Dr. Gabor Maté
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His name is William Osler.
He said in 1880 that rheumatoid arthritis is caused by long-term worry and stress.
Long-term worry and stress.
Yeah.
Now, since then... In 1890?
1880 or 1890.
Wow.
Yeah.
He said this then.
Since then, multiple dozens of studies...
showing a relationship between trauma, stress, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Do you think the average rheumatologist knows anything about that?
So that people go to... I know people in my book, The Myth of Normal.
I talk about people with MS or arthritis who once they start recognizing that the flare-ups of the disease actually manifest stresses in their lives.
And if they learn how to deal with those stresses... One woman told me that I have beautiful conversations with my rheumatoid arthritis.
She says he was my best teacher.
Because every time he shows up, I know that I'm out of alignment with myself.
I would have asked you.
Not what are you eating?
No, I wouldn't.