When the Body Says No

The cost of hidden stress

Author: Gabor Mate

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Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer's disease? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'?

Understand the hidden impact of stress on your health and well-being with this insightful and groundbreaking book, revealing the connection between stress and chronic illness, and offering practical strategies for healing and prevention.

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Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer's disease? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'?

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Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Mate's acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link - and the role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases such as arthritis, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, irritable bowel syndrome and multiple sclerosis.

With dozens of case studies and stories including those of Lou Gehrig, Betty Ford and Lance Armstrong, Gabor Mate reveals 'The Seven A's of Healing'- the principles for healing and prevention of illness from hidden stress.

'Gabor Mate, MD, skillfully blends recent advances in biomedicine with the personal stories of his patients to provide empowering insights into how deeply developmental experiences shape our health, behaviour, attitudes, and relationships. A must read.'- Bruce Lipton, PhD, author of The Biology of Belief

'Gabor Mate's connections - between the intensely personal and the global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the political - are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be cherished.' - Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine

'An enthralling exploration of the relationship between stress and disease ... Mate probes deeply into the life histories and psyches of his many patients ... What emerges is nothing short of a revelation ... When the Body Says No has the power to change medical thinking.' - The Edmonton Journal

About the Author

Gabor Mate is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative-care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver's Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-five languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. For his ground-breaking medical work and writing, he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country's highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. He is an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University. To learn more, join his e-news list at

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Publisher

Scribe Publications

Published

18th June 2019

Pages

320

ISBN

9781925849646

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

13 Apr, 2021

Excellent book on the role of repressed stress on health
By Rhys

13 Feb, 2025

very readable and a very worthy companion book to The Body Keeps the Score. Found it clear in exposition of its central thesis - and the example case studies very illuminating.
By Terry

30 Aug, 2023

well written and great examples
By Therese

17 Oct, 2022

By Kayley