The Dr. Kinney Show

S1 E226: How Changing Your Mindset Can Change Your Health (recap)

The Dr. Kinney Show

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How much do your thoughts and words actually influence your health and healing process? Welcome back to the Dr. Kinney show! In this episode, I’m diving into why your mindset plays such a huge role in your health and healing. I see so many patients get stuck in negative thought cycles that seem impossible to break. The truth is, your brain can’t tell the difference between what’s happening in reality and what’s going on in your head. This means that you can actually transf...

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