Beliefs and their connection with Wellbeing - on Mind the Gap Show - A podcast co-hosted by Sanah Anand and Harmeet Anand

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talk about Beliefs and their connection with wellness. Co-hosting this audio show Sanah who is a budding neuroscientist and Harmeet an executive wellbeing coach, share from their lives what they understand about how beliefs shape well-being and health outcomes,

Topics Discussed:

• Why beliefs matter - how is it connected to faith
• What is the Placebo effect
• How the environment plays a role in shaping and re-shaping our beliefs

Resources Mentioned:

• The Biology of Belief- Bruce Lipton
• When the Body Says No- Gabor Maté
• The Power of the Placebo Effect- https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
• Belief and Faith- Placebo Effects in the Context of Religious Beliefs and Practices: A Resting-State Functional Connectivity Study (Schienle et al., 2021) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351359656_Placebo_Effects_in_the_Context_of_Religious_Beliefs_and_Practices_A_Resting-State_Functional_Connectivity_Study
• Known Placebo is Just as Effective- Labeling of Medication and Placebo Alters the Outcome of Episodic Migraine Attacks (Kam-Hansen et al., 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005597/#:~:text=The%20placebo%20effect%20was%20significant%20under%20each,of%20placebo%20and%20medication%20during%20migraine%20attacks.

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