ISBN: 9780470923351
Editorial: Wiley
Año de edición: 2011
Edición: 1
N° Paginas: 320
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Biografía del autor Gabor Maté, M.D., has been a family practitioner for twenty years. He was a longstanding medical columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail in Canada. Maté's first book, Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It, was a national bestseller in Canada. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER"This is a most important book, both for patient and physician. It could save your life."—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. Contraportada "Gabor Maté, M.D., skillfully blends recent advances in biomedicine with the personal stories of his patients to provide empowering insights into how deeply developmental experiences shape our health, behavior, attitudes, and relationships. A must read."―Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of The Biology of Belief"The interviewees' stories are often touching and haunting. . . . Maté carefully explains the biological mechanisms that are activated when stress and trauma exert a powerful influence on the body. . . . Readers will be grateful for the final chapter . . . in which Maté presents an open formula for healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stress."―Quill & Quire"In this important book, Dr. Gabor Maté combines a passionate examination of his patients' life histories with lucid explanations of the science behind mind-body unity."―Richard Earle, Ph.D.When the Body Says No provides transformative insights into how disease can be the body's way of saying no to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge―and how we can heal.
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Maté M.D., Gabor
- Editorial: Wiley
- N° Paginas: 320
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
