The Creation of Health - by Caroline Myss & C Norman Shealy (Paperback)

About the Book

In the tradition of Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life", this book illuminates the link between emotional dysfunction and physical illness. Line drawings.

Book Synopsis

A collaboration between a traditionally trained physician and a medical intuitive, The Creation of Health illuminates the deep connection between emotional dysfunction and physical illness. It describes the role that emotional disturbances play in the most common diseases and ailments from the common cold to arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

After providing an introduction to intuitive medicine and its history, method of diagnosis, and relationship to traditional medicine, Myss and Shealy detail the deeper emotional and psychic reasons why illness develops in the body. Dr. Shealy offers a traditional account of a particular disease or ailment, while Dr. Myss sheds light on the deeper causes through her corresponding energy analysis.

Confirming the link between illness and emotion, The Creation of Health puts forth a groundbreaking vision of holistic healing.

Review Quotes

"The pioneering work of Dr. Shealy and Caroline Myss is the best way I know to learn the dynamics of the human energy system. Applying the principles . . . outlined in this book in your own life may be the most important thing you do for your health this decade." --Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"An important book that addresses the crucial spiritual issues which lie at the root of many diseases. . . . Shealy and Myss provide a clear understanding of the reasons behind 'dis-ease, ' as well as solutions that may heal the higher causes of illness." --Richard Gerber, M.D., author of Vibrational Medicine

"A critical primer on the creation of health for the new millennium." --Jean Houston, Ph.D., author of A Mythic Life and The Search for the Beloved

About the Author

Caroline Myss, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned pioneer in energy medicine and the author of the New York Times bestselling books Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don't Heal and How They Can, and Sacred Contracts. Her work is featured on her popular website, myss.com. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., is the director of the Shealy Institute for Comprehensive Pain and Health Care in Springfield, Missouri, and founder of the American Holistic Medical Association.