Dr. Ellen Langer

Because there are many in the book, but to be more persuaded of this mind-body unity, let's see, the next study in that series was chambermaids, which is fun.

This is awesome, yeah.

Chambermaids, I didn't realize this until we did the study, don't see their work as exercise.

because the surgeon general says exercise is what you do after work.

You sit in a chair all day, that's when you get your exercise.

And they're just too tired after work.

Study was so simple, as many of these are my studies, we just taught them that their work is exercise.

So making a bed is like working on this machine at the gym, sweeping.

And so now we have two groups.

One group that doesn't realize their work is exercise.

One group that now sees that their work is exercise.

We take many measures.

Turns out they're not working any differently.

These two different views.

They're not eating any differently.

All that's changed is their mindset.

now work as exercise.

As a result of that change, they lost weight, there was a change in waist to hip ratio, body mass index, and their blood pressure came down.

Wow.

So our thoughts matter.