00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:14.980 directly linking positive emotional seeds to 00:22:14.980 --> 00:22:17.140 brain regeneration and development. Tickled rats 00:22:17.140 --> 00:22:19.859 generating new neurons. That's fascinating. It 00:22:19.859 --> 00:22:22.470 is, isn't it? These findings strongly suggest 00:22:22.470 --> 00:22:26.029 that elevated emotions like joy, gratitude, excitement, 00:22:26.470 --> 00:22:29.990 inspiration, they act as powerful energetic catalysts 00:22:29.990 --> 00:22:32.569 for health. When we combine a clear intention, 00:22:32.849 --> 00:22:35.269 a mental image of a desired future with a heightened 00:22:35.269 --> 00:22:37.930 emotional response, our bodies begin to bathe 00:22:37.930 --> 00:22:39.849 in the very neurochemistry that would be present 00:22:39.849 --> 00:22:41.930 if that desired future event were already happening. 00:22:42.200 --> 00:22:45.079 the brain and body, neurochemically. They don't 00:22:45.079 --> 00:22:47.299 differentiate much between an actual experience 00:22:47.299 --> 00:22:50.019 in the external environment and one that is vividly 00:22:50.019 --> 00:22:51.940 imagined and felt in the internal environment. 00:22:52.720 --> 00:22:55.160 This profound process allows us to signal new 00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:58.089 genes in new ways. shifting our state of being 00:22:58.089 --> 00:23:00.430 and overcoming entrenched maladaptive patterns. 00:23:00.930 --> 00:23:02.710 It's about consciously creating the internal 00:23:02.710 --> 00:23:05.309 conditions for health rather than passively waiting 00:23:05.309 --> 00:23:07.750 for external circumstances to dictate it. That's 00:23:07.750 --> 00:23:10.609 a truly powerful concept, intentionally bathing 00:23:10.609 --> 00:23:13.190 our bodies in the neurochemistry of a desired 00:23:13.190 --> 00:23:16.150 future. It's almost like a form of internal biohacking. 00:23:16.769 --> 00:23:18.730 So for our medical professionals listening... 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:21.279 How can we, or perhaps more importantly, how 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.299 can our patients actively apply these concepts? 00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:26.940 Is there a practical framework for intentionally 00:23:26.940 --> 00:23:29.819 changing our biology, moving beyond just understanding 00:23:29.819 --> 00:23:32.140 the mechanisms? Absolutely. And this is where 00:23:32.140 --> 00:23:34.140 the rubber meets the road, as it were, where 00:23:34.140 --> 00:23:36.180 the concept moves from abstract to actionable. 00:23:36.880 --> 00:23:39.380 The consistent theme across successful transformations, 00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:42.140 both anecdotally and in rigorous scientific studies, 00:23:42.559 --> 00:23:45.289 is the deliberate use of mental rehearsal. Combined 00:23:45.289 --> 00:23:47.950 with clear intention and elevated emotion, this 00:23:47.950 --> 00:23:50.410 involves intentionally creating a vivid felt 00:23:50.410 --> 00:23:53.609 picture of a desired reality in the mind, independent 00:23:53.609 --> 00:23:55.490 of the external environment or current physical 00:23:55.490 --> 00:23:57.670 limitations. It's about becoming a new self, 00:23:57.789 --> 00:23:59.690 a healthier, more capable self in the present 00:23:59.690 --> 00:24:01.930 moment, before the physical reality is even caught 00:24:01.930 --> 00:24:04.789 up. So practicing being well before you are well. 00:24:05.109 --> 00:24:07.549 In essence, yes. We see compelling examples of 00:24:07.549 --> 00:24:10.509 this everywhere. Elite athletes. Individuals 00:24:10.509 --> 00:24:12.869 undergoing radical personal change. Consider 00:24:12.869 --> 00:24:15.440 Aaron Rodgers. the celebrated Green Bay Packers 00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:18.220 quarterback. He attributes much of his success, 00:24:18.779 --> 00:24:21.180 including that remarkable 86 .1 % completion 00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:23.660 rate in a key playoff game before their 2011 00:24:23.660 --> 00:24:26.259 Super Bowl win, to visualizing plays beforehand. 