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    Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing
    Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing
    Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing
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    Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing

    Written by Herbert Benson and William Proctor

    Narrated by Gerry Gartenberg

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    More than three decades ago, Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School proposed a theory in his multimillion-copy bestseller The Relaxation Response, which stated that by calming the mind, one could calm the body and alleviate stress, pain, and illness. Recent landmark research from the genome project has proven Benson's theory: using the mind to quiet the body not only eases stress, it actually alters the activity of thousands of genes, promoting wellness. In short, science now proves that relaxation not only changes how a patient feels physically and emotionally, it has the power to transform genes, molecules, cells, and other physiological functions to relieve a variety of afflictions, from high blood pressure to chronic joint pain.

    Using clear, straightforward language, Benson takes listeners through specific symptoms, illnesses, and treatments, and advises when and how to put the relaxation response into practice. From anxiety and depression to Parkinson's disease and menopause, all can be alleviated through his methods for overcoming stress. Say goodbye to costly visits to the doctor, side effects of drugs, and needless surgery, and tap into a power you already possess-the power of your own mind.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 30, 2010
    ISBN9781400187461
    Relaxation Revolution: Enhancing Your Personal Health Through the Science and Genetics of Mind Body Healing
    Author

    Herbert Benson

    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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    • 2/5
      Fairly useless book. The concept of stress being bad for health is widely known. The concept that relaxation, which is counter to stress is fairly logical. The placebo effect is also a well known effect. The author spends most of his time itemizing health problems that can be effected by "mind body" treatment (i.e. relaxation). He does provide data from studies to support the claims but most of the problems are logically exacerbated by stress. This book is not worth the time reading it in my opinion.