I have finished reading "Healing Hypertension" by Samuel J Mann, MD, who was a contributing author in "The Divided Mind" by Dr John E Sarno, MD.
The book is based on the method used by Dr Sarno, and deals with combining a medical and a psychological approach to help people overcome high blood pressure, or at least control it if they are willing to. It is about the mindbody relationship, and how we need to look to our emotional life as well as to our physical body if we expect to be healthy and whole: to understand the way in which mind and body affect each other, leading to a better way to approach treatment.
The book explains how to tell if your high blood pressure is related to emotions, or not. It explains that by exploring "hidden" or repressed emotions, how you can reduce your blood pressure and the need for medication. There is also a chapter on how to find the medication best suited to you, and when to reduce or eliminate unnecessary medication. The book features helpful case studies as well as the latest medical research (1999). The book is divided into three sections: Hypertension - the great mystery; Solving the mind-body mystery; and, Healing. It also contains an Appendix on Antihypertensive drugs.
I have found the book to be highly effective in approaching a way to heal from the effects of a heart attack, and in reducing high blood pressure (aided by taking effective supplements after weaning off prescribed drugs).
The book is based on the method used by Dr Sarno, and deals with combining a medical and a psychological approach to help people overcome high blood pressure, or at least control it if they are willing to. It is about the mindbody relationship, and how we need to look to our emotional life as well as to our physical body if we expect to be healthy and whole: to understand the way in which mind and body affect each other, leading to a better way to approach treatment.
The book explains how to tell if your high blood pressure is related to emotions, or not. It explains that by exploring "hidden" or repressed emotions, how you can reduce your blood pressure and the need for medication. There is also a chapter on how to find the medication best suited to you, and when to reduce or eliminate unnecessary medication. The book features helpful case studies as well as the latest medical research (1999). The book is divided into three sections: Hypertension - the great mystery; Solving the mind-body mystery; and, Healing. It also contains an Appendix on Antihypertensive drugs.
I have found the book to be highly effective in approaching a way to heal from the effects of a heart attack, and in reducing high blood pressure (aided by taking effective supplements after weaning off prescribed drugs).
