Andrew T. Weil, M.D., author, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health
"I recommend Peggy Huddleston's book and tape to all who require surgery and want to recover faster."


Carolyn Myss, Ph.D., Creating Health
"Fills a gap in our social fabric as an insightful and deeply compassionate guide to surgery."


Christiane Northrup, M.D., author, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
"Should be in the hands of everyone having surgery."


Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
"Best book I have ever seen showing how to prepare for surgery--physically, emotionally, and spiritually."


Book Description
Recommended in three best-sellers: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, M.D., The Wisdom of Menopause by Christiane Northrup, M.D., and Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson. The mind-body techniques in this book help you to feel calmer before surgery, use 23-50% less pain medication and heal faster. Huddleston's five-step program is recommended in leading hospitals across the U.S. including N.Y.U. Medical Center in New York and several Kaiser Permenante Medical Centers in California. You'll learn to use relaxation to calm preoperative jitters and create the biochemistry that enhances healing. Next you are gently guided to use visualization to turn worries into healing imagery. Add to that the healing power of organizing a support group of family and friends who surround you in love for the half-hour before surgery. Finally, Healing Statements, words spoken by the anesthesiologist during surgery are one of the five keys to the success of Huddleston's program. Medical research documents that positive statements reduced the use of pain medication following surgery. The book includes sections on lessening the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, vitamins that speed healing, preparing children for surgery, plus extensive resources and references.


From the Publisher
Peggy Huddleston is a pioneer in mind-body medicine. Her ground-breaking clinical work and writing focus on the ways positive emotions and the human spirit enhance healing. A researcher, she is the principal investigator of a study documenting the benefits of her pre-surgical program at the New England Baptist Hospital, a Tufts and Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston. She also trains health care professionals to teach her one-hour workshop for people facing surgery. Her work with surgical patients has been featured nationally on PBS-TV. Peggy Huddleston, is featured in the recent book, Healing Spirits: True Stories from 14 Spiritual Healers.


About the Author
Peggy Huddleston has taught workshops in self-healing to thousands of people in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Paris, and Amsterdam. Her clinical work and research focus on the ways emotions and the human spirit enhance healing. At Boston's New England Baptist Hospital, a Tufts and Harvard Medical School teaching hospital, she is principle investigator of the research project, Patient Centered Techniques to Enhance Surgical Outcomes. Ms. Huddleston is a researcher and psychotherapist with a private practice in Cambridge, MA.

ANNOTATION

"...based on ground breaking studies at Beth Israel, Emory Univ., and St. Thomas's Hospital...shows how visualization & relaxation techniques, support groups, & positive doctor- patient relationships play an important part in healing."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Recommended in three best-sellers: Womenﾒs Bodies, Womenﾒs Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, M.D., The Wisdom of Menopause by Christiane Northrup, M.D., and Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson.

The mind-body techniques in this book help you to feel calmer before surgery, use 23-50% less pain medication and heal faster. Huddlestonﾒs five-step program is recommended in leading hospitals across the U.S. including N.Y.U. Medical Center in New York and several Kaiser Permenante Medical Centers in California.

Youﾒll learn to use relaxation to calm preoperative jitters and create the biochemistry that enhances healing. Next you are gently guided to use visualization to turn worries into healing imagery. Add to that the healing power of organizing a support group of family and friends who surround you in love for the half-hour before surgery.

Finally,Healing Statements, words spoken by the anesthesiologist during surgery are one of the five keys to the success of Huddlestonﾒs program. Medical research documents that positive statements reduced the use of pain medication following surgery.

The book includes sections on lessening the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, vitamins that speed healing, preparing children for surgery, plus extensive resources and references.

SYNOPSIS

Using five mind-body techniques, you'll learn to feel calmer before surgery, use 23-50% less pain medication and heal faster. Using visualization, the book shows how to turn worries about surgery into healing imagery. You'll also discover how to ask your family and friends to wrap you in a blanket of love during the half hour before surgery. Ideally, you will read the book and use the Relaxation/Healing tape one or two weeks before your operation. But if you have only one day before surgery, you can still benefit from using this easy to read book and calming audio tape. The Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster program is offered by leading hospitals across the US including NYU Medical Center in New York and several Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in California.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Best book I have ever seen showing how to prepare for surgeryﾗphysically, emotionally, and spiritually. — (Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author, Minding the Body, Mending the Mind)

A wise guide for anyone having surgery. If you want to reduce the fear of surgery and be an active participant, read this book. — (Larry Dossey, M.D., author, Healing Words)

I recommend Peggy Huddlestonﾒs book and tape to all who require surgery and want to recover faster. — (Andrew T. Weil, M.D., author, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health)

Carolyn Myss, Ph.D., Creating Health
Fills a gap in our social fabric as an insightful and deeply compassionate guide to surgery. — Carolyn Myss

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