false 1745958 2 "Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Are good friends the best medicine? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? Many of us think so. Doctors and drugs are often not enough, we think; we must also seek the cure within. But why do so many of us believe this? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this lively, sweeping history shows how our commitments to mind-body healing practices have deep cultural roots in stories: stories with histories that can be told."--BOOK JACKET. <B>Lays bare the history behind mind-body healing.</B><BR><BR>People suffering from serious illnesses improve their survival chances by adopting a positive attitude and refusing to believe in the worst. Stress is the great killer of modern life. Ancient Eastern mind-body techniques can bring us balance and healing. We've all heard claims like these, and many find them plausible. When it comes to disease and healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter.<BR><BR>But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant history describes our commitments to mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories that have allowed people to make new sense of their suffering, express discontent with existing care, and rationalize new treatments and lifestyles. These stories are sometimes supported by science, sometimes quarrel with science, but are all ultimately about much more than just science. 36 illustrations. 1743635 21 1 2008 The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine total:21|5:2|4:10|3:9| 21 77 97 9 3 0 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 07:54:07 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 09:39:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 08:45:58 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 08:50:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 20:43:37 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 20:44:40 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat May 24 12:07:37 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 12:17:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 17:43:59 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 18:46:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 07:15:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 10:21:37 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:33:06 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:34:27 -0700 2008 Outstanding]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jan 27 18:41:46 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 18:42:13 -0800 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/books/...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 20 09:19:34 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 09:19:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 19:02:31 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 19:02:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 11:58:13 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 11:58:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 13:40:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 13:40:04 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 19:04:10 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:04:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 03 04:24:03 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 04:24:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 02 08:55:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 08:55:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 12 12:35:38 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:35:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 20:06:36 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 20:58:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 12 18:32:20 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 18:32:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 10 09:50:18 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 09:50:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 18:15:33 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 18:15:33 -0800 2009