From pain to autoimmune disease to surgery: are we missing a crucial piece of the mind-body puzzle?Can our minds heal us? Alternative therapists routinely claim that our emotions and beliefs dramatically influence physical health, while sceptics say that’s dangerous quackery. But has medical science been too quick to dismiss the idea that our thoughts and beliefs can have measurable impact on our health? Jo Marchant went on a journey, tracking down seemingly extraordinary cases and evidence-based research that defy conventional scientific thinking.

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