00:24:26.490 --> 00:24:28.549 systematically visualizing making those plays 00:24:28.549 --> 00:24:30.789 in meetings, watching film, even lying in bed 00:24:30.789 --> 00:24:34.029 before sleep. He even noted he visualized successfully 00:24:34.029 --> 00:24:35.930 spinning out of three potential sacks in that 00:24:35.930 --> 00:24:38.069 game before they happened, effectively training 00:24:38.069 --> 00:24:40.430 his brain and body for success through pure mental 00:24:40.430 --> 00:24:44.150 simulation. Priming the pathways. Exactly. Similarly, 00:24:44.410 --> 00:24:47.329 golfing legend Jack Nicklaus. He famously detailed 00:24:47.329 --> 00:24:50.130 his process in his book Golf My Way, stating 00:24:50.130 --> 00:24:52.769 he never hit a shot, even in practice, without 00:24:52.769 --> 00:24:55.049 first creating a color movie in his head. He 00:24:55.049 --> 00:24:56.809 would see the ball finishing exactly where he 00:24:56.809 --> 00:24:59.329 wanted, see its trajectory, its behavior on landing, 00:24:59.789 --> 00:25:02.630 and finally see himself making the swing. Only 00:25:02.630 --> 00:25:05.170 after this short, private Hollywood spectacular, 00:25:05.269 --> 00:25:07.490 as he called it, would he select his club and 00:25:07.490 --> 00:25:10.490 take the physical action. Meticulous mental preparation 00:25:10.490 --> 00:25:12.970 creating the neurological pathways for success. 00:25:13.329 --> 00:25:16.170 That level of detail is key, it seems. It seems 00:25:16.170 --> 00:25:19.069 so. And on a more personal, perhaps inspiring 00:25:19.069 --> 00:25:22.059 note, consider Jim Carrey. As a struggling actor 00:25:22.059 --> 00:25:25.160 just arrived in Los Angeles, he famously visualized 00:25:25.160 --> 00:25:27.579 a successful future. He wrote himself a check 00:25:27.579 --> 00:25:30.279 for $10 million, dated for Thanksgiving 1995, 00:25:30.819 --> 00:25:33.220 for acting services rendered on it, carried it 00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:35.680 in his wallet for years. He'd drive to Mulholland 00:25:35.680 --> 00:25:38.200 Drive, visualize meeting the right people, getting 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:40.440 the right jobs, making a profound difference, 00:25:40.940 --> 00:25:42.779 not leaving until he felt as though he was that 00:25:42.779 --> 00:25:46.369 successful person. In 1994, three of his films 00:25:46.369 --> 00:25:48.849 were released. And for his role in Dumb and Dumber, 00:25:49.230 --> 00:25:51.210 he received a check for exactly $10 million. 00:25:51.990 --> 00:25:54.789 He created exactly what he had envisioned, a 00:25:54.789 --> 00:25:57.410 powerful interplay of clear intention, strong 00:25:57.410 --> 00:26:00.490 emotion, and consistent mental focus. Those anecdotes 00:26:00.490 --> 00:26:02.430 are incredibly powerful. It makes perfect sense 00:26:02.430 --> 00:26:04.269 in the context of performance and achievement. 00:26:04.630 --> 00:26:06.630 But what about the direct physiological impact? 00:26:06.950 --> 00:26:09.109 Do scientific studies corroborate this idea that 00:26:09.109 --> 00:26:11.430 mental practice alone can induce physical changes 00:26:11.430 --> 00:26:13.960 in the brain and body? Absolutely. And this is 00:26:13.960 --> 00:26:16.359 where the science truly reinforces the anecdotal 00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:19.259 power. Research has shown the subjects who mentally 00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:22.039 practiced a simple five -finger piano exercise 00:26:22.039 --> 00:26:25.279 two hours a day, five days, made the same brain 00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:27.380 changes as those who physically practiced it 00:26:27.380 --> 00:26:29.720 without ever lifting a finger. The same changes 00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:32.000 just by thinking about it. The same changes. 