Mindfulness, and the power our brain has over our body.

Dr Bridget

Interests: Headaches, Mum's and Kid's Health

Last month we had our very first movie night at the practice and we watched the documentary HEAL. At its core is the premise that our thoughts and emotions can not only affect how our body feels but can actually make changes at the most fundamental levels of our biology.

Now, if you had have asked me 5 years ago what I thought about this concept, I probably would have said a sarcastic ‘sure, whatever’. While studying to be a chiropractor, we were drilled on the concept of clinical research, trained to reply, ‘where is your evidence?’ when presented with a new concept or treatment. Yes, we spoke about the body’s innate intelligence, but this was presented as part of chiropractic history, with the most current iteration of the profession firmly based in evidence and clinical trials.
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But from my roots as a sceptic on this topic, lots has changed for me in the last 5 years. It has been a long journey, but I am now convinced that how we think, what we feel, and emotions that we hold on to can all affect our body, in both positive and negative ways.

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