Reinventing Medicine Quotes

“Eventually it became clear that our emotions, attitudes, and thoughts profoundly affect our bodies, sometimes to the degree of life or death. Soon mind-body effects were recognized to have positive as well as negative impacts on the body. This realization came largely from research on the placebo effect—the beneficial results of suggestion, expectation, and positive thinking.”
― Larry Dossey, Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing

“I believe the vital ingredient is love—a state of caring and compassion that is so deep and genuine that the barriers we erect around the self are transcended.”
― Larry Dossey, Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing