The Mind-Body Cure: Heal Your Pain, Anxiety, and Fatigue by Controlling Chronic Stress

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What if someone told you that 75% of disease is caused by continuous and excessive stress hormones released by the body? What if they said you could manage that chronic stress and its harmful side effects with seven easy and affordable tools? The Mind-Body Cure teaches you to do just that, interweaving evidence-based science with practical advice to calm your mind so you can move from primitive fight-or-flight mode to send healing hormones into your body instead. Dr. Bal Pawa also shares her own story of anxiety and chronic pain following a tragic car accident. Only when she recognised how stress hormones disrupt every system in the body, from digestion to immunity to sleep, was she able to reclaim her health. Having healed herself - and many patients since - Dr. Pawa now shares the secrets to good health in The Mind-Body Cure

DR. BAL PAWA has spent more than thirty years in healthcare, first as a pharmacist and more recently as a physician with a focus on women's health. She studied mind-body medicine at Harvard Medical School and is a co-founder of Westcoast Women's Clinic in Vancouver, BC.

"Drawing on her personal journey back to health, enriched by research and decades of medical experience, Dr. Bal Pawa presents an accessible, concise, systematic, and comprehensive primer on wellness and healing that will benefit many." -Gabor Mate, MD, author of When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress "Dr. Pawa moves mind-body medicine from the margins to the mainstream. Written with compassion, dedication, and rigorous science, this book is the definitive guide to holistic health-both for those who know the mind's power to help heal the body and for those who have yet to discover it." -Shimi Kang, MD, psychiatrist, and bestselling author of The Dolphin Parent and The Tech Solution "What a wonderful combination of medical smarts with heartfelt practical wisdom! Comprehensive, full of examples, and always so useful, The Mind-Body Cure is an excellent book." -Rick Hanson, Ph.D., New York Times-bestselling author of Budda's Brain, NeuroDharma, Just One Thing "Dr. Bal Pawa is a compassionate physician who successfully integrates recommendations for the mind and body. She helps us realize that our thoughts can be our reality, especially when it comes to our health. And she explains how hormones affect our sleep, immune system, and emotions and how we can support them for optimal health." -Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe, author of A Smart Woman's Guide to Hormones "The Mind-Body Cure is a must-read book for anyone who wants to make good health their #1 priority. It's full of practical insights and inspiring stories, and using Dr. Pawa's mind-body tools has kept me in peak physical and mental health." -Dr. Nancy MacKay, founder and CEO of MacKay CEO Forums