The Healing Power of Doing Good It is almost impossible to read this book without wanting to do good. It is an important book for those suffering from chronic health problems as well as the health conscious, anyone interested in how
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| Title | : | The Healing Power of Doing Good |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (374 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595175910 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2001-04-29 |
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Conventional wisdom has always held that when we help others, some of the good we do flows back to us. That satisfaction has always been thought to be largely emotionalfeeling good when you do good. Now important, widely discussed research shows that helping others regularly produces significant health benefits as wellin fact, it has effects similar to those many of us experience when we exercise.It is almost impossible to read this book without wanting to do good. Both for those who are already volunteering and for those who are considering it, this valuable personal guide tells you how to choose an activity thats right for you, how to maximize the health benefits, and how to overcome the main obstacle to getting started: lack of time.The Healing Power of Doing Good reaffirms and explains that when we care for others we care for ourselves. It is an important book for those suffering from chronic health problems as well as the health conscious, anyone interested in how our mind affects
Editorial : From Library Journal It is widely accepted as fact that helping others--specifically strangers, not just family and friends--makes one feel good. Luks's purpose is to show exactly how one's physical health, not just emotional well-being, is improved through helping others. He writes about "helper's high," something akin to the phenomenon which runners experience from the release of endorphins. Actual accounts of how individuals have been healed through helping run throughout the book. Can holding abandoned babies really cure a backache? It seems so! Such caring might reduce the growing violence of our society, Luks proposes. The book ends with a list of and information about health organizations that encourage volunteers. Highly recommended.- John Moryl, Yeshiva Univ. Lib., New YorkCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Handy tips such as never forcing a childs arms apart before they are ready as well as letting mum know that it is 'ok' to turn their child upside down (in the headstand) even if they get a few horrified looks from their parents and peer group!
The book emphasises that yoga can become very much a part of everyday life. While her story is not as exciting as Danny " No Heroes" Coulson, she was a woman fighting her way through a bunch of politically incorrect chauvinistic men [which is not to detract from their heroic efforts in the defense of their country]. Honestly I anticipated a compendium and was given a brochure. Maybe he should have asked her. Moneyball is like a group of interesting and informative short stories/magazine articles. For those who accept her premise, it will whet their appetite and start them on an adventure that will enhance their life.
Needless to say many of my grand children and great grand children will find this book under the tree this Christma
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