Mind-Body Health and Healing: Using the Power of the Brain to Prevent Disease, Reduce Stress, and Slow Aging - Paperback

by Andrew Goliszek (Author)

Today, more than ever, people are taking charge of their health, and want to know about effective alternative treatments in order to heal themselves and avoid costly medical procedures. Dr. Goliszek provides easy-to-follow directions you need to harness the healing power that exists within your own brain.

Mind-Body Health and Healing shows how to use the power of the mind-body connection to not only relieve stress, but to prevent disease and strengthen the immune responses that trigger healing. Brimming with expert guidance, practical tips, new scientific breakthroughs, and the latest research findings, this book will forever change the way you approach your health.

Andrew Goliszek, PhD, is an associate professor of anatomy and physiology at North Carolina A&T State University. During the past twenty-five years, he has been both principal investigator and co-investigator on several National Institutes of Health biomedical grants. Goliszek is a recipient of the prestigious College of Arts & Sciences Faculty of the Year Award. He is the author of two previous books: 60 Second Stress Management (New Horizon Press, 1993 and 2004) and In the Name of Science (St. Martin's Press, 2003).

Front Jacket

Here are the easy-to-follow directions you need to harness the healing power that exists within your own brain. Mind-Body Health and Healing is brimming with expert guidance and practical tips on how to use the power of the mind to create the habits that promote health while breaking the behaviors that contribute to illness and disease.

New scientific breakthroughs and the latest research findings help you take control of your mental, emotional, and physical well-being, with specific examples, self-assessment quizzes, and step-by-step instructions. Topics include:

- Burnout
- Time management
- Relaxation techniques
- Stress and mental health
- Childhood stress
- Aging and how to slow it down
- Spirituality and alternative medicine

A unique, empowering book that will help you understand the reasons we get sick, and will forever change the way you approach your health.

Back Jacket

Here are the easy-to-follow directions you need to harness the healing power that exists within your own brain. Mind-Body Health and Healing is brimming with expert guidance and practical tips on how to use the power of the mind to create the habits that promote health while breaking the behaviors that contribute to illness and disease.

New scientific breakthroughs and the latest research findings help you take control of your mental, emotional, and physical well-being, with specific examples, self-assessment quizzes, and step-by-step instructions. Topics include:

- Burnout
- Time management
- Relaxation techniques
- Stress and mental health
- Childhood stress
- Aging and how to slow it down
- Spirituality and alternative medicine

A unique, empowering book that will help you understand the reasons we get sick, and will forever change the way you approach your health.

Author Biography

Andrew Goliszek, PhD is an Associate Professor of Anatomy & Physiology at North Carolina A&T State University. During the past twenty-five years, he has been both principle investigator and co-investigator on several National Institutes of Health biomedical grants. Previously, he was a research associate at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in both the departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and the department of Medicine, where he studied the effects of stress on endocrine and cardiovascular disorders during aging. Dr. Goliszek is a recipient of the prestigious College of Arts & Sciences Faculty of the Year Award. He is the author of two previous books: 60 Second Stress Management (New Horizon Press, 1993 and 2004) and In the Name of Science (St, Martins Press, 2003).