Is there scientific proof we can heal ourselves? Lissa Rankin, MD at TEDxAmericanRiviera

Posted by Bob Choat; October 27, 2013

From YouTube: New age gurus suggest that we can heal ourselves by simply changing our minds, but is this concept grounded in cold, hard science? Lissa Rankin, MD explores the scientific literature, reviewing case studies of spontaneous remission, as well as placebo and nocebo effect data, to prove that our thoughts powerfully affect our physiology when we believe we can get well.