I have been so excited to do this episode, and it's an honor to bring on Dr. Ryan Linn Brown (her website, YouTube and TikTok and Twitter) to talk all about manifestation and the placebo effects. God knows celebrities like manifesting as much as we do, but science experiments such as the placebo effect have always made me wonder...is this cold hard proof that our thoughts can change our reality? Ryan talks us through this idea, as well as concepts about grief (healing from heartbreak) and stress and how inflammation impacts the body.

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Timestamps:

8:45 Celebrities who believe in manifestation

15:10 How sick can stress make us?

20:50 The milkshake study - can our thoughts impact the calories we digest?

27:38 The vibe of your healthcare provider is also a placebo effect

40:00 Dying of a broken heart

45:10 The Placebo Effect in surgeries?!

55:30 Placebos and Antidepressants

59:25 The relationship between depression and inflammation

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