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When the Body Says No

The Cost of Hidden Stress

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When the Body Says No

Written by: Gabor Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer's disease? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'?

Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté's acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link - and the role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases.

When the Body Says No:

- Explores the role of the mind-body link in conditions and diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome and multiple sclerosis.
- Shares dozens of enlightening case studies and stories, including those of people such as Lou Gehrig (ALS), Betty Ford (breast cancer), Ronald Reagan (Alzheimer's), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer) and Lance Armstrong (testicular cancer)
- Reveals 'The Seven A's of Healing': principles in healing and the prevention of illness from hidden stress

© Gabor Maté 2003 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Physical Illness & Disease Self-Help Stress Management

Critic Reviews

Gabor Maté’s connections—between the intensely personal and the global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the political—are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be cherished
Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope
His medical background and lucid writing style make complex biological processes accessible to non-scientific readers
An insightful read that makes you realise that without your health nothing really matters
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An eye opener into one's health and mind, if applied can be truly transformative

Eye opener

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It was a very easy and cathartic read to me personally. I could relate to many emotional struggles portrayed through the stories of different people. We should read it, work through therapy before any dis-ease sets in. There is always an emotional component to any illness. It does not take away from medicine but offers a perspective in our own emotional make up and how it could affect us.

not self help book but a self reflection book

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Absolutely loved this book. Especially, in today's stress inducing rat race of a world, it's effect on on health is often overlooked until too late. On a personal level, as the daughter of a mother who passed away due to cancer,as a medical practitioner who sees the effects of prolonged stress, emotional suppression, trauma, neglect on so many of my patients with chronic diseases.. a lot of what was discussed in the book made sense, in a truly raw and unbridled form. The emotion's and psyche's affect on immunity and autoimmune system needs further serious research and has to be allowed better integration into health care practices. I would definitely recommend this book to all my loved ones who are willing to grow and understand.

mind-blowing!! an incredible eye opener on the effects of psyche on the body.

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There are very few non fiction books which ultimately resonate with your lives. This one is undoubtedly the "one" for me. Suffering from a chronic condition, for me this is an eye opener in many ways. May God bless the author and his family for guiding many of us who are suffering. A big thank you to the author for giving insights about stress with empathy and compassion.

An exceptional read for healing

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This book offers a picture on how psychological factors can affect physiology and thereby cause certain ailments. A very different take on medical science. Enlightening listen.

Very useful insights

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