Ever had times when you didn't feel well? Perhaps you had a splitting migraine headache, or you felt too sick to go to work in the morning.

Let's say you're sick. Now imagine one minute later reading in the newspaper that you won a million dollars in the lottery. I bet that migraine headache or fever would disappear pretty fast. You'd forget about being sick. You'd be too busy thinking about the money. The adrenaline rush alone would make any sickness go away.

Because of this I am convinced that eighty percent of all physical ailments are psychosomatic. They are physical manifestations of our current mental and psychological state. The best cure, the most effective drug, can be manufactured by our own bodies.

Next time you're sick, remind yourself that it's all in the mind. Imagine that you just won a million dollars, or that Petra Nemcova is on the phone asking you for a date. If you can convince yourself of that, the results are the same as if you actually won the money. You would get that same million-dollar feeling and the physical sickness which may or may not be real, will go away. Put away those cold remedies, those prozac pills, those antibiotics. You don't need them. It's all in your mind.