Bottom-Up and Top-Down Evidence for Mind-Body Medicine Approaches: from Genomics to Economics
In this talk, Dr. Denninger will discuss how support for mind-body medicine approaches is being advanced from multiple directions. Our mechanistic understanding of the biology underlying mind – body medicine is expanding through investigations of genetic expression changes brought about by practices such as meditation, yoga, and Tai Chi. At the same time, evidence is growing that mind – body medicine approaches have the power to decrease healthcare utilization. These lines of evidence converge to suggest that mind – body approaches should be part of the solution for the nation’s healthcare crisis.