The Wellness Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress-Related Illness » (First Fireside Edition)

Herbert Benson, M.D., is the founding President of the Mind/Body Medical Institute and is the Mind/Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. A pioneer in mind/body medicine, he defined the relaxation response and continues to lead teaching and research into its efficacy in counteracting the harmful effects of stress.

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."

Publishers Weekly

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

CONTENTS

Foreword

Herbert Benson, M.D., Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.

Acknowledgments

Part 1 / THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION

1 The Beginning

Sue C. Jacobs, Ph.D.; Cynthia Medich, R.N., M.S.

2 The Mind/Body Model of Health and Illness

Margaret Caudill-Slosberg, M.D., Ph.D.; Richard Friedman, Ph.D.

3 Getting Started

Sue C. Jacobs, Ph.D.; Cynthia Medich, R.N., M.S.

4 The Relaxation Response

Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle, M.A.; Herbert Benson, M.D.

5 Eliciting the Relaxation Response

Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle, M.A.; Herbert Benson, M.D.

Part 2 / EXERCISE

6 Tuning In to Your Body, Tuning Up Your Mind

Margaret Flood Ennis, M.A.

7 Move Into Health

James S. Huddleston, M.S., P.T.

Part 3 / NUTRITION

8 Nutrition for Good Health

Judith Linsey Palken, M.S., R.D.; Alan E. Shackelford, M.D.

9 A Sensible Approach to Weight Loss

Judith Linsey Palken, M.S., R.D.

Part 4 / STRESS MANAGEMENT

10 Managing Stress

Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; Ann Webster, Ph.D.; Carol L. Wells-Federman, M.Ed., R.N.

11 How Thoughts Affect Health

Ann Webster, Ph.D.; Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; Carol L. Wells-Federman, M.Ed., R.N.

12 Feelings, Moods, and Attitudes

Carol L. Wells-Federman, M.Ed., R.N.; Ann Webster, Ph.D.; Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.

13 Coping and Problem-Solving

Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; Ann Webster, Ph.D.; Carol L. Wells-Federman, M.Ed., R.N.

14 Communicating

Carol L. Wells-Federman, M.Ed., R.N.; Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; Ann Webster, Ph.D.

15 Jest 'n' Joy

Margaret Baim, R.N., M.S.; Loretta LaRoche, B.A.

Part 5 /SPECIALTIES

16 Improving Your Sleep

Gregg D. Jacobs, Ph.D.

17 Infertility and Women's Health

Alice D. Domar, Ph.D.

18 Behavioral Medicine and Cancer

Ursula Brandt, Ph.D.; Leo Stolbach, M.D.

19 Eating Healthfully to Prevent Undernutrition

Judith Linsey Palken, M.S., R.D.; Alan E. Shackelford, M.D.

20 Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV Disease

Ann Webster, Ph.D.

21 Cardiovascular Disease: The Heart of the Matter

Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; John P. Deckro, M.S., R.N.C.; Regis A. DeSilva, M.D.; Herbert Benson, M.D.

22 Living With Heart Disease and Diabetes: Exercise Can Help

James S. Huddleston, M.S., P.T.

23 Eating for the Health of Your Heart

Judith Linsey Palken, M.S., R.D.

Part 6 / RELAPSE PREVENTION

24 The End of the Beginning

Cynthia Medich, R.N., M.S.; Sue C. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Epilogue

Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., M.S.; Herbert Benson, M.D.

References

Index