| Title | : | When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection |
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| ISBN | : | 0470923350 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978-0470923351 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 pages |
| Publication | : | Wiley |
Peter Levine, PhD, bestselling author of In an Unspoken VoiceNow in paperback, the bestselling exploration of the effects of the mind body connection on stress and disease.Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there such a thing as a cancer personality? Drawing on scientific research and the author's decades of experience as a practicing physician, this book provides answers to these and other important questions about the effect of the mind body link on illness and health and the role that stress and one's individual emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.Explores the role of the mind body link in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, IBS, and multiple sclerosisDraws on medical research and the author's clinical experience as a family physicianIncludes The Seven A's of Healing principles of healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stressShares dozens of enlightening case studies and stories, including those of people such as Lou Gehrig (ALS), Betty Ford (breast cancer), Ronald Reagan (Alzheimer's), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer), and Lance Armstrong (testicular cancer)An international bestseller translated into fifteen languages, When the Body Says No promotes learning and healing, providing transformative insights into how disease can be the body's way of saying no to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge.
When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection Reviews
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I’ve read countless “psychology” books related to dysfunctional families, the evolution of the self, trauma, and healing chronic conditions. This is one of the best. Gabor’s insights are easy to understand, deeply human, and clearly articulated. He has helped me understand
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Truly a life changing book full of crucial, important information which can lead one down the healing path.
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Dr. Gabor Maté has written a clear, easy to read and easy to understand exploration of why our bodies become vulnerable to disease. He shows us the paths connecting our physical bodies and our emotions, our emotional environment and our immune systems. It is an incredible
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The case studies and conclusions are clear and humanizing. I had examples and reasons for the illnesses I've suffered and the things I've found that helped.
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Massage therapists in the 1990's had a deeper take on how unfelt or distorted emotions contribute to chronic pain and conditions than this book. His lectures are interesting and his technique for understanding why we over react and take offence etc coming from a belief lens
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He explains the bodymind better than anyone. I have found great understanding of myself and my family from this book. I think you will as well!
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A paradigm shift. I stopped blaming people, places, things. I stopped feeling baffled about certain aspects of life. This book helps develop the confidence that if we can master the awareness of our bio neuro chemicals then our perception of events and people will
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If you think about catalysts to disease, this book adds to those thoughts.