00:26:32.380 --> 00:26:34.500 The region of their brains controlling finger 00:26:34.500 --> 00:26:36.750 movements increased dramatically. their brains 00:26:36.750 --> 00:26:38.910 looked as though the imagined experience had 00:26:38.910 --> 00:26:41.150 actually happened. They effectively installed 00:26:41.150 --> 00:26:43.309 neurological hardware and software by thought 00:26:43.309 --> 00:26:46.349 alone, demonstrating neuroplasticity in action 00:26:46.349 --> 00:26:49.549 through mental rehearsal. Another groundbreaking 00:26:49.549 --> 00:26:51.609 study demonstrated that individuals who only 00:26:51.609 --> 00:26:54.069 imagined exercising their little fingers 15 minutes 00:26:54.069 --> 00:26:56.849 a day, five days a week, increased their finger 00:26:56.849 --> 00:27:00.069 strength by 35 % over 12 weeks. 35 % strength 00:27:00.069 --> 00:27:02.329 increase from imagination. Compared impressively 00:27:02.329 --> 00:27:05.730 to a 53 % increase for those who physically exercised, 00:27:05.869 --> 00:27:08.630 their minds genuinely changed their bodies, showing 00:27:08.630 --> 00:27:11.009 physical adaptation and measurable strength gains 00:27:11.009 --> 00:27:13.970 from a purely mental process. It highlights the 00:27:13.970 --> 00:27:16.049 brain's incredible ability to prime the body 00:27:16.049 --> 00:27:18.720 for action and adaptation. simply through focused 00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:21.779 thought. This concept extends right down to cellular 00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:24.380 regeneration and the very mechanisms of healing. 00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:27.779 When the placebo effect is at work, a clear intention, 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:30.599 meticulously defined and held in mind, coupled 00:27:30.599 --> 00:27:32.819 with a nurturing elevated emotion, gratitude, 00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:35.740 joy, love, can send the precise energetic and 00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:38.819 chemical signals to cellular DNA. This not only 00:27:38.819 --> 00:27:40.579 influences the healthy production of proteins 00:27:40.579 --> 00:27:42.539 for better structure and function, but it can 00:27:42.539 --> 00:27:44.839 also activate latent stem cells. Stem cells, 00:27:44.900 --> 00:27:47.329 the body's repair kit. Exactly. Think of them 00:27:47.329 --> 00:27:49.250 as get -out -of -jail free cards, if you like. 00:27:49.690 --> 00:27:51.789 Once activated, they can replace damaged cells 00:27:51.789 --> 00:27:54.670 in areas like arthritic knees or accelerate post 00:27:54.670 --> 00:27:57.970 -surgical recovery. The sustained, high -amplitude 00:27:57.970 --> 00:28:00.569 emotional energy generated internally independent 00:28:00.569 --> 00:28:03.009 of external circumstances that serves as the 00:28:03.009 --> 00:28:05.130 critical force driving these epigenetic changes, 00:28:05.809 --> 00:28:08.509 signaling genes ahead of any external environmental 00:28:08.509 --> 00:28:11.569 input, is about changing internal state to create 00:28:11.569 --> 00:28:13.890 external reality, literally prompting the body 00:28:13.890 --> 00:28:16.569 to rebuild and repair. That's a profound shift 00:28:16.569 --> 00:28:19.430 in perspective. Our minds literally activating 00:28:19.430 --> 00:28:21.990 cellular regeneration, influencing stem cells. 00:28:22.049 --> 00:28:24.450 We've talked biological neurochemical shifts, 00:28:24.450 --> 00:28:26.670 but there's an even deeper layer, isn't there, 00:28:26.710 --> 00:28:29.069 drawing from quantum physics. Could you elaborate 00:28:29.069 --> 00:28:31.089 on how our consciousness might interact with 00:28:31.089 --> 00:28:33.930 reality at that fundamental level? Beyond just 00:28:33.930 --> 00:28:36.250 chemical reactions, what implications might that 00:28:36.250 --> 00:28:38.589 have for us as medical professionals? Absolutely. 