Can you lose weight just by thinking about it?

Can you make better decisions by holding your pee?

The answer is, maybe!

Pylin, what are you talking about?

These statements are in the realm of possibility due to a super powerful type of connection.

The mind-body connection.

“I think, therefore I am./Je pense, donc je suis.”

This Descartes quote has always represented the long-held paradigm of separating the mind and the body. For example, psychiatrists would use to only prescribe pharmaceuticals to help treat depression “in the brain” of those who suffer from it.

But turns out, the new paradigm is that the mind and body are so connected they are pretty much ONE. What you do to your body can impact your mind, and what’s going on in your mind can impact your body. In fact, psychiatrists are now prescribing aerobic exercises to help treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, and even addiction.

As someone with a deep interest in psychology, I thought I’d share with you how intertwined our bodies and minds are by sharing some interesting studies as evidence of this connection.