Mind-Body Medicine Archives - The MindBodyFood Institute https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/category/mindbody-medicine/ Life-Changing Education Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:08:06 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-MBFI-Logo-1-1-32x32.png Mind-Body Medicine Archives - The MindBodyFood Institute https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/category/mindbody-medicine/ 32 32 Self-Compassion is the Foundation for Lasting Change https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/self-compassion-is-the-foundation-for-lasting-change/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:39:34 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=16444 “Self-compassion is not weakness. It’s the foundation for change that lasts.” This quote often stops people in their tracks because […]

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]]> The Way We Understand and Treat Chronic Pain is Changing https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/the-way-we-understand-and-treat-chronic-pain-is-changing/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 01:30:40 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=15707 Ever wondered why certain people suffer from persistent pain, usually in the same area(s) of the body? Perhaps you yourself […]

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]]> What Does a Mind-Body Practitioner Do? https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/what-does-a-mind-body-practitioner-do/ Wed, 22 May 2024 06:58:12 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=12472 In a world that often treats the mind and body separately, a Certified Mind-Body Practitioner can profoundly impact your life. […]

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]]> Discover the Shenmen Point: Traditional Wisdom for Modern Day Stress & Anxiety Relief https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/discover-the-shenmen-point/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:54:18 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=10023 The Shenmen Point, also known as HT7, is an amazing and wonderful way to help manage stress, anxiety, and insomnia […]

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]]> How Our Minds Heal Our Bodies: Why Understanding The Placebo And Nocebo Effect Can Help You Manage Chronic Pain https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/how-our-minds-heal-our-bodies-why-understanding-the-placebo-and-nocebo-effect-can-help-you-manage-chronic-pain/ Mon, 15 May 2023 00:45:40 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=8664 My daughter, now ten, was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis when she was three years old. Over the past seven years she has shown incredible resilience and has managed her chronic pain, joint injections and endless hospital appointments with humbling strength and determination but it has been a real struggle at times. About a year ago, she experienced a particularly bad and extended period of pain and stiffness. She needed pain relief daily but over-the-counter medication (Ibuprofen) began causing her gastric irritation.

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]]> It’s All Interconnected! Embracing The Unity Of Mind And Body When Dealing With Chronic Symptoms https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/its-all-interconnected-embracing-the-unity-of-mind-and-body-when-dealing-with-chronic-symptoms/ Wed, 10 May 2023 02:44:13 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=8628 Our Mind-Body connection is powerful and can be optimised for healing and symptom management. Here's how you can use this information for yourself...

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]]> Unlock Your Mind-Body Connection to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/unlock-your-mind-body-connection-to-reduce-stress-and-improve-wellbeing/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 02:42:18 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=8088 Candace Pert was a pharmacologist and neuroscientist who made ground-breaking discoveries about the communication between the mind and body. In […]

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]]> Rewiring The brain For Pain-Free: Why Neuroplasticity Can Help You ‘Unlearn’ Chronic Pain https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/rewiring-the-brain-for-pain-free-why-neuroplasticity-can-help-you-unlearn-chronic-pain/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:15:04 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=6953 The concept of neuroplasticity has become quite well known these days. Well-known statements like “neurons that fire together, wire together” (Donald Hebb), and “where attention goes, energy flows” (James Redfield), have now become clichés in practically any self-development field.

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]]> Soothe and Improve Digestive Health With Bitters https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/soothe-and-improve-digestive-health-with-bitters/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:25:58 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=6180 Bloating, pain, constipation? If you’re struggling with your digestive health, read on how bitters can help soothe and improve it. […]

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]]> Why Healing Pain Involves Both Mind & Body Release https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/why-healing-pain-involves-both-mind-body-release/ Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:30:02 +0000 https://www.mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=5897 I spent years in denial, still trying to cling to the parts of my old life, still looking for ways to feel like I had some control. It wasn’t until I truly surrendered (not a pretty process!) that I realised how much our body speaks to us when we sit in the stillness. I was physically broken, yet learning to feel and listen more.

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]]> 4 Key Nutrients For A Healthy Food Fitness Plan https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/4-key-nutrients-for-a-healthy-food-fitness-plan/ Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:29:42 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=3777 Your fitness is tied to the deliberate, day-to-day decisions you make to eat only healthy and balanced diet food. Any other effort beyond healthy fitness food is only supplementary.

You will not benefit much if you focus on fitness yet neglect the intake of the right nutrients for your body.

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]]> How To Turn Off The Stress Response & Reduce Chronic Pain https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/how-to-turn-off-the-stress-response-reduce-chronic-pain/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:58:19 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=3515   In Part One – ‘Could Your Personality Be Contributing To Your Chronic Pain?’ I mentioned that, after recognising myself in many […]

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]]> Could Your Personality Be Contributing To Your Chronic Pain? https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/could-your-personality-be-contributing-to-your-chronic-pain/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 02:45:44 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=3480 Almost a year ago, I developed lower back pain. At first I thought I had pulled a muscle ducking under a tree branch while out running with a friend.

I took it easy for a few days and the pain seemed to subside. But then it came back, and with a vengeance. It remained with me on and off for a year and was often so severe that I had to hold onto pieces of furniture to support myself when rising from a chair or my bed, or when brushing my teeth.

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]]> The Link Between The Nocebo Effect And Chronic Pain https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/the-link-between-the-nocebo-effect-and-chronic-pain/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:39:58 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=3190 We’ve all been there some time or other: we get injured or start experiencing some form of pain, and the people around us will all come up with their own suggestions, sometimes even with a full retelling of their own painful experience;

“Don’t carry too much weight!”, “Be careful at the gym!”, “it took very long to get better after I got that”, or, the worst of the worst: “Your pain might be chronic”.

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]]> Holistic Healing: The Guide For Mind, Body, And Spirit https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/holistic-healing-the-guide-for-mind-body-and-spirit/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:36:55 +0000 https://mindbodyfoodinstitute.com/?p=3030 To start with holistic medicine, which emerged in China, about 5 thousand years back. It considers the inner and external elements impacting the performance of the body.

The basis of the medicine is to improve the power of personal fitness, and the disease is taken an occurrence arising from the loss of stability and inner harmony of the spirit.

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