Placebos and Lifestyle Behavioral Patterns
Seth Godin in a recent blog post talks about the effect of placebos that I thought is worth underscoring to show the mindbody connection Energetically, that is
A recent study found that placebos work even if the patient is told by the doctor that the drug they're taking has no 'real' medicine in it
Huh?
The Power of the Mindbody Connection
If we think we're going to get better, we're much more likely to actually get better
What Godin points out is very much energy science Since the mind and body are intimately spliced(you cannot separate them mind is body, body is mind since every cell has mind) when the mind says the body will be better, it gets better
But there is another aspect to this placebo effect that is very important nutritionally It's not only that the mind is saying, "I'll get better", but the body needs to act like it's getting better Now that's a very important point
Value of Ritual in Change
The body going through what Godin calls ritualistic activities reinforces that which the mind is saying, "I'll get better" So in fact the action of the body reinforces the mind and the mind reinforces the action of the body It's a to and fro activity Both mind and body in simultaniety, one talking and the other acting
So what does this have to do with nutrition? Well, everything particularly when we are trying to change lifestyle In the book The Secret the statement is made that if we want to change anything in our lives we have to act out as if whatever we want has already happened
If we think we're going to change a lifestyle behavioral pattern around nutrition then by saying and then acting as if it has already happened is many more times powerful than writing it down or creating a positive affirmation
Think AND Act
