People want to be seen as a whole and treated as a whole – especially at the doctor’s office. And that’s right. After all, it has long been known that illnesses often affect the entire person and that body and soul influence each other. But their interaction is neither mystical nor esoteric. Rather, body and soul are connected via biological mechanisms in which the nervous system and immune system play an important role. In her new book “The All-Round Healthy Formula”, SZ science editor Christina Berndt describes what exactly happens in the body when the soul suffers or finds comfort, how a strong immune system strengthens the nerves and how the mind can promote processes in the body, that contribute to healing. The key to this is called “psychoneuroimmunology”. This not only opens up a completely new understanding of holism, but also great opportunities: it gives you a wide range of options to do something to get and stay healthy.
Christina Berndt about body and soul – culture