00:28:38.990 --> 00:28:42.069 To truly grasp the depth of this mind -body connection, 00:28:42.349 --> 00:28:44.750 we really must move beyond the limitations of 00:28:44.750 --> 00:28:47.630 classical Newtonian physics. Newtonian physics 00:28:47.630 --> 00:28:50.549 views the universe as, well, a predictable machine, 00:28:51.049 --> 00:28:53.569 separate distinct parts governed by linear cause 00:28:53.569 --> 00:28:55.750 and effect. It's excellent for understanding 00:28:55.750 --> 00:28:58.569 how a baseball flies, how planets orbit. It's 00:28:58.569 --> 00:29:00.789 the physics of the macroscopic world what we 00:29:00.789 --> 00:29:03.690 can directly observe. However, quantum physics 00:29:03.690 --> 00:29:06.049 introduces us to a world where matter and energy 00:29:06.049 --> 00:29:08.630 are intimately unified, interchangeable even. 00:29:08.910 --> 00:29:11.250 It delves into the very tiny subatomic world. 00:29:11.809 --> 00:29:13.890 When quantum physicists began examining the smaller 00:29:13.890 --> 00:29:16.309 and smaller aspects of an atom, its nucleus, 00:29:16.730 --> 00:29:18.730 its electrons, the closer they looked, the less 00:29:18.730 --> 00:29:21.089 distinct and clear the atom became until it appeared 00:29:21.089 --> 00:29:23.670 to disappear entirely, existing more as a probability 00:29:23.670 --> 00:29:25.930 wave. More like potential than a solid thing. 00:29:26.369 --> 00:29:29.250 Exactly. This led to the discovery that atoms 00:29:29.500 --> 00:29:31.500 The very building blocks of everything we perceive 00:29:31.500 --> 00:29:37.400 as solid matter are effectively 99 .99999999999 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:40.700 % empty space. But that space isn't truly empty. 00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:42.720 It's filled with immense amounts of energy and 00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:45.440 information. This means that everything, including 00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:48.039 our physical bodies, our cells, our organs, is 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:50.460 fundamentally energy and information. It's a 00:29:50.460 --> 00:29:52.319 scientific fact that the known universe, no matter 00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:54.779 how solid matter appears, is essentially energy 00:29:54.779 --> 00:29:56.880 and information oscillating at various frequencies. 00:29:57.079 --> 00:29:59.000 So we're more energy than matter, fundamentally. 00:29:59.230 --> 00:30:02.210 Fundamentally, yes. The key lies in understanding 00:30:02.210 --> 00:30:05.910 vibration. In the quantum realm, everything vibrates. 00:30:06.109 --> 00:30:09.109 When energy vibrates at a slower speed, its particles 00:30:09.109 --> 00:30:11.509 appear to spend more time in physical reality, 00:30:11.970 --> 00:30:15.049 appearing more solid as matter. Conversely, faster 00:30:15.049 --> 00:30:17.549 vibrations create more energy and less apparent 00:30:17.549 --> 00:30:20.349 solidity becoming more wave -like. Think of a 00:30:20.349 --> 00:30:23.509 fan. When its blades spin slowly, you see them 00:30:23.509 --> 00:30:26.109 as solid objects. When they spin very fast, they 00:30:26.109 --> 00:30:29.170 blur into an immaterial energetic field. Our 00:30:29.170 --> 00:30:31.170 consciousness, in this view, is intrinsically 00:30:31.170 --> 00:30:33.029 linked to this fundamental field of information 00:30:33.029 --> 00:30:35.890 and energy. By changing our internal energy through 00:30:35.890 --> 00:30:38.210 elevated thoughts and emotions, we could literally 00:30:38.210 --> 00:30:41.049 lift the vibration of our atomic structure, effectively 00:30:41.049 --> 00:30:43.569 becoming more wave and less particle, increasing 00:30:43.569 --> 00:30:45.750 our energetic coherence. Coherence. What does 00:30:45.750 --> 00:30:48.750 that mean in this context? Coherence. It means 00:30:48.750 --> 00:30:51.630 when our brain waves and bodily systems function 00:30:51.630 --> 00:30:54.269 in an organized, synchronized fashion, in rhythm, 00:30:54.710 --> 00:30:57.299 working together efficiently. They send clear, 