Mind-body connection is mysterious but powerful
By Mayo Clinic staffOriginal Article: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mind-body-connection/MY02146
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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." — Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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June 27, 2012
Mind-body connection is mysterious but powerful
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
I recently ran into a former patient in a grocery store. I'd first seen this patient many years ago for a serious problem of far advanced cancer that had affected two dozen lymph nodes in the arm pit. The cancer arose from the breast. Most patients in this situation have a survival of a few months. Thirty-two years later, this patient is vital, engaged and living a normal life. So what can we learn from this experience?
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While I don't have all the answers, I can't ignore the importance of commitment and faith and the power of relationships. Now I'm not naive. To simply sit in a room, stare at a candle and have happy thoughts won't correct all of life's miseries. But being proactive and participating in one's own care with an attitude of acceptance can sometimes produce surprising results.
Yes, there is a mind-body connection. The challenge is figuring out how to channel and harness that energy for health and well-being. Do you have examples of these sorts of remarkable experiences to share?
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