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How shame makes us sick

The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.

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Yoga gets physical

Modern yoga owes a debt to the physical culture movement that created a world obsessed with health and fitness.

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The soul in the stomach

A 17th-century physician’s controversial theory about the link between the emotions and the stomach reminds us that we shouldn’t ignore our ‘gut feelings’.

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Rethinking the placebo effect

The placebo effect has long been harnessed for both legitimate and fraudulent use, but we’re only just discovering how and why our bodies respond positively to dummy drugs, as Anjuli Sharma reveals.

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  • The physiognomical system of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim; founded on an anatomical and physiological examination of the nervous system in general, and of the brain in particular; and indicating the dispositions and manifestations of the mind / Being at the same time a book of reference for Dr. Spurzheim's demonstrative lectures.
  • The physiognomical system of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim; founded on an anatomical and physiological examination of the nervous system in general, and of the brain in particular; and indicating the dispositions and manifestations of the mind / Being at the same time a book of reference for Dr. Spurzheim's demonstrative lectures.
  • Lec̦ons sur la physiologie et la pathologie du système nerveux / par Claude Bernard.
  • Lec̦ons sur la physiologie et la pathologie du système nerveux / par Claude Bernard.
  • Lec̦ons sur la physiologie et la pathologie du système nerveux / par Claude Bernard.
  • Observations on the structure and functions of the nervous system. Illustrated with tables / By Alexander Monro.
  • Observations on the structure and functions of the nervous system. Illustrated with tables / By Alexander Monro.
  • Observations on the structure and functions of the nervous system. Illustrated with tables / By Alexander Monro.
  • Observations on the structure and functions of the nervous system. Illustrated with tables / By Alexander Monro.
  • Observations on the structure and functions of the nervous system. Illustrated with tables / By Alexander Monro.
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