Cure: A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body

Cure: A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body
ISBN-10
0385348177
ISBN-13
9780385348171
Series
Cure
Category
Medical
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2016
Publisher
Broadway Books
Author
Jo Marchant

Description

"While we accept that stress or anxiety can damage our health, the idea of 'healing thoughts' was long ago hijacked by New Age gurus and spiritual healers. Recently, however, serious scientists ... have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease, even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers. In [this book], ... Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients, and researchers on the cutting edge of this new world of medicine. We learn how meditation protects against depression and dementia, how social connections increase life expectancy, and how patients who feel cared for recover from surgery faster"--

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