Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief
Written by Herbert Benson
Narrated by Herbert Benson and David Brand
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About this audiobook
In this life-changing book, Dr. Herbert Benson draws on his twenty-five years as a physician and researcher to reveal how affirming beliefs, particularly belief in a higher power, make an important contribution to our physical health. We are not simply nourished by meditation and prayer, but are, in essence, "wired for God."
Combining the wisdom of modem medicine and of age-old faith. Dr. Benson shows how anyone can, with the aid of a caring physician or healer, use their beliefs and other self-care methods to heal over 60 percent of medical problems.
As practical as it is spiritual, Timeless Healing is a blueprint for healing and transforming your life.
Herbert Benson
Herbert Benson, MD, is the Mind Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the mega-bestselling book, The Relaxation Response, as well as ten other trade books. His groundbreaking work established the modern field of mind body medicine. Dr. Benson is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Reviews for Timeless Healing
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very well written book! Engaging, personable, and applicable to everyone, regardless of religious or secular belief. To oversimplify its message, I would say that the book offers additional proof that one's beliefs shape ones brain, mind, and physical health.Believing, in particular, in some "Infinite Absolute" is particularly beneficial, whether that takes form in a particular religious or secular style. Furthermore, the "relaxation response", which can be used to enhance one's experience of belief is not at all unlike "mindfulness meditation" or "Buddhist-style" meditation which have been shown in other books and studies to enhance one's mental and physical health.When one is able to believe positively in one's health and ability to heal, with or without the help of an "Infinite Absolute", one is able to positively affect one's health. Conversely, negative beliefs affect the body negatively, even in some cases leading to death.Given a choice, as we all are, which way (positively or negatively) would YOU believe, or not at all ?
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Very repetitive. Read the summary and save time and money.