While the efficacy of mind-body interventions is slowly gaining credibility, it is still primarily viewed as part of the alternative medicine “counterculture.” However, emotional support, controlled diet, and a healthy, active lifestyle can often prevent health problems, and have also been shown on some occasions to lessen or alleviate existing problems. In this article the author discusses the merits of a therapy that is inexpensive, readily available, and can be administered by lay personnel; he also acknowledges sources of probable resistance, particularly existing medical institutions. Employers and insurers looking to cut health care costs, and physicians who take a humanist approach to medicine are suggested as potential advocates of incorporating a mind-body approach into sanctioned medical care. The author concludes with a series of suggestions for addressing the legal, economic, administrative, and perceptual practicalities of mainstream acceptance of a mind-body approach to health care.