The Myth of Normal
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By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth Of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.
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Was ist „normal“? Warum haben plötzlich „alle“ Depressionen, ADHS und vieles mehr? Warum steigt der Wohlstand in unserer Gesellschaft aber die Gesundheit verschlechtert sich trotzdem? Diesen Fragen gehen Dr. Gabor Maté und sein Sohn Daniel Maté auf den Grund und das in einer Art und Weise die wissenschaftlich und doch unglaublich persönlich ist. Ich habe das Gefühl das ich das viel zu oft sage, aber dieses Buch würde ich wirklich gerne JEDER MENSCHEN SEELE hin die Hand drücken, damit sie es lesen. Mir hat es unglaublich viele Gedankenanstöße gegeben, zu Überzeugungen an den ich seit Jahren festgehalten (und darunter gelitten) habe und definitiv etwas in mir geheilt. Ich werde auf alle Fälle (so gut ich kann) seine 6 A‘s für healing in mein Leben implementieren und leben: Authenticity, agency, anger, acceptance, activism and advocacy. Dieses Buch zeigt, dass eine bessere und heilere Welt möglich ist.
Das Normale in unserer Gesellschaft ist und macht krank. Was intuitiv spürbar ist, wird hier mit vielen persönlichen Erfahrungsgeschichten offengelegt. Heilung wird möglich, wenn die Verdrängung aufhört und die Ent-Täuschung beginnt. Viele Ärzte und Patienten wollen das noch nicht erkennen. Ein inspirierendes Buch.
What is normal?
Gabor Mate was recommended to me, his fundamental view on psychological trauma and its origin resonates more with me than classic literature. The book however, may it be interesting times, is a shallow, drawn out rant that ends in drug use to reach something more divine and rid oneself of "bad energy" How this guy is so renowned and drifts within one book so far to sharlatans is insane. Nevertheless some things are useful, but a summary might as well be the medium of choice to save some time.
Description
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth Of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.
Book Information
Posts
Was ist „normal“? Warum haben plötzlich „alle“ Depressionen, ADHS und vieles mehr? Warum steigt der Wohlstand in unserer Gesellschaft aber die Gesundheit verschlechtert sich trotzdem? Diesen Fragen gehen Dr. Gabor Maté und sein Sohn Daniel Maté auf den Grund und das in einer Art und Weise die wissenschaftlich und doch unglaublich persönlich ist. Ich habe das Gefühl das ich das viel zu oft sage, aber dieses Buch würde ich wirklich gerne JEDER MENSCHEN SEELE hin die Hand drücken, damit sie es lesen. Mir hat es unglaublich viele Gedankenanstöße gegeben, zu Überzeugungen an den ich seit Jahren festgehalten (und darunter gelitten) habe und definitiv etwas in mir geheilt. Ich werde auf alle Fälle (so gut ich kann) seine 6 A‘s für healing in mein Leben implementieren und leben: Authenticity, agency, anger, acceptance, activism and advocacy. Dieses Buch zeigt, dass eine bessere und heilere Welt möglich ist.
Das Normale in unserer Gesellschaft ist und macht krank. Was intuitiv spürbar ist, wird hier mit vielen persönlichen Erfahrungsgeschichten offengelegt. Heilung wird möglich, wenn die Verdrängung aufhört und die Ent-Täuschung beginnt. Viele Ärzte und Patienten wollen das noch nicht erkennen. Ein inspirierendes Buch.
What is normal?
Gabor Mate was recommended to me, his fundamental view on psychological trauma and its origin resonates more with me than classic literature. The book however, may it be interesting times, is a shallow, drawn out rant that ends in drug use to reach something more divine and rid oneself of "bad energy" How this guy is so renowned and drifts within one book so far to sharlatans is insane. Nevertheless some things are useful, but a summary might as well be the medium of choice to save some time.