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I’m not one for self-help books, but You Are the Placebo(paid link) blows that genre out of the water. THIS IS A MUST READ, no matter who you are, where you are in your life, or what your outlook is. Dr. Dispenza does an impeccable job mixing science with his theories and the main goal of the book.

He touches on his past and how he essentially was able to heal his back and prevent paralysis when no other doctors said he would walk again. He does this all with his mind. Right there, I’m sure I lost many of you with that last line, but it’s not the “mind” you’re thinking. He doesn’t have superpowers, he didn’t find some greater god to heal it, he used the SCIENCE of our bodies which is our mind.

You will learn so much in the first half of this book from the way our thoughts have different effects on our bodies physical conditions, to how our neurons fire and effect us. You will learn that just like addiction to drugs or alcohol, our minds & bodies can become addicted to anger, negative emotions, etc. And, that once we assign that behavior to a past memory, we will be living in the past, because we will continue to assign that behavior to that same event that is happening tomorrow, or next week, before ever truly experiencing it in the present.

So, whether you have anxiety, depression, anger, problems with negativity, back pain, chronic pain, all the way to conditions such as MS or Parkinson’s, this book is more than worth the read. Worst case scenario, you step away from this book having learned something about the world, our bodies, and yourself. Best case scenario, this book will have an every lasting impact, and positive change on your life as a whole.

This book changed my life, and if you have the open-mind and right attitude, it can change yours too.

A special shoutout to anyone that is into buddhism or mindfulness, I have read my fair share of those books because it is something I am very interested in; however, this is the first book to really click for me in terms of compassion, open-mindedness, and truly finding the steps to change my way of life to one that is happier and healthier.