Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Dr. Lissa Rankin, bestselling author and founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, sits down with Health Coach Jenna for a discussion about mind-body medicine and how we may utilize illness as a chance to wake up. Rankin also explains how the fight-or-flight response is linked to our natural stress-healing mechanisms.
► Chapters
0:00 Meet Lissa Rankin
0:29 What is Mind-Body Medicine?
2:10 A scientific explanation on how the mind and body are connected
4:42 Lissa on healthcare reformation
► Companion Videos:
What is Holistic Fitness and How to Create a Healthy Body & Mind? youtube.com/watch?v=KWYn8eYwucA
How to Boost Your Brain Health youtube.com/watch?v=ALVk56ShSgo
Mental Health with Claude Harriott & Alex Lewis youtube.com/watch?v=8LMvMR-uYGY
Kelly LeVeque on the Formula for Body Love youtube.com/watch?v=tiY1DfNQUB8
Why Gratitude Can Improve Well-Being | A Health Coach Explains
youtube.com/watch?v=vBWO8p_S-SU
► Companion Articles
Mind-Body Medicine and How to Tap into Your Mind-Body Connection integrativenutrition.com/blog/mind-body-connection
Spirituality and Health with Lissa Rankin, MD integrativenutrition.com/blog/2014/10/video-spirituality-and-health-with-lissa-rankin-md
Reduce Stress with These Mind-Body Tactics integrativenutrition.com/blog/reduce-stress-with-these-mind-body-tactics
Three Ways to Cultivate a Positive Mind-Set integrativenutrition.com/blog/3-ways-to-cultivate-a-positive-mindset
Transform Your Body and Mind by Starting an At-Home Yoga Practice integrativenutrition.com/blog/transform-your-body-and-mind-by-starting-an-at-home-yoga-practice
Improve Your Mental Health
integrativenutrition.com/blog/improve-your-mental-health
Listen to Your Body – The Connection Between Your Emotions and Your Health integrativenutrition.com/blog/listen-to-your-body-the-connection-between-your-emotions-and-your-health
Seven Best Meditation Apps You Have to Try
integrativenutrition.com/blog/best-meditation-app
Fourteen Grounding Exercises for Better Well-Being
integrativenutrition.com/blog/grounding-exercises
► Interested in becoming a health coach? Check out the IIN Health Coach Training Program Curriculum: integrativenutrition.com/curriculum
► Sample a Free IIN Health Coaching class: integrativenutrition.com/career/healthcoaching
► Learn more about Becoming a Health Coach:
What is a Health Coach: youtube.com/watch?v=i1w72usKX0c
Why the world needs more Health Coaches: youtube.com/watch?v=w0HxZQXlaJs
How to Become a Health Coach: integrativenutrition.com/health-coaching
► Join the Health Coach community
facebook.com/NutritionSchool
instagram.com/NUTRITIONSCHOOL
youtube.com/integrativenutrition
linkedin.com/company/902375?trk=NUS_CMPY_TWIT
Dr. Lissa Rankin, bestselling author and founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute, sits down with Health Coach Jenna for a discussion about mind-body medicine and how we may utilize illness as a chance to wake up. Rankin also explains how the fight-or-flight response is linked to our natural stress-healing mechanisms.
► Chapters
0:00 Meet Lissa Rankin
0:29 What is Mind-Body Medicine?
2:10 A scientific explanation on how the mind and body are connected
4:42 Lissa on healthcare reformation
► Companion Videos:
What is Holistic Fitness and How to Create a Healthy Body & Mind? youtube.com/watch?v=KWYn8eYwucA
How to Boost Your Brain Health youtube.com/watch?v=ALVk56ShSgo
Mental Health with Claude Harriott & Alex Lewis youtube.com/watch?v=8LMvMR-uYGY
Kelly LeVeque on the Formula for Body Love youtube.com/watch?v=tiY1DfNQUB8
Why Gratitude Can Improve Well-Being | A Health Coach Explains
youtube.com/watch?v=vBWO8p_S-SU
► Companion Articles
Mind-Body Medicine and How to Tap into Your Mind-Body Connection integrativenutrition.com/blog/mind-body-connection
Spirituality and Health with Lissa Rankin, MD integrativenutrition.com/blog/2014/10/video-spirituality-and-health-with-lissa-rankin-md
Reduce Stress with These Mind-Body Tactics integrativenutrition.com/blog/reduce-stress-with-these-mind-body-tactics
Three Ways to Cultivate a Positive Mind-Set integrativenutrition.com/blog/3-ways-to-cultivate-a-positive-mindset
Transform Your Body and Mind by Starting an At-Home Yoga Practice integrativenutrition.com/blog/transform-your-body-and-mind-by-starting-an-at-home-yoga-practice
Improve Your Mental Health
integrativenutrition.com/blog/improve-your-mental-health
Listen to Your Body – The Connection Between Your Emotions and Your Health integrativenutrition.com/blog/listen-to-your-body-the-connection-between-your-emotions-and-your-health
Seven Best Meditation Apps You Have to Try
integrativenutrition.com/blog/best-meditation-app
Fourteen Grounding Exercises for Better Well-Being
integrativenutrition.com/blog/grounding-exercises
► Interested in becoming a health coach? Check out the IIN Health Coach Training Program Curriculum: integrativenutrition.com/curriculum
► Sample a Free IIN Health Coaching class: integrativenutrition.com/career/healthcoaching
► Learn more about Becoming a Health Coach:
What is a Health Coach: youtube.com/watch?v=i1w72usKX0c
Why the world needs more Health Coaches: youtube.com/watch?v=w0HxZQXlaJs
How to Become a Health Coach: integrativenutrition.com/health-coaching
► Join the Health Coach community
facebook.com/NutritionSchool
instagram.com/NUTRITIONSCHOOL
youtube.com/integrativenutrition
linkedin.com/company/902375?trk=NUS_CMPY_TWIT
