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How severely can your mental health affect your physical health? can your mental health really damage your body?

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Dr. Missid Ghanem answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

See below...: The interaction between mind & body has been extensively documented & researched... Physical illness is, in a big part, a manifestation of inner conflict at the level of mind (thoughts/feelings/energy)... However, the same way the mind can damage the body, it can heal it too! sometimes surprisingly and spontaneously too! good reading: quantum healing by deepak chopra, md.

Answered 1/16/2014

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Yes: It' a two-way street. Mental health begets physical health and vice versa. One must consider achieving one with the other. And always consider heavy metal exposures fromm foods and dental fillings.

Answered 6/12/2013

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