Exploring the overlooked connection between the mind and body in the medical industry, this chapter sheds light on the fascinating concept of the nocebo effect and its ability to influence negative health outcomes. It also touches on voodoo death and how intense fear and distress can lead to rapid death.
“The great majority of us are required to live a life of constant, systematic duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected if, day after day, you say the opposite of what you feel, if you grovel before what you dislike and rejoice at what brings you nothing but misfortune. Our nervous system isn’t just […]
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