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Healing From The Heart (Hardcover)

by Dean Ornish (Foreword), Mehmet Oz (Author) "What happens when a heart fails? ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Dutton (Oct 12 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0525944109
ISBN-13: 978-0525944102
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 477 g

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Mehmet Oz is a Renaissance man of cardiac care, combining yoga, aromatherapy, hypnosis, energy healing, music therapy, acupuncture, and visual imagery into his surgery practice at the Complementary Care Unit of New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He's adamant that the relationship between traditional and alternative medicine should be symbiotic, not mutually exclusive. His patients are proof of this: when treated holistically, not as just "another transplant patient" with a plaque-addled heart, they perceive less pain during surgery and recuperation, are less likely to suffer depression, and heal more quickly.

While med school at the University of Pennsylvania didn't expose Oz to the holistic healing methods he employs today, his upbringing in Turkey and exposure to cultures worldwide did leave him open to new ideas. Oz helped develop the LVAD, or left ventricular assist device, which helps the heart of a patient awaiting a transplant keep pumping. Piqued when he was asked about his patients, "But has restoring their hearts restored their health?"--and he had to respond, "No"--Oz started incorporating one alternative method after another into his practice. He started with massage after seeing how it rejuvenated his wife after childbirth.

Healing from the Heart is not for the weak of stomach; Oz occasionally gets graphic, such as in the opening heart-transplant scene: "I finished closing the last tiny bleeder, then called for the electric saw, which was plugged in and handed to me by its metallic handle ... the saw cut through the bone like soft pine." If there's anything that might inspire you to pass up greasy French fries, this book is it. Current cardiac patients and their families will be enthralled by the tale of Oz's holistic revolution and his patient-success stories, and other health practitioners would do well to pay attention to what he advocates. --Erica Jorgensen

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Oz, a noted cardiovascular surgeon and director of the Complementary Care Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, relates his experiences in combining complementary medicine with more traditional treatments. Today, his scientific approach is setting the standard for measuring outcomes and benefits of various complementary healing modalities in pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative cardiac surgery patients. His multidisciplinary team of nurses, energy healers, and various health practitioners continues to integrate and investigate the roles of music therapy, hypnotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, yoga, and therapeutic touch in allopathic medicine. Not since Norman Cousins's Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient (LJ 9/1/79) has the patient's mind-body healing potential been so eloquently described. Recommended for all libraries. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/98; see also Julie Motz's Hands of Life (LJ 9/15/98) for another account of Dr. Oz's program.AEd.]ACharles Wessel, Falk Lib. of the Health Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburg.
-ACharles Wessel, Falk Lib. of the Health Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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5.0 out of 5 stars YES, a powerful voice for Medicine with Hope and Warmth!, Jan 31 2004

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This review is from: Healing From The Heart (Paperback)

An inspiring doctor with a powerful but gentle voice. The more medicine opens up like this the better we are all going to be. I think everyone should read this book. Also HIGHLY RECOMMENDED is "Effortless Wellbeing: The Missing Ingredients for Authentic Wellness" by Evan Finer. Though not a medical book, it is a concise and extremely powerful guide to compliment any healing program, to induce true wellness and to help regain personal strength. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING. Thank you to the authors!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Medicine of the Future, Nov 6 2002

By	W. Rashed (Jabriya, KUWAIT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Healing From The Heart (Paperback)

Dr. Oz is an accomplished heart surgeon in the field of cardiac transplantation. He describes how he combines complementary medicine (e.g. hypnosis, reflexology, yoga, message, acupuncture. Etc) with orthodox Western medicine. There is an excellent forward by Dr Dean Ornish, and an interesting epilogue containing an overview of the complementary medicine techniques. The bulk of the book contains stories of patients Dr. Oz treated using this revolutionary way. I am a cardiologist, and I have a great interest in combining western medicine with complementary medicine, which is the reason I bought this book. However this book was a bit boring to read and was also a bit of a disappointment. Nevertheless, those interested in this new medicine, which I think will be the medicine of the new millennium, will want to read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC BOOK - SUPERBLY WRITTEN!, Feb 26 2002

By	Sandra D. Peters "Seagull Books" (Prince Edward Island, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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What is impressive about this book is the author's concepts of healing both heart and mind as he points out just how closely the two are interconnected. The writing style is one that will grasp the reader's attention from start to finish. The approach to holistic health is a welcome approach to healing. It is a concept that is gradually increasing in the health care field, but one that still has a long way to go before it is universally accepted by all physicians. More education and information needs to be provided in this area to all health care providers. Using the holistic approach, there can be fewer side effects from medication, less depression and a general feeling of well being during the most trying and difficult times. There is much to be said on combining Western and Eastern traditions in the process of healing. Our world can benefit dramatically from this approach and the author vividly explains why throughout the pages of this well-researched and superbly written book. It is highly recommended reading material and most deserving of a five star rating.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of the year
A great book describing an insiders view of what total healing can mean in today's complex medical care system. Read more

Published on Feb 11 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars This book was fantastic - for the sick and healthy alike.
Dr. Mehmet has given me a new perspective on holistic health and disease. As my mother is going through the breast cancer battle, I am incorporating many of his suggestions for... Read more

Published on Oct 21 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone concerned about his cardio-care.
A heart-transplant recipient myself, I was doing research on how to support my body to relieve the many side-effects of the immune suppressing drugs I must take when I happened to... Read more

Published on Jan 23 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Medicine as we have come to know it must now change!
I have just finished reading Dr. Mehmet Oz's "Healing From the Heart'. Dr. Oz and others at Columbia Presbyterian have done a landmark job with this publication. Read more

Published on Dec 22 1998