Healthcare's Biggest Blind Spot: Resolving Fifty Years Of Undiagnosed Illness With The Mind Body Link

About this episode

Haresh Patel shares his experience with undiagnosed chronic illness and the importance of the mind body connection in healthcare.

Chronic illness can feel like living in a fog of “normal” test results, rotating specialists, and treatments that suppress symptoms without explaining them. On Open Minded Healing, Haresh Patel, author of The Ghost In My Body, shares how decades of unexplained skin issues escalated into debilitating flares that looked like painful welts and swelling. His story highlights a central truth: undiagnosed chronic illness often requires more than labs and imaging. It requires listening for pat...

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Host: Marla Miller

Guest: Haresh Patel

Topics covered

• chronic illness
• mind body link
• undiagnosed illness
• healthcare
• patient stories

Keywords

• chronic illness
• undiagnosed illness
• mind body link
• healthcare
• patient experience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ghost In My Body

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