November 2025

The Future of Medicine Exists in What We Think – Not What We Take: Our Groundbreaking Study Reveals Why

Dr. Hemal H Patel, PhD

The IMAGINE study paper, titled “Neural and Molecular Changes During a Mind-Body Reconceptualization, Meditation, and Open Label Placebo Healing Intervention”, has just been published in Communications Biology – an open access journal from Nature!
 
This groundbreaking research shows measurable changes in the brain, body, and biochemistry following a 7-day meditation retreat.Among the key findings:
 
  • Increased brain connectivity, revealing a more integrated and efficient brain.
  • Signs of enhanced neuroplasticity, as blood plasma collected after the retreat promoted nerve cell growth in the lab.
  • A shift in energy metabolism, demonstrating how the body adapts to new states of being.
  • Elevated levels of the body’s natural pain relievers, β-endorphin and dynorphin.
  • A dynamically balanced immune response, signaling repair, resilience, and renewal.
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