You Can Beat the Odds: The Surprising Factors Behind Chronic Illness and Cancer
"YOU CAN BEAT THE ODDS is a tested, inspirational 'must' for any health collection." -Midwest Book Review"If  you only read one health book this year, let this be the one."  -Joan  Borysenko, PhD, Harvard scientist, author of Minding the Body, Mending  the Mind"Whether one has an illness or simply wants to rev up one's  life, this informative book offers life-enhancing self-care techniques  that will leave readers feeling empowered and resilient. This book, in  and of itself, is a prescription for maximizing one's health." -Anne  Webster, PhD, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Harvard  Medical School"Brenda Stockdale provides a superb and empowering  series of strategies for those undergoing a journey through a cancer or  chronic illness diagnosis. A MUST READ for anyone looking for ways to  optimize treatment and quality of life."  -Andrew L. Salner, MD FACR,  Director, Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, Hartford Hospital"This  book offers its readers step-by-step instructions for self-administered  interventions that deliver potent immune system therapy. Highly  recommended." -Robert Krikorian, PhD, Associate Professor of  Psychiatry and Director, Cognitive Disorders Center, University of  Cincinnati Academic Health Center"This powerful and life-changing  book offers scientifically-based and mind-blowing research about health  and wellness as well as practical strategies for incorporating this  knowledge into your everyday life. Whether you are challenged by a  serious or chronic illness or you enjoy vibrant health and want to keep  it that way, this book will open your eyes, touch your heart, and  provide potent strategies for beating the odds. Read it now!" -Kathleen  Brehony, PhD, author of After the Darkest Hour"This book offers the  reader the chance to achieve their greatest potential. It is also a very  practical resource for those who have inspiration, desire and  intention, which with the guidance provided can lead them to achieve  what the odds seem to be denying them." -Bernie Siegel, MD, author of  Faith, Hope & Healing and Love, Medicine & Miracles"This  work offers tremendous insight into the lives of patients and their  families dealing with life altering illness. I have seen this program  turn a sense of an uphill uncertain battle to one that empowers  individuals and their families to believe that their journey will be a  fulfilling and uplifting one." -Gerry Goldklang, MD, Medical  Oncologist, Georgia Cancer Specialists"This is the best book I have  come across on mind/body medicine in years. This is a go to book for  anyone who wants to take command of their own life and especially those  who are battling an illness. The power of positive intention is  enormous and Brenda Stockdale clearly and brilliantly inculcates this  into the reader. Highly recommended." -Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.,  F.A.C.C., F.A.C.N.,C.S.N. and C.B.T. author of Heartbreak and Heart  disease Cardiologist, Heartinstitute.com"This book is alive! Brenda Stockdale manages to combine reviews of cutting edge science with her  rich experiences working with patients who manage to thrive in the face  of overwhelming illnesses. It is fun to read and contains practices  that anyone can use to benefit their health and quality of  life." -Robert Anda, MD, MS, Co-Principal Investigator, Epidemiologist,  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study"In You Can Beat the Odds, Brenda Stockdale provides for patients and family members the quintessential guidebook and companion towards healthy living and  wellness. This book is not about concepts. It is about YOU. By incorporating personal experiences as well as real life stories about patients and individuals, she makes clear and practical the complex and current advances in the fields of epigenetics and psychoneuroimmunology.  It is not merely about how these advances and studies can help you. It is the instruction book for ensuring that they do. For patients facing very challenging and grim diagnoses as well as individuals looking to  enhance their overall well-being, mindfulness, and quality of life, You Can Beat the Odds is the long awaited manual on how to benefit  immediately from this groundbreaking work. Now that science has met traditional practice, this is the required reading for anyone interested in learning these skills while understanding the evidence behind them." -Chad A Levitt, MD, Board Certified Radiation Oncologist, Northside  Hospital, Cumming, Georgia."As a primary care physician I have seen  first-hand the tremendous effects of this program—from normalizing blood  pressure and reversing insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, to  improving adrenal function, chronic fatigue and other health problems.  Patients reading this book not only become educated in the evidence  behind behavioral medicine methods, they become inspired and empowered  by scientifically based self-care strategies. As a result, it makes my  day go by much better when seeing people who are able to be so proactive  in their own health care. I recommend this book as a companion manual  for better living, better health, and high-level wellness." -Michael G.  Milton, MD, MD-H, Board Certified Family Physician