Time heals all wounds, the saying goes, but our thoughts play a rather important part in determining how long that recovery time is.
Ellen Langer is a professor of psychology at Harvard University and her most recent book, ‘The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health’, presents, among other things, several studies on mind-body unity and its potential to improve health and well-being.
Photo: Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University
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