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Cure
- A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body
- Narrated by: Genevieve Swallow
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The field of mind-body medicine is plagued by wild claims that mislead patients and instil false hope. But as scientists in a range of fields uncover solid evidence that our minds influence our bodies quite profoundly, there is now great promise, too.
Jo Marchant attempts to use scientific research to find out if alternative medicines work; if our thoughts, beliefs and emotions influence our physical health; and if we can train our brains to heal our bodies.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-08-2017
Brilliant book
This is an engaging, fascinating book which is brilliantly written. The narrator did a fabulous job and I absolutely LOVE it.
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- Anna
- 17-09-2017
out of date, misleading research - how much?!
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I was enjoying this book, until I reached the section on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The only research covered in this section was the infamous PACE trial, and there was no mention of the very legitimate concerns from scientists about the flaws in the study (including changing the criteria of 'recovery' between time points, so that people could actually deteriorate, but still be rated as having improved!). Also no mention of the repeated requests to release data that have been continuously avoided by the authors of that study, including, by inventing stories of harrassment! Instead it continuously refers to patient groups as the only opposition to the study, which is very unfair. If this book puts so much emphasis on such a dodgy study, why should I trust anything else in it? I'm very disappointed.
If you’ve listened to books by Jo Marchant before, how does this one compare?
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How did the narrator detract from the book?
Narrator was quite dramatic, which isn't necessary when the content is interesting.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Cure?
Anything where the science hasn't been verified.
Any additional comments?
Such a promising premise and interesting topic, that I was really enjoying, but now feel that cannot trust the author to actually research all sides and include pertinent information. And if I can't trust the author, why would I read/listen?
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