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Outlines techniques of concentration designed to reduce physiological stress and presents scientific data indicating the effectiveness of similar systems of relaxation
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""The Relaxation Response "can show us how to lower our blood pressure, change our harassed personalities, and, perhaps, even save our lives."-- Noah Gordan, "Journal of Human Stress""Pills, special diets, and exercises can help some people, but "The Relaxation Response "as Dr. Benson describes it can help everyone."-- David W. Ewing, Executive Editor, "Harvard Business Review"
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Herbert Benson, M.D., is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (BHI), and Mind Body Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Harvard Medical School, Dr. Benson is the author or co-author of more than 190 scientific publications and 12 books. More than five million copies of his books have been printed in many languages.
Dr. Benson is a pioneer in mind body medicine, one of the first Western physicians to bring spirituality and healing into medicine. In his 40+ year career, he has defined the relaxation response and continues to lead teaching and research into its efficacy in counteracting the harmful effects of stress. The recipient of numerous national and international awards, Dr. Benson lectures widely about mind body medicine and the BHI's work. His expertise is frequently sought by national and international news media, and he appears in scores of newspapers, magazines, and television programs each year. Dr. Benson's research extends from the laboratory to the clinic to Asian field expeditions. His work serves as a bridge between medicine and religion, East and West, mind and body, and belief and science.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0002167123
- ISBN 13 9780002167123
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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