Your Body Believes Every Word You Say

The Story

Your Body Believes Every Word You Say is the first book to thoroughly examine the link between language & disease. Author Barbara Levine traces typical words & phrases in the English language - phrases like 'that breaks my heart' & 'my job's a real headache' - back to their underlying beliefs. Drawing on her own fifteen-year struggle with a brain tumor, as well as innumerable case histories, historical records, & studies in the recent science of psycho-neuro-immunology, Levine links the symptoms we experience to the language we use. She illustrates in simple nonmedical terminology how we often set ourselves up for physical symptoms through unconscious use of 'dis-easing' language that sabotages our wellness. The book includes 48 well-conceived Self-Help Exercises, including an extensive list of common words & phrases used unconsciously every day. Finally, she shows how to draw up a customized 'Operating Manual' to promote a healthy mind & a body free from disease. Bernie Siegel, M.D., who encouraged Levine from the start of her work, says 'We can all learn from her experience. She shows us what we are capable of & how to achieve our full healing potential.'