101: Sorry Angelina, DNA Doesn't Do Anything

We're back! Thanks for waiting patiently... This week Dr. Jack and Mary discuss variations of the "placebo" effect and "nocebo" effect, and why these phenomenon matter. As holistic practitioners have known for year, the composition of your thoughts and attitudes can have a direct effect on your wellness, and how you respond to treatment when you aren't well. This is a very big deal in this current world of fixed fates, based on the blueprint of our DNA. Many experts essentially insist that DNA is the end of the discussion when it comes to your body. The codes therein dictate what's going to happen to your health in your life. But evidence from even the earliest DNA studies know better. It's far more complicated, and this is where our very thoughts can have direct impacts on brain and body chemistry, and even gene expression. It may not be necessary to take the severe steps Angelina Jolie took when she discovered that her DNA contained the chance of deadly breast and ovarian cancer. But what must you do if you have troubling DNA suggesting some future disease?