With body parts the possessive pronoun often is not used. E.g me duele el cuerpo. My body hurts. Why not in this text?
Possessive pronoun use
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Clara M. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Buenos días Sarah,
I think if the speaker was describing an holostic diet more generally i.e. advising others to follow such a diet, then the possessive pronoun wouldn't be used: "una dieta holística es muy sana para el cuerpo... y la mente. However in this instance the speaker is describing personally the benefits for himself; it's a personal account of the benefits... hence: para mi cuerpo...
Just my opinion though. Inma or Silvia will clarify if I'm right or not on this. :)
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