Relaxation Revolution The inventor of "The Relaxation Response," presents recent scientific proof on how the mind changes one's DNA, showing readers how they can heal themselves. Full description
“Peaceful thoughts really can influence our bodies, right down to the instructions we receive from our DNA.”
"--ABC News"
“Nearly 35 years ago [Dr. Herbert Benson] became a kind of medical rock star with his bestselling book The Relaxation Response. It outlined a pioneering approach to relieving stress and a host of medical conditions related to it. Today...it is as relevant as ever.”
--Linda Matchan, " ""Boston Globe"
“Dr. Benson is truly one of the seminal thinkers bringing the integrated study of the mind and body to western medicine.”
--Dr. Mani Bhaumik, University of California Los Angeles
“Herbert Benson, MD, is the father of modern mind body medicine. Dr. Benson’s research has demonstrated that the relaxation response is the physiological counterpoint to the fight-or-flight response and serves as a natural antidote to stress.”
--Daniel Redwood, "Health Insights Today"
“Herbert Benson, M.D. and William Proctor have been enlightening pioneers in their studies...their work can be shared by everyone, not just health-care practitioners.”
--Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
"Peaceful thoughts really can influence our bodies, right down to the instructions we receive from our DNA."
"--ABC News"
"Dr. Benson is truly one of the seminal thinkers bringing the integrated study of the mind and body to western medicine."
--Dr. Mani Bhaumik, University of California Los Angeles
"Nearly 35 years ago [Dr. Herbert Benson] became a kind of medical rock star with his bestselling book The Relaxation Response. It outlined a pioneering approach to relieving stress and a host of medical conditions related to it. Today...it is as relevant as ever."
--Linda Matchan, """Boston Globe"
"Herbert Benson, MD, is the father of modern mind body medicine. Dr. Benson's research has demonstrated that the relaxation response is the physiological counterpoint to the fight-or-flight response and serves as a natural antidote to stress."
--Daniel Redwood, "Health Insights Today"
"Herbert Benson, M.D. and William Proctor have been enlightening pioneers in their studies...their work can be shared by everyone, not just health-care practitioners."
--Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame