The Myth of Normal The Myth of Normal

The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

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Publisher Description

The instant New York Times bestseller

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.

GENRE
Health, Mind & Body
RELEASED
2022
September 13
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
576
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
5.7
MB

Customer Reviews

plattburger ,

Gabor

Anything he writes I buy. Great book

David Given Schwarm ,

horrible

ghost written. celebrity obsessed. drug promoting. trauma minimizing.

what happened to our Gabor?

Such a disappointment.

Nawal_Habib ,

life changing book

This book is life changing. Not only a very interesting read but also encouraging for trauma survivors and provides guidance for people who struggle to say no.

More Books by Gabor Maté, M.D. & Daniel Maté

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
2010
Hold On to Your Kids Hold On to Your Kids
2005
When the Body Says No When the Body Says No
2008
Scattered Minds Scattered Minds
2023

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