- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Knopf Canada; 1 edition (Mar 11 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0676973116
- ISBN-13: 978-0676973112
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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- #2 in Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Alternative Medicine > Mind-Body Medicine (Psychoneuroimmunology)
- #2 in Books > Science > Medicine > Alternative & Holistic > Mind-Body Medicine (Psychoneuroimmunology)
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The potential for wholeness and health resides in all of us, affirms Dr. Gabor Maté in When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress. But disease is often the body's way of saying "no" to what the mind cannot or will not acknowledge, warns the author, who quotes the latest scientific findings about the roles stress and individual emotional makeup play in the causation of cancer and other chronic illnesses. Maté is a medical doctor and bestselling author of Scattered Minds. This work offers stories from his own patients in the belief that insight is more helpful to people than advice. Natalie, for example, develops multiple sclerosis after years of marriage to a drunken and emotionally abusive husband. In another case, a 74-year-old man diagnosed with cancer experiences spontaneous remission. His own body mobilized formidable immune responses to defeat the disease. "If we gain the ability to look into ourselves with honesty, compassion and with unclouded vision, we can identify the ways we need to take care of ourselves," says Maté, who invites us all to be our own health advocates by pursuing emotional competence in seven areas: acceptance, awareness, anger, autonomy, attachment, assertion, and affirmation. If a link exists between emotions and psychology, he says, not to inform people of it will deprive them of a powerful tool. --Carolyn Leitch
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“Maté carefully explains the biological mechanisms that are activated when stress and trauma exert a powerful influence on the body, and he backs up his claims with compelling evidence from the field…. Both the lay and specialist reader will be grateful for the final chapter, “The Seven A’s of Healing,” in which Maté presents an open formula for healing and the prevention of illness resulting from hidden stress.” -- Quill & Quire
“[An] enthralling exploration of the relationship between stress and disease. . . Maté probes deeply into the life histories and psyches of [his] many patients. . . . What emerges is nothing short
of a revelation. . . . When the Body Says No has the power to change medical thinking.” -- The Edmonton Journal
Praise for Scattered Minds:
“Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope.” -- The Globe and Mail
“Maté has done us a great service. . . . People who do not yet know they have [ADD] will have their lives transformed.” -- Canadian Medical Association Journal
“An utterly sensible and deeply moving book written for a general audience.” -- The Vancouver Sun
“One of the most comprehensive and accessible books about Attention Deficit Disorder.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[An] enthralling exploration of the relationship between stress and disease. . . Maté probes deeply into the life histories and psyches of [his] many patients. . . . What emerges is nothing short
of a revelation. . . . When the Body Says No has the power to change medical thinking.” -- The Edmonton Journal
Praise for Scattered Minds:
“Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope.” -- The Globe and Mail
“Maté has done us a great service. . . . People who do not yet know they have [ADD] will have their lives transformed.” -- Canadian Medical Association Journal
“An utterly sensible and deeply moving book written for a general audience.” -- The Vancouver Sun
“One of the most comprehensive and accessible books about Attention Deficit Disorder.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Hardcover)
Gabor Mate took a difficult subject (PNI, emotions, and the "cause" of illness) and made it understandable, readable, and very insightful. Whether you are just at the start of your journey in this field or if , like me, you have a library full of Myss, Hay, Chopra, and Brennan, you will find wonderful stories that you won't be able to forget and an adundant amount of research that will help you as you heal your life. I highly recommend it and am buying two copies to lend out, there is no way I will let go of my copy!
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This review is from: When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Paperback)
When I collapsed from burnout and a range of auto-immune disorders, Mate's book was the one resource that compassionately explained the emotional roots of these and many other illnesses, including cancer and MS, and offered practical directions for change. This one book gave me the permission to finally listen to my body and choose a less stressful life. I am now both healthier and far more relaxed than ever before.
Mate, a physician and former medical editor of the Globe and Mail, writes eloquently from his own experience and from his intensive work with patients. He offers a wholistic perspective, a refreshing alternative to the medical model and genetics. Throughout, his compassion, wisdom and self-critical humor shine through.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Paperback)
I am still in the midst of reading the book, but thoughly agree with what the good doctor has to say. Too bad the medical profession as a whole is so slow to learn from their collegues. I am in an ongoing tussle right now with my own doctor (who incidentally teaches at the local med school) that things that have happened to me in the past can effect me now in a physical way. I am looking forward to reading the seven "A's" and how I can improve my life. In the end I think that is what it is all about.
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