false 190188 2 Who can help asking "Why?" when they develop a disease? According to theologian and "medical intuitive" Caroline Myss, Ph.D., and co-worker C. Norman Shealy, M.D., who is a physician, neurosurgeon, and expert on pain and stress management, the answer goes further than a medical explanation. <I>The Creation of Health</I> explores the emotional, physical, and spiritual patterns that form health and the stresses that can cause disease. <p> Myss identifies eight dysfunctional patterns that lead to illness. Being aware that "negative attitudes create negative responses within the physical body" allows you to make changes toward health after identifying your emotional, psychological, and spiritual stresses. The most interesting chapters discuss specific diseases in terms of lifestyle factors, stress, and psychological patterns and energy factors, with case studies. A heart attack, for example, is "an explosion of energy attempting to break down an emotional barrier ... caused by warehousing fears and anger," says Myss. The authors alternate, rather than co-write, chapters and topics, so you know whose perspective you're reading. The theoretical sections are not easy reading, but the insights you can apply to your own health make the work immensely worthwhile. <I>--Joan Price</I> 183865 14 4 1998 The Creation of Health: The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses That Promote Health and Healing total:17|5:5|4:6|3:4|2:2| 17 65 40 1 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 15:37:29 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 15:38:23 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 14:23:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 14:23:46 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 07:56:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 07:57:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 16:14:05 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 16:14:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 13:32:52 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:32:52 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Aug 09 08:54:28 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 08:54:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 17:14:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 17:14:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 18:46:08 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 18:46:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 13 13:03:32 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 13:03:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed May 06 05:34:59 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 05:34:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 12 20:02:11 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 20:02:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 28 13:52:23 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:52:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 21:56:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 21:56:50 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 08:28:55 -0800 2009 Wed May 06 05:15:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 10:11:05 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 10:11:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 13 13:51:29 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 13:51:29 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 02 16:21:26 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 16:21:28 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 24 17:19:17 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 17:19:17 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Oct 09 20:09:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 20:09:02 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 26 19:46:58 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 19:46:58 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=190188