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Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing
Simon & Schuster
July 2010
On Sale: June 22, 2010
288 pages ISBN: 1439148651 EAN: 9781439148655 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Recent scientific breakthroughs—demonstrating that mind body
strategies can actually “switch off” or “switch on” gene
activity associated with health and disease—have triggered a
mind body revolution in the medical world. In the 1970s, Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School
ushered in a new era of understanding in the field of mind
body medicine. Coining the term “relaxation response,” Dr.
Benson identified the body’s physiologic reaction that is
the exact opposite of the stress (fight-or-flight) response.
In the four decades since that initial discovery, Benson and
his colleagues have established the first effective therapy
to counteract the harmful effects of stress. They have
explored how the relaxation response, the power of
expectation and belief, and other mind body phenomena can
produce healing in your own body. A new era has dawned. Genetic research now shows
conclusively that the mind can influence the body down to
the genetic level. Your mind has the ability to change the
way your body and your genes function. We now have scientific proof that the mind can heal the body. In Relaxation Revolution, Dr. Herbert Benson and William
Proctor present the latest scientific endings, revealing
that we have the ability to self-heal diseases, prevent
life-threatening conditions, and supplement established drug
and surgical procedures with mind body techniques. In a
special “treatment” section, Benson and Proctor describe how
these mind body techniques can be applied—and are being
applied—to treat a wide variety of conditions, including: • High blood pressure • Anxiety and depression • Infertility • Insomnia • Menopausal hot flashes • Many pains, including backaches and headaches • Phobias • And much more Relaxation Revolution details Dr. Benson’s recent work with
colleagues in the field of genetics, which links mind body
treatments to the healing of a steadily expanding number of
medical conditions. Mind and body have become part of a
scientific and medical whole; together they represent a
complete approach to healing and maximal well-being. In
clear, straightforward language, Benson and Proctor cite the
experiences of real people to show how mind body techniques
have the potential not only to enhance healing but also to
reduce health costs to individuals and to society as a
whole. Relaxation Revolution shines a light on the future of
medicine.
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