โ Scribed by Jo Marchant
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body
Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body.
Yet 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 from a range of fields 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 Cure, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant travels the world to meet the physicians, patients, and researchers on the cutting edge of this...
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Introduction -- 1. Faking it: why nothing works -- 2. A deviant idea: when meaning is everything -- 3. Pavlov's power: how to train your immune system -- 4. Fighting fatigue: the ultimate prison break -- 5. In a trance: imagine your gut as a river -- 6. Rethinking pain: into the ice canyon -- 7. Tal
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