When the Body Says No

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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

Critics Review

  • 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

    Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine

  • Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope

    Globe and Mail

  • His medical background and lucid writing style make complex biological processes accessible to non-scientific readers

    The Gazette (Montreal)

  • An insightful read that makes you realise that without your health nothing really matters

    The Sun

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