Jo Marchant

Cure

A Journey Into the Science of Mind Over Body

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"While we accept that stress or anxiety can damage our health, the idea of 'healing thoughts' was long ago hijacked by New Age gurus and spiritual healers. Recently, however, serious scientists ... have been uncovering evidence that our thoughts, emotions, and beliefs can ease pain, heal wounds, fend off infection and heart disease, even slow the progression of AIDS and some cancers. In [this book], ... Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients, and researchers on the cutting edge of this new world of medicine. We learn how meditation protects against depression and dementia, how social connections increase life expectancy, and how patients who feel cared for recover from surgery faster"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 128mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 229g
• ISBN-13: 9780385348171
• ISBN-10: 0385348177
• Artikelnr.: 45101606

Autorenporträt

Jo Marchant is the author of Decoding the Heavens, shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize. She has a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology and has written on everything from the future of genetic engineering to underwater archaeology for New Scientist, Nature, The Guardian, and Smithsonian. She has appeared on BBC Radio, CNN, and National Geographic. She lives in London.

Rezensionen

Should be compulsory reading for all young doctors NEW SCIENTIST