Healing Mind, Healthy Woman: Using the Mind-Body Connection to Manage Stress and Take Control of Your Life - Hardcover

Domar, Alice D.; Dreher, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805041346 ISBN 13: 9780805041347

Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Outlines techniques for relieving stress, infertility, eating disorders, and other conditions.

About this title

From the Back Cover

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MIND-BODY HEALTH FOR WOMEN – TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE

Imagine a pill that could relieve stress, alleviate PMS, reduce menopausal hot flushes, and increase conception rates for women suffering from infertility. Mind-body medicine offers all these benefits, but unlike a pill it has only one known side effect – peace of mind.

With the increased pressures of modern-day living, women need to understand the mind-body connection. With less and less time for themselves, feelings of exhaustion, anxiety, isolation and low self-esteem are common – often leading to ill health.

However, it is possible for women to prevent illness and optimise their health – using the power of the mind. Based on the latest groundbreaking research, this vital guide will show you the positive benefits of stress management, relaxation, self-nurture and the transformation of negative thought patterns.

It includes useful case histories and a wide range of powerful techniques such as:
· meditation
· yoga
· autogenic training
· guided imagery
· cognitive therapy
· diet and exercise

'Healing Mind, Healthy Woman' also offers an effective programme for treating specific women's health problems – from eating disorders to breast and gynaecological cancers.

Alice D Domar is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and directs their women's health programme. Henry Dreher is a successful science and health writer.

‘'Healing Mind, Healthy Woman' is a valuable guide to both living well and to focusing the power of the mind on the special health issues of women...this book is a treasure trove of information.’
JOAN BORYSENKO

About the Author

Alice D. Domar, PhD, is the founder and director of the world-renowned Mind/Body Program for Infertility and author of the national bestseller Self-Nurture. She is also assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the director of the Mind/Body Center for Women's Health at Boston IVF, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805041346
• ISBN 13: 9780805041347
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 422