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Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer
Kenneth R. Pelletier · 1977
72/100
👍 Worth It
Pelletier was decades ahead of his time in connecting psychological stress to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and chronic illness, and the research synthesis here is more carefully grounded than most popular health books of the era. The 1977 publication date means many specific studies have been superseded, and readers should pair it with a contemporary mind-body text; but as historical grounding for why the field matters, it still earns its place. A foundational read for anyone interested in where psychoneuroimmunology came from.
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