00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:59.420 powerful, orderly signals throughout the nervous 00:30:59.420 --> 00:31:02.799 system and to every cell. This coherence fosters 00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:04.980 optimal cellular communication and function, 00:31:05.500 --> 00:31:07.940 directly supporting processes like growth, repair, 00:31:08.220 --> 00:31:10.640 healing. Incoherence, on the other hand, is a 00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:13.940 lack of rhythm. disorderliness. It leads to breakdown 00:31:13.940 --> 00:31:16.599 and dysfunction within the body's systems, contributing 00:31:16.599 --> 00:31:19.299 to disease. And crucially, research indicates 00:31:19.299 --> 00:31:21.140 that the receptor sites on the outside of our 00:31:21.140 --> 00:31:23.640 body's cells are a hundred times more sensitive 00:31:23.640 --> 00:31:25.960 to electromagnetic signals, energy, and frequency 00:31:25.960 --> 00:31:28.660 than they are to chemical signals, like neurotransmitters 00:31:28.660 --> 00:31:30.920 or hormones, which we traditionally focus on 00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:33.240 in cellular communication. A hundred times more 00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:36.240 sensitive to energy signals? Yes. which means 00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:38.920 the energetic signature of our thoughts and emotions 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:41.579 can directly influence cellular function and 00:31:41.579 --> 00:31:45.000 DNA expression. When higher, more coherent energy 00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:47.380 generated by elevated thoughts and emotions interacts 00:31:47.380 --> 00:31:50.259 with slower, incoherent energy, like that of 00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:53.240 diseased cells, it actually entrains matter to 00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:56.519 a more organized, higher frequency state, effectively 00:31:56.519 --> 00:31:59.839 lifting matter to a new mind. This invisible 00:31:59.839 --> 00:32:01.940 field of consciousness, both within us and all 00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:04.319 around us, truly orchestrates the intelligent 00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:07.519 functions of our cells, tissues, organs. For 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:09.660 medical professionals, this implies our conscious 00:32:09.660 --> 00:32:13.119 intention, imbued with emotion, could be a primary 00:32:13.119 --> 00:32:16.039 driver of physiological change, not just a secondary 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:18.680 effect. These concepts are incredibly powerful. 00:32:18.839 --> 00:32:20.700 They paint a picture of human potential that 00:32:20.700 --> 00:32:23.619 feels almost limitless. Suggesting our consciousness 00:32:23.619 --> 00:32:26.000 isn't just a byproduct of the brain, but an active 00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:28.000 participant in shaping our physical reality. 00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:31.119 But for a medical audience, what verifiable objective 00:32:31.119 --> 00:32:33.619 evidence exists? Evidence that individuals can 00:32:33.619 --> 00:32:35.619 harness these principles for profound, measurable 00:32:35.619 --> 00:32:38.059 health changes rather than just subjective improvements 00:32:38.059 --> 00:32:40.200 or, you know, philosophical musings? What does 00:32:40.200 --> 00:32:42.240 the data show? This is indeed where the work 00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:44.900 becomes truly exciting and scientifically grounded. 