How does the mind-body connection contribute to illness or wellness?
Jose Calderon- Abbo, MD, a Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Imagine Recovery, shares his knowledge and expertise on mind-body medicine and the GI tract in this episode of the Building Us podcast, hosted by Erik Garcia, CFP®, and Dr. Matt Morris, LPC, LMFT.
The mind-body medicine is a discipline within medicine that understands the interconnection of multiple systems in the body. Mind-body practices help us to understand holistically our well being, the connection within ourselves, and to our environment.
In the eastern traditions, mindfulness is about mind-heart, as one element. While in western traditions, mindfulness is about the realization and recognition that there is a cognitive element and an emotional element.
Listen to the episdoe below.
“From my mind-body perspective, medications are very helpful tools, but they’re not the only tool. Lifestyle and our social determinants of health are the ones that are actually weighed the most, that determine our health, well-being or illness.”
– Dr. Jose Calderon-Abbo
