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What Ails Us

By Tracy Frisch, Gabor Mate — 2012

Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.

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Identical Twins Hint at How Environments Change Gene Expression

Studying twins has long offered insight into the interplay of nature and nurture. Epigenetics is the next frontier.

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Erika Hayasaki
2018
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Can Trauma Really Be “Stored” in the Body?

Scientists now have more evidence than ever before revealing the intimate, intertwined relationship between the mind and body.

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Stephanie Eckelkamp
2019
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Olympic Swimmer Nathan Adrian on Testicular Cancer Diagnosis: I ‘Felt Betrayed by My Own Body’

For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.

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Michelle R. Martinelli
2019
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I Was Betrayed by My Body

‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’

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Tamara O’Brien
2018
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A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health

There is no longer any doubt that what happens in the brain influences what happens in the body. When facing a health crisis, actively cultivating positive emotions can boost the immune system and counter depression.

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Jane E. Brody
2017
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The Improvisational Oncologist

To understand the minds of individual cancers, we are learning to mix and match these two kinds of learning — the standard and the idiosyncratic — in unusual and creative ways.

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Siddhartha Mukherjee
2016
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After He and His Wife Are Diagnosed with Cancer, a Playwright Reckons with the Gift of Creativity that Trauma Can Bring

In the midst of trauma, everything means something. Signs and symbols appear. You’ve noticed them before, you’re a writer, but now you see them everywhere.

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Dan O'Brien
2021
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The Psychosocial Side of Cancer

A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.

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Suzanne M. Miller
2020
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Can the World Mend in This Body?

The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.

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Deena Metzger
2018
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The Art of Healing

Catherine Ann Lombard explores how imagery and artistic expression can help clients cope with cancer.

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Catherine Ann Lombard
2020
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Emotional and Mental Health