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The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions
Since ancient times humans have felt intuitively that emotions and health are linked, and recently there has been much popular speculation about this notion. But until now, without compelling evidence, it has been impossible to say for sure that such a connection really exists and especially how it works.
Now, that evidence has been discovered.
A thrilling scientific ...more
Paperback, 250 pages
Published
May 7th 2001
by W. H. Freeman
(first published 2000)
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This is just what the title says, and very well written. Good science.
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This is just what the title says, and very well written. Good science.
Click here for the full article on: Health and Nutrition
Great read. I assign this book and a paper on it every time I teach Health Psychology. Something anyone interested in how their health care is determined (and how it might/should be changing)should read.
Well done description of science developing re connection between brain and pituitary, hypothalmus, adrenal in regard to inflammatory diseases and mental health
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seems hard going, but very interesting author. Have only read bits.
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A good look into mind/body practices from the western medicine point of view
Great book. It helped me to remember that being a health care worker isn't just about helping to ease the disease or illness. Being a health care worker is about helping the patient as a whole, physically and spiritually. As we care for the spirit the body can also be cared for. Sometimes the patient can become healthier while their spirit is being nourished. Being happy is contagious and we need to remember that everyone is a child of God.
the second half of this book is really where it picked up for me. going beyond human biology, the exploration of health and human really was of interest, however, it still lacked the *emotional* part, including where psychology/counseling fits into it all. (as if doctors are the only ones who can provide emotional support, huh?!)
This is a well written popular science book with lots of good details about how the immune and nervous systems are connected. There is not a huge amount of difficult jargon and provides a good introduction to different areas of the brain and how hormone signals cause immune response.
...subject matter is interesting, and her NPR interviews were enjoyable, but the text is dry and not terribly revelatory to my personal world view of the symbiosis of personal mental & physical health...still, there are worse reads out there...
I am learning so much about the science of why stress makes us vulnerable to short term & chronic illness. it's all coming together hooray!
I just had to reread this... so poignant right now!
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