Everyone knows the self-help guides that promise you will get healthy if you just believe strongly, drink energetically enriched water, perform esoteric rituals, and much more. However, these claims usually only convince followers of the respective philosophy, while most people wrinkle their noses at the thought of esoteric miracle cures. Undeniably, and now for the first time scientifically proven, is the fact that the human organism actually carries a great potential to maintain its own health or even contribute to healing - all without the help of medication. Alexandra Reinwarth and the physician Jael Backe have now compiled the latest scientific findings and their relevance to everyday life on this topic for the first time, explaining phenomena such as: - Why are you sick without a diagnosis? - Why is there a placebo effect?.