BESTSELLING COURSE!
HEALTHY PLEASURES
Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., and David Sobel, M.D.
Addison-Wesley, 1989
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Readers of this book will derive scores of practical suggestions for enhancing mental and physical well-being from a wide range of recent research findings in medicine, biology and psychology.
The simple pleasures we get from a hug, from watching our favorite baseball team, from a hearty laugh, a good deed, a thought-provoking book or even a three-hankie movie these are all experiences that science now tells us have a positive effect on our ability to ward off disease. The authors present practical guidelines for using the Pleasure Principle enjoying life as you like it to lower blood pressure, reduce depression, decrease the risk of heart disease and cancer, manage stress, and boost the immune system.
Robert Ornstein, Ph.D., President of the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge, is the author of twenty books on mind, brain, and health.
David Sobel, M.D., M.P.H., is regional director of preventive medicine for Kaiser Permanente, the world's largest health maintenance organization.
11 CE credits; 301 pages
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