Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief

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Simon and Schuster, 2009 M06 24 - 316 páginas
Learn how the mind shapes the body, and take charge of your health and wellness with the science and power of belief.

In this life-changing book, Dr. Herbert Benson draws on his twenty-five years as a physician and researcher to reveal how affirming beliefs, particularly belief in a higher power, make an important contribution to our physical health. We are not simply nourished by meditation and prayer, but are, in essence, "wired for God."

Combining the wisdom of modem medicine and of age-old faith. Dr. Benson shows how anyone can, with the aid of a caring physician or healer, use their beliefs and other self-care methods to heal over 60 percent of medical problems.

As practical as it is spiritual, Timeless Healing is a blueprint for healing and transforming your life.
 

Contenido

Foreword
11
A Search for Something That Lasts
13
Remembered Wellness
25
The Nature of Belief
47
The Brains Prerogative
65
Medicines Spiritual Crisis
97
The Relaxation Response
123
The Faith Factor and the Spiritual Experience
149
Optimal Medicine Optimal Health
219
Trust Your Instincts Trust Your Doctor
241
The Ills of Information
257
Timeless Healing
283
A Disclosure of Belief
305
Relaxation Audio and Videotapes
307
References
313
Index
341

Faith Heals
169
Wired for God
193

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Herbert Benson, MD, is the Mind Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the mega-bestselling book, The Relaxation Response, as well as ten other trade books. His groundbreaking work established the modern field of mind body medicine. Dr. Benson is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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