"Hypnosis: An Unexpected Treatment For Gastrointestinal Disorders" - Lauri Graham
Laurie Keefer, PhD, associate professor of medicine, gastroenterology, and psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains the brain-gut connection and its influence on digestive health. “The pathway between the mind and the gut is bidirectional. A lot of times people forget that. There are a lot of processes that happen symptomatically in the gut that go up the brain, and vice versa.” Her research focuses primarily on gastroesophageal reflux disease and other esophageal disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. “Medical hypnosis is a voluntary state. It’s really a choice. Even if you are hypnotizable, you’re still going to respond appropriately to an emergency in your environment.”
-Laurie Keefer, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai