Beyond the Relaxation Response: The Stress-Reduction Program That Has Helped Millions of Americans

Herbert Benson MD

Jul 2019 · Dijual oleh Harmony

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A practical stress-reduction program that uses meditation and spirituality to help you relieve headaches, lower blood pressure, fight insomnia, and decrease anxiety.

"Workable and tested solutions for liberating the mind and body from tension, despair, and panic that predispose the human organism to disease." 
—Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness
 
In just minutes a day, you can easily master the techniques that have helped millions conquer or alleviate stress. Employing neither drugs nor doctors, Dr. Herbert Benson’s program is considered by many to be the most beneficial step forward in personal health and well-being in our time. Using what Dr. Benson calls the Faith Factor—a combination of meditation and religious or philosophical convictions—you can:
 
• Reduce overall stress
• Relieve headaches, backaches, and chest pains
• Lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels
• Fight insomnia
• Decrease anxiety
• Achieve greater inner peace and emotional balance

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Herbert Benson, MD, is an award-winning pioneer in Mind Body Medicine. He is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mind Body Medicine Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Harvard Medical School, Dr. Benson is the author or coauthor of more than 190 scientific publications and 12 books, including Beyond the Relaxation Response: The Stress-Reduction Program That Has Helped Millions of Americans.