Healing Power of Faith

An infirm, lifetime alcoholic suddenly becomes sober and strong. A patient undergoing open-heart surgery amazes doctors with a speedy convalescence. A cancer patient given only a few months to live defies the predictions. What accounts for such remarkable recoveries? Is it miracle or medicine? ? In this extraordinary book, Dr. Harold G. Koenig, Director of Duke University's Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health, presents groundbreaking scientific evidence -- the fruits of fifteen years of dedicated investigation -- that provides answers to these puzzling medical mysteries. In a fascinating marriage of science and spirituality, Dr. Koenig's team of highly trained medical researchers track the influence of religious beliefs and lifestyle on physical and mental health with astonishing results. Through cutting-edge studies involving thousands of patients of both sexes from all over the country, Dr. Koenig shows how strong belief itself may affect immune system responRead less