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...concept of healing the mind via the body, and vice versa, has been around for decades. "Freud used to work with hysterical women with unconscious conflicts that they couldn't express through words," says Visceglia. "Only through looking at the symptoms of their body [like phantom pregnancies] could they even get to what was psychologically needed for healing...
...Since the days of Freud, research into the mind-body relationship has come a long way. Studies show that not only are your mental health and mood dependent in large part on physical factors like exercise, but also unchecked stress, anxiety and depression can affect physical health, increasing blood pressure, heart disease and even risk of death. So it was perhaps inevitable that patients would start bringing their yoga mats into therapy...
...question of why there is no meltdown in the chocolate business may be more a matter of psychology than economics. "There is well-documented evidence going back to Freud, showing that in times of anxiety and uncertainty, when people need a boost, they turn to chocolate," says Garelli of the IMD. "That's why when the economy is bad, chocolate is still selling well...
Your story provided nothing new: the mind-body distinction was dealt with by Freud. A far more topical cover story would be: How Faith Can Kill. The fact is that billions of people subscribe to conflicting holy books and that this has led to millions of deaths globally. Furthermore, in a nuclear age, this is possibly going to lead to the annihilation of mankind. Justin Lacob, CAPE TOWN...
...Freud would have been intrigued by Blagojevich's frequent mentions of Richard Nixon in his many TV appearances this week. Nixon came up again in the state-senate soliloquy, which drew heavily on Nixon's signature blend of bathos, defiance, self-pity and implausibility. The same thing that tripped up Nixon felled Blagojevich: tapes, yes - but also the fact that the SOB-with-a-heart-of-gold act can work only if people are willing to believe that you might have a heart...