From Publishers Weekly
Guide to exercise, diet and stress management. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Library Journal
The editors and their associates at the Mind/Body Medical Institute of the New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School hope to make their "experience in treating chronic and stress-related symptoms available to those not able to attend" their Boston-based behavioral medicine clinics. In 24 chapters, the reader is "introduced to the essentials of healthy lifestyle, including the relaxation response, nutrition, exercise, and stress management." The workbook format includes short patient histories, space for write-in exercises and personal data, charts, and diagrams. Overall, this material is also covered in greater detail and a better format in the Wellness Encyclopedia ( LJ 2/15/91); the more personalized log in The Wellness Book makes it most appropriate for individual purchase.-James Swanton, Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine, New YorkCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
USA Today One of the best resources on proven ways to exercise the healing powers of the mind.


Book Description
The Mind/Body Connection Millions of readers are familiar with the work of Dr. Herbert Benson and the Mind/Body Medical Institute from the mega-bestselling book The Relaxation Response. With over three million copies in print, it is a classic in the field of mind/body medicine. Now, in The Wellness Book, Dr. Benson, Eileen Stuart, and their colleagues at the Institute have created the definitive resource that shows you how to maintain your health and treat stress-related illnesses, including: high blood pressure cardiovascular disease chronic pain infertility insomnia women's health concerns anxiety symptoms of HIV and cancer The Wellness Book reflects the cutting edge of health care, giving you the opportunity to gain more control over your own well-being. Use of the book, in combination with modern medical treatments, will aid in prevention and treatment of a number of illnesses and, according to USA Today, "legitimizes the mind/body connection in traditional medicine."


About the Author
Herbert Benson, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Mind/Body Medical Institute of Harvard Medical School; chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at the New England Deaconess Hospital; and founding president of the Mind/Body Medical Institute. He is the author of more than a hundred scientific publications and four books, including The Relaxation Response and Your Maximum Mind.

ANNOTATION

High blood pressure, chronic pain, anxiety, HIV, insomnia, cancer, women's hlth concerns, etc.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Mind/Body Connection

Millions of readers are familiar with the work of Dr. Herbert Benson and the Mind/Body Medical Institute from the mega-bestselling book The Relaxation Response. With over three million copies in print, it is a classic in the field of mind/body medicine. Now, in The Wellness Book, Dr. Benson, Eileen Stuart, and their colleagues at the Institute have created the definitive resource that shows you how to maintain your health and treat stress-related illnesses, including:

high blood pressurecardiovascular diseasechronic paininfertilityinsomniawomen's health concernsanxietysymptoms of HIV and cancer

The Wellness Book reflects the cutting edge of health care, giving you the opportunity to gain more control over your own well-being. Use of the book, in combination with modern medical treatments, will aid in prevention and treatment of a number of illnesses and, according to USA Today, "legitimizes the mind/body connection in traditional medicine."

FROM THE CRITICS

Publishers Weekly

Guide to exercise, diet and stress management. (Oct.)

Library Journal