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When the Body Says No

Gabor Maté

  • 320 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2003
  • 17 editions
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1 About this book

In this accessible and groundbreaking book--filled with the moving stories of real people--medical doctor and bestselling author Gabor Maté shows that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis and many others, even Alzheimer's disease.

When the Body Says No is an impressive contribution to research on the physiological connection between life's stresses and emotions and the body systems governing nerves, immune apparatus and hormones. With great compassion and erudition, Gabor Maté demystifies medical science and, as he did in Scattered Minds, invites us all to be our own health advocates.

  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Medicine, Psychosomatic
  • Stress (Psychology)
  • Etiology
  • Psychological Stress
  • Psychophysiology
  • Health & fitness

2 About Gabor Maté

Born 1944

Gabor Maté ( GAH-bor MAH-tay; born January 1944) is a Canadian physician and author. He has worked in family practices and specializes in childhood development and trauma, including long-term effects on physical and mental health, such as autoimmune diseases, cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and addiction.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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