Love and Survival The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
Our survival depends on the healing power of love, intimacy, and relationship. For the past 20 years, Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease without drugs or surgery. Perhaps the most powerful and meaningful intervention is love and intimacy and the emotional and spiritual transformation that often results. Provides a comprehensive review of research supporting the powerful role of intimacy in health and illness, reveals in personal terms his own struggles with intimacy and meaning, and describes strategies and techniques for enhancing intimacy and communication.