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Bezig met laden... The Balance Within: The Science Connecting Health and Emotions (2000)door Esther M. Sternberg
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A somewhat irritating book, in that the subject matter is undermined by the manner of its expression. The interrelationship of the nervous system and the immune system is detailed by a medical researcher who has significantly contributed to our current level of understanding of the science of the “mind-body connection.” The discoveries of Dr. Sternberg and her colleagues are tremendously exciting in terms of medical science, but they also open doors to better understanding of the neurobiology underlying aesthetics, sociology and even theology. But why in the world did Dr. Sternberg have to adopt the artificial narrative strategy of casting her book in the form of a gothic detective tale? Time and again, the reader finds her/himself standing in some exotic locale from the past (the temple of Asclepius, St. Anthony’s cathedral at the University of Padua, the Royal Victoria Hospital at the Montreal Neurological Institute), waiting to be taken by the hand by Dr. Sternberg and given an exhaustive tour of some dank and dusky structure, only to wind up in either an operating theater or a laboratory in order to peek over the shoulder of someone just about to make a mind-bending discovery in the field of endocrinology, histology, immunology, neurology, rheumatology, microscopy… The material has its own fascination and is reasonably accessible without the faux romance. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"A thrilling scientific detective story, The Balance Within tells how researchers finally uncovered the elusive mind-body connection and what it means for our health. In this book, Dr. Esther Sternberg, whose discoveries were pivotal in helping to solve this mystery, provides firsthand accounts of the breakthrough experiments that revealed the physical mechanisms - the nerves, cells, and hormones - used by the brain and immune system to communicate with each other. She describes just how stress can make us more susceptible to all types of illnesses, and how the immune system can alter our moods. Finally, she explains how our understanding of these connections in scientific terms is helping to answer such crucial questions as "Does stress make you sick?" "Is a positive outlook the key to better health?" and "How do our personal relationships, work, and other aspects of our lives affect our health?""--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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