Dr. Gabor Maté
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So all three of us have looked at these people.
They did it in a research kind of way.
I just did it impressionistically.
But I do check out the histories with people's doctors.
We all know people who are supposed to have two months to live or six months to live.
Either medical treatment has failed or they refuse medical treatment.
Then all of a sudden the disease goes away.
I think all three of us have found that what makes the biggest difference is that the person changes their relationship to themselves.
Wow.
And there's always trauma in the background.
Now, Jeff and Kelly have documented people.
They go on diets.
They take supplements.
They start meditating.
They go into nature.
the whole thing all those things are great yeah and i think the but i think jeff and i agree and i think kelly would probably agree as well that the biggest shift is in one's relationship with oneself in other words the life changes the process changes now i'm not promising everybody who's listening you can cure yourself i mean you know it's no this is not snake oil i'm just talking about the importance
of recognizing the impact of emotions and one's relationship to oneself on one's physiology.
Well, that's what your story actually illustrates, isn't it?
As soon as you create an internal environment, your physical issues abate.
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