The Cure Within - A History of Mind-Body Medicine written by Anne Harrington performed by Christina Traister on Audio CD (Unabridged)

"""A splendid history of mind-body medicine...a book that desperately needed to be written."" ―Jerome Groopman, New York Times" Is stress a deadly disease on the rise in modern society? Can mind-body practices from the East help us become well? When it comes to healing, we believe we must look beyond doctors and drugs; we must look within ourselves. Faith, relationships, and attitude matter. But why do we believe such things? From psychoanalysis to the...

placebo effect to meditation, this vibrant cultural history describes mind-body healing as rooted in a patchwork of stories, allowing us to make new sense of our suffering and to rationalize new treatments and lifestyles.