Mind over matter!!!

[britta54]

"There have always been people who have said that we could make
ourselves better by positive thinking," says Dr. Michael Selzer,
professor of neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine. "After pooh-poohing this for years, here are studies that
show that our thoughts may actually interact with the brain in a
physical way."

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[filenotch]

One word:

psychoneuroimmunology

Or, in the immortal four words of the Partridge Family, "Come on, get happy."

[britta54]

You an expert?

Do tell.

[filenotch]

Not an expert, just and interested neuroscientist. In practice, imo, there's a bodymind, not two distinct things. Neurohormones affect the immune system, cytokines affect neurons, and on and on.