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#456 - David Robson - The Psychological Power Of Expectations

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The Effect of a Gluten Intolerance

A lot of people find it quite offensive if you suggest its kind of the origin is psychological, rather than purely biological. But i don't think that distinction makes sense any more when we understand the mind body connection. We know that our expectations can change our physiology. And with saying exactly the same thing with the wheat intolerance. It's like the expectation is biologically active, is not the food youare eating that's actually causing that problem. I could totally imagine if i had some a illness or alogy of some kind that i've been dealing with for a long time and then somebody comes in and says, what thi is potentially contributed to or worsened by your psychology.

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