Dr Lissa Rankin's Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself draws on scientific studies to prove the power of self-healing Dr Rankin was medically trained but became frustrated by seeing patients who were clearly ill but who returned negative test results She says she was cynical about views that the mind had power over the body as she was brought up by a father who was a 'conventional physician' Other cases she refers to include a woman who was cured from severe nausea by a pill which causes vomiting - because she was told it would help<\/p>\n
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Dr Lissa Rankin's book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, aims to demonstrate the power of the mind <\/p>\n
It is often said that the mind has a huge amount of power over the body and a new book has set out to prove just how powerful it can be.<\/p>\n
In Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, Dr Lissa Rankin lays out many remarkable examples of how the mind can affect the body. <\/p>\n
For example, she cites one study in which a group of patients were given a saline solution which they were told could be chemotherapy. <\/p>\n
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Mind Over Medicine: Dr Lissa Rankin's book shows incredible influence of mind over body<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr Lissa Rankin's Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself draws on scientific studies to prove the power of self-healing Dr Rankin was medically trained but became frustrated by seeing patients who were clearly ill but who returned negative test results She says she was cynical about views that the mind had power over the body as she was brought up by a father who was a 'conventional physician' Other cases she refers to include a woman who was cured from severe nausea by a pill which causes vomiting - because she was told it would help By Emma Innes PUBLISHED: 07:28 EST, 16 September 2013 | UPDATED: 03:03 EST, 17 September 2013 16 shares 150 View comments Dr Lissa Rankin's book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, aims to demonstrate the power of the mind It is often said that the mind has a huge amount of power over the body and a new book has set out to prove just how powerful it can be. In Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, Dr Lissa Rankin lays out many remarkable examples of how the mind can affect the body. For example, she cites one study in which a group of patients were given a saline solution which they were told could be chemotherapy. Continue reading