There are apparently two aspects of mind-body-spirit medicine that need to be understood. First is the hidden reality of mind-body-spirit medicine working through the body's built-in mechanisms of healing as brought out in the article 'Improving the quality of health care from within'.Briefly, faith is essential for healing to take place regardless of the kind of treatment that is actually given. Without faith, the mind is active and restless. This has repercussions on the immune system.
Where there is faith, the feeling is positive and this helps the body's built-in mechanisms of healing. The second aspect of mind-body-spirit medicine is the power of prayer or prayerful attitude to effect healing, in a non-local manner. This has been proved in numerous scientific studies and first brought to light with clarity by Dr.Larry Dossey, M.D. He calls this aspect of 'mind-body-spirit' medicine…
