The Power of the Mind-Body Connection

0:15 - Start of Presentation - Selena Chan, DO
1:06:00 - Q & A

Selena Chan, DO, takes you through a brief history of treating mental health from the stone age to today. She then looks at psychiatry today and how we are at a time when behavioral medicine is uniquely situated to bridge biomedicine and an array of healing modalities. Recorded on 03/28/2019. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [6/2019] [Show ID: 34526]

[alanoud]

This is really interesting and informative!

[drbobinski]

Interesting that appendicitis is used as the malady treated in this"'physical reductionist" paradigm. And it is. But It could be argued that over-indulgence (gluttony) along with lack of movement (lazy) which are both psychological lead to the overwhelmed appendix and therefore requiring a surgical removal. Could the body heal if these patients were taught that the problem could be healed by changing their behaviors? Perhaps in some individuals? Many not. I am still exploring self healing mechanisms with my patients regarding joint and muscle pains and most can heal without surgical or medical interventions if they are "patient" not "patients" and learn to use fasting and movement pattern analysis to help their bodies self heal.

[sumautomation]

Mind Body Spirit, the Spirit teaches the Mind and Mind will take care of the Body. Your only dreaming of a good life without the Spirit. That's the biggest problem today. Doctors don't treat or acknowledge the Spirit. Good topic but it's way behind the times in today's truth and findings ...