You Are the Doctor - The Science of Self-Healing

Award-winning Oxford University researcher Dr. Jeremy Howick uses the latest peer-reviewed medical research to equip the reader with scientific evidence to make sound choices about what medications to take, what medications to give to their children, and when (or when not) to let the body do its thing.

Wealthy countries have become significantly dependent on medical advances: On average, one-fifth of all Americans, half of older Britons and two-thirds of older Canadians take at least five prescription drugs a day, their lives a never-ending ritual of swallowing pills and managing their side effects. One in ten people use antidepressants, and millions of boys who can't sit still at school are prescribed methamphetamine. Global healthcare costs are rising at lightning speed, causing this overuse of medications to become increasingly unaffordable.

In You Are the Doctor, Howick explains that the abundance of modern drugs and technologies has blinded us to the fact that the human body produces its own drugs that can treat pain, rid itself of many physical ailments as well as a surgeon, and even combat mild depression like any psychologist. Recent clinical research clearly shows that mental states affect our health: Relaxation, positive thinking, and a comfortable social environment all have measurable health benefits—sometimes as effective as over-the-counter medications.

With a methodical and approachable analysis of the scientific evidence regarding modern medicine's overuse of pharmaceutical interventions and your body's innate power to heal itself, You Are the Doctor will change the way you think about your health, your body, and your approach to medicine.

“Jeremy Howick reveals the science behind self-healing. Read this groundbreaking book!”

- Deepak Chopra

“Howick offers an accessible and rational explanation of what it means to be healthy and how modern healthcare can mislead us. “If you want to intelligently navigate the maze of modern healthcare, this is the perfect, challenging and integrative book.”

- Ty Tashiro, author of The Science of Happily Ever After

“A timely book on the timeless problem of how the body and mind interact to affect our health and well-being. “This book is beautifully written by an international expert in the field, challenges old habits of thinking and promises new ways to explore what it means to live an integrated life.”

– Mark Williams, author of Mindfulness, Professor of Clinical Psychology and former director of the Oxford Mindfulness Center

“Jeremy Howick knows placebos and how to make them understandable to the public. “He is a philosopher who understands the big picture and a researcher who understands the details of doing good science.”

- Ted Kaptchuk

“Engaging, informative, accessible and easy to read. You Are the Doctor will tell you everything you need to know how the body works and will have you covered with information that empowers you to make the right choices when it comes to your health. A must read for anyone interested in improving their health.”

-Virginie Chiquri, author of Thinking Mom's Revolution

“This fascinating book covers everything from describing events to large and numerous comparative scientific studies involving thousands of human subjects, all aimed at helping you move toward a healthier, stronger, more active, and more meaningful life.” spans a spectrum of evidence. “A really good read, engagingly written by an academic who can (literally!) row his own boat and is as adept at yoga as he is at statistics.”

- Professor Dan Moerman

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Printing Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language: Turkish