00:32:45.920 --> 00:32:48.400 Moving beyond theory into verifiable clinical 00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:50.980 proof. In our advanced workshops, we have collected 00:32:50.980 --> 00:32:53.859 extensive objective data. using sophisticated 00:32:53.859 --> 00:32:57.000 equipment, including quantitative electroencephalograms, 00:32:57.019 --> 00:33:00.740 QEEGs, which precisely map brain activity. We 00:33:00.740 --> 00:33:02.539 also measure changes in heart function using 00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:05.279 heart rate variability, genetic expression, energetic 00:33:05.279 --> 00:33:08.519 shifts, all in real time. The results are, well, 00:33:08.680 --> 00:33:10.720 nothing short of astounding. Consistently showing 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:12.940 real biological transformations that are objectively 00:33:12.940 --> 00:33:15.039 measurable and correlate directly with changes 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:16.839 in mental and emotional states. Okay, so let's 00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:18.859 hear about some of those. Let's look at Lori's 00:33:18.859 --> 00:33:22.569 remarkable story, diagnosed at 19. polyesthetic 00:33:22.569 --> 00:33:25.750 fibrous dysplasia, a rare degenerative bone disease 00:33:25.750 --> 00:33:28.190 where normal bone is replaced with fragile fibrous 00:33:28.190 --> 00:33:31.470 tissue. She endured 12 serious fractures, experienced 00:33:31.470 --> 00:33:34.630 chronic pain, severe limitations for 28 years, 00:33:35.109 --> 00:33:37.609 constantly reinforcing a belief in her own fragility, 00:33:37.890 --> 00:33:40.710 her limited future. Through consistent meditation, 00:33:41.069 --> 00:33:43.410 she intentionally cultivated a feeling of wholeness, 00:33:43.690 --> 00:33:46.190 vital energy, resilience, transcending her sick 00:33:46.190 --> 00:33:49.009 person identity. Despite her circumstances worsening 00:33:49.009 --> 00:33:51.579 before they improved, she persisted. maintained 00:33:51.579 --> 00:33:54.339 her internal vision. After 28 years with the 00:33:54.339 --> 00:33:56.700 disease, subsequent medical tests showed no evidence 00:33:56.700 --> 00:33:58.799 of fractures whatsoever. And her urine values 00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:01.420 for bone health, previously abnormal, had returned 00:34:01.420 --> 00:34:03.720 to perfectly normal levels. No evidence of fractures. 00:34:03.900 --> 00:34:07.460 After 28 years of degeneration. None. Her body 00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:09.820 literally caught up with her mind, demonstrating 00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:12.260 a complete biological reversal of a condition 00:34:12.260 --> 00:34:15.440 considered progressive and debilitating. Then 00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:18.400 there's Candice. She suffered from oxymotis thyroiditis, 00:34:18.880 --> 00:34:20.659 a debilitating autoimmune condition where the 00:34:20.659 --> 00:34:22.920 immune system attacks the thyroid gland. She 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:24.920 recognized she was living in constant emergency 00:34:24.920 --> 00:34:27.380 mode, often feeling like a victim, consumed by 00:34:27.380 --> 00:34:29.980 anger, frustration, by consistently transmuting 00:34:29.980 --> 00:34:32.039 these lower emotions into elevated emotions, 00:34:32.820 --> 00:34:35.090 compassion, gratitude during her meditations, 00:34:35.489 --> 00:34:37.550 she reported a huge shift very quickly. What 00:34:37.550 --> 00:34:39.989 kind of shift? Her energy increased dramatically. 00:34:40.429 --> 00:34:42.730 Her thinking became clearer. The cognitive fog 00:34:42.730 --> 00:34:46.010 lifted. Her body began moving back into homeostasis. 