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On today's ep, I'm interviewing Ellen Langer, author of The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Lasting Health, about how to use the mind-body connection to influence your health, happiness and vitality.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Decision Making
01:20The Complexity of Decision Making
03:10 Making the Decision Right
04:03 The Power of Perspective
05:23 The Influence of Mindset on Aging
08:09 The Mind-Body Connection
09:35 The Control We Have Over Our Health
10:33 The Counterclockwise Study
14:19 Flexibility of Thinking
18:48 The Placebo Effect
19:47 The Perception of Placebos
20:13 The Influence of Perception on Healing
21:40 Attention to Symptom Variability
23:05 Taking Control of Chronic Illness
25:11 Shifting Expectations of Aging
26:29 The Power of Mind-Body Unity
28:26 The Placebo Effect and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
29:18 Changing Perspectives on Stress
31:18 Questioning Tragedy vs Inconvenience
33:44 Action Steps and Recommendations