Books like Radical Remission

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Anticancer: A New Way of Life

David Servan-Schreiber · Health

Anticancer is David Servan-Schreiber's account of his own experience with brain cancer, diagnosed when he was thirty-one, and what he learned over fifteen years about the lifestyle and environmental factors that feed or suppress tumor growth.

A kindred health read.

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The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk · Psychology

The Body Keeps the Score is Bessel van der Kolk's account of four decades spent studying and treating trauma, from Vietnam veterans at the VA in the 1970s to survivors of childhood abuse, accidents, and domestic violence.

Both dig into mind-body connection.

03

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

Peter Attia · Health

Peter Attia's Outlive is a book about how most people approach longevity backwards.

A kindred health read.

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Anatomy of the Spirit

Caroline Myss · Health

Anatomy of the Spirit is Caroline Myss's attempt to synthesize three major spiritual traditions — the Hindu chakra system, the Christian sacraments, and the Kabbalistic Tree of Life — into a unified model of human energy anatomy.

Shares mind-body connection and spirituality with Radical Remission.

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Bouncing Forward

Michaela Haas · Health

Bouncing Forward is Michaela Haas's examination of post-traumatic growth — the documented phenomenon in which people who survive severe trauma often report not just recovery but meaningful transformation.

Both dig into resilience.

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The Biology of Belief

Bruce H. Lipton · Health

The Biology of Belief is Bruce Lipton's argument that cells are controlled by signals from their environment rather than by genetic programs, and that human beings, as collections of cells, are therefore more powerfully shaped by their beliefs and perceptions than by their DNA.

Both dig into mind-body connection.

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The Healing Self

Deepak Chopra · Health

The Healing Self, written by Deepak Chopra with molecular biologist Rudolph Tanzi, argues that the most powerful medicine available to most people is not pharmaceutical but behavioral: the daily choices that regulate inflammation, immune function, gene expression, and neurological health.

Both dig into mind-body connection.

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The Upside of Stress

Kelly McGonigal · Health

The Upside of Stress is Kelly McGonigal's evidence-based argument that the harm of stress is mediated less by stress itself than by the belief that stress is harmful.

Both dig into resilience.

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When the Body Says No

Gabor Maté · Health

When the Body Says No is Gabor Maté's investigation into how chronic stress and emotional suppression contribute to serious illness.

Both dig into mind-body connection.

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A Guide to the Good Life

William Irvine · Philosophy

William Irvine's book is a modern case for reviving Stoic philosophy as a practical guide to living well.

Both dig into resilience.

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Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt · Memoir

Angela's Ashes is Frank McCourt's memoir of a catastrophically impoverished Irish Catholic childhood, first in Brooklyn and then in Limerick, during the 1930s and 1940s.

Both dig into resilience.

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Becoming

Michelle Obama · Memoir

Becoming is Michelle Obama's account of how a girl from a modest house on Chicago's South Side became one of the most recognized people in the world — and what that journey cost and revealed.

Both dig into resilience.