00:34:46.550 --> 00:34:49.110 Her thyroid marker started to normalize. She 00:34:49.110 --> 00:34:51.050 shifted from a state of chronic autoimmune disease 00:34:51.050 --> 00:34:53.650 to one of balance simply by consciously changing 00:34:53.650 --> 00:34:56.130 her internal emotional landscape and the accompanying 00:34:56.130 --> 00:34:59.469 neurochemistry. Perhaps one of the most dramatic 00:34:59.469 --> 00:35:02.500 cases we've witnessed is Joanne. Advanced multiple 00:35:02.500 --> 00:35:05.780 sclerosis, bedridden for years, completely unable 00:35:05.780 --> 00:35:08.260 to move her legs. Her brain and spinal column 00:35:08.260 --> 00:35:11.780 showed significant damage on MRIs. During one 00:35:11.780 --> 00:35:14.019 of our workshops, she set a firm intention to 00:35:14.019 --> 00:35:16.719 walk. combined with intense elevated emotion, 00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:19.500 she felt what it would be like to walk. Astonishingly, 00:35:19.539 --> 00:35:21.860 after just one hour long meditation, she stood 00:35:21.860 --> 00:35:24.239 up and walked unassisted. After one hour from 00:35:24.239 --> 00:35:27.500 being bedridden. One hour long meditation. Later, 00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:29.559 she regained the ability to wiggle her toes, 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:31.440 flex her feet movements she hadn't been able 00:35:31.440 --> 00:35:34.119 to do for years. She genuinely changed her condition 00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:36.920 by moving beyond her MS identity, embracing a 00:35:36.920 --> 00:35:39.079 new future. Her body followed suit in a way that 00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:41.380 defied conventional medical understanding. These 00:35:41.380 --> 00:35:44.179 individual stories are truly inspiring, especially 00:35:44.179 --> 00:35:45.960 with the objective measurements you mentioned. 00:35:46.440 --> 00:35:48.860 But what does your collective data show from 00:35:48.860 --> 00:35:51.519 hundreds of participants? Are these isolated 00:35:51.519 --> 00:35:53.719 incidents or do you see consistent patterns of 00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:56.460 profound change across larger groups? The collected 00:35:56.460 --> 00:35:58.519 data from hundreds of participants in our workshops 00:35:58.519 --> 00:36:01.239 absolutely reinforces these individual stories. 00:36:01.699 --> 00:36:05.059 It provides broad scientific validation. Our 00:36:05.059 --> 00:36:07.960 QEG brain mapping data, for instance, shows that 00:36:07.960 --> 00:36:10.659 a remarkable 91 % of individuals presented with 00:36:10.659 --> 00:36:13.480 significantly improved brain function. The majority 00:36:13.480 --> 00:36:15.960 moved from less coherent disorderly erratic brain 00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:19.519 patterns to more coherent states, orderly, synchronized, 00:36:19.800 --> 00:36:22.579 harmonious, with over 82 % functioning within 00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:24.800 the healthy normal range of brain activity by 00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:27.139 the end of the workshops. So measurable improvements 00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:29.960 in brain coherence for the vast majority. Yes. 00:36:30.320 --> 00:36:32.840 We observed a dramatic reduction in brain chatter. 00:36:33.539 --> 00:36:36.280 hyperactivity, indicative of reduced anxiety, 00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:39.380 improved cognitive function, enhanced brain integration, 00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:43.559 a direct neurophysiological shift. And crucially, 00:36:43.920 --> 00:36:46.219 we see unique alternating alpha theta patterns 00:36:46.219 --> 00:36:48.960 in the frontal lobes during meditation. These 00:36:48.960 --> 00:36:51.019 are consistently correlated with states of high 00:36:51.019 --> 00:36:53.880 level thankfulness and gratitude. This data suggests 00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:55.940 the inner experience of these elevated emotions 00:36:55.940 --> 00:36:59.219 is so real, so robust, that the brain and body 00:36:59.219 --> 00:37:01.420 respond as if the desired future has already 00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:04.460 occurred. triggering profound biological changes, 00:37:04.519 --> 00:37:06.860 release of healing neurochemicals, activation 00:37:06.860 --> 00:37:09.400 of beneficial gene expression. Furthermore, our 00:37:09.400 --> 00:37:11.300 students on average could enter and sustain a 00:37:11.300 --> 00:37:13.619 meditative state, shifting their brainwaves into 00:37:13.619 --> 00:37:15.860 these beneficial patterns in less than a minute. 00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:18.440 A testament to the power of intentional practice 00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:20.559 and the body's innate intelligence. These are 00:37:20.559 --> 00:37:22.400 not just subjective feelings, they are objective, 00:37:22.900 --> 00:37:24.639 measurable shifts in brain and body function, 00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:27.559 demonstrating a remarkable self -regulatory capacity. 00:37:27.880 --> 00:37:31.280 This deep dive has truly illuminated the extraordinary 00:37:31.280 --> 00:37:33.500 capabilities embedded within our own biology. 00:37:34.380 --> 00:37:37.280 It really is a powerful reminder that while external 00:37:37.280 --> 00:37:39.900 interventions, conventional medicine are absolutely 00:37:39.900 --> 00:37:42.800 crucial, the internal landscape of the mind holds 00:37:42.800 --> 00:37:46.059 immense, often untapped, potential for healing 00:37:46.059 --> 00:37:48.579 and transformation. Indeed, you've captured it 00:37:48.579 --> 00:37:51.079 perfectly. The core message that emerges from 00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:53.039 all this research, all these compelling cases, 00:37:53.440 --> 00:37:57.059 is truly profound. You are the placebo. The power 00:37:57.059 --> 00:37:59.940 to heal and transform resides within your capacity 00:37:59.940 --> 00:38:02.960 to combine clear intention with an elevated emotion 00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:05.659 and consistent discipline practice. This is not 00:38:05.659 --> 00:38:07.519 about negating the importance of modern medicine. 00:38:07.699 --> 00:38:09.659 Not at all. Rather, it's about understanding 00:38:09.659 --> 00:38:12.219 how we can profoundly augment it by activating 00:38:12.219 --> 00:38:14.820 the body's innate intelligence and self -healing 00:38:14.820 --> 00:38:17.300 mechanisms. It's about empowering patients, and 00:38:17.300 --> 00:38:19.579 indeed ourselves, to become active, conscious 00:38:19.579 --> 00:38:21.659 participants in their well -being, rather than 00:38:21.659 --> 00:38:23.960 passive recipients of treatment. Taking ownership 00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:27.079 of that internal power. Precisely. And when enough 00:38:27.079 --> 00:38:29.659 individuals begin to embrace this new consciousness, 00:38:30.159 --> 00:38:32.539 based on possibility, aligning their actions 00:38:32.539 --> 00:38:35.519 with their intentions, living by universal laws, 00:38:35.699 --> 00:38:38.460 perhaps of love and compassion, a new collective 00:38:38.460 --> 00:38:41.380 consciousness can truly emerge. Think of a school 00:38:41.380 --> 00:38:44.460 of fish or a flock of birds moving as one mind. 00:38:44.599 --> 00:38:47.739 not due to a single leader, but through the synchronous 00:38:47.739 --> 00:38:50.719 harmonious action of each individual. This is 00:38:50.719 --> 00:38:53.579 what's possible when we collectively shift our 00:38:53.579 --> 00:38:56.099 internal states. A truly provocative thought. 00:38:56.190 --> 00:38:58.809 Hinting at a future where individual transformation 00:38:58.809 --> 00:39:02.130 can coalesce into a global shift. For you, our 00:39:02.130 --> 00:39:04.329 dedicated medical professionals listening, consider 00:39:04.329 --> 00:39:06.710 what incredible possibilities open up when you 00:39:06.710 --> 00:39:08.849 integrate this profound understanding into your 00:39:08.849 --> 00:39:11.409 daily practice, into your approach to patient 00:39:11.409 --> 00:39:14.130 communication and care, and indeed into your 00:39:14.130 --> 00:39:16.489 own lives. What might the future of medicine 00:39:16.489 --> 00:39:18.710 truly look like when the immense power of the 00:39:18.710 --> 00:39:21.110 mind is fully acknowledged and leveraged? 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