Healing and the Mind

“The relationship between emotional and physical well-being is intriguingly explored in this extraordinary serieswhich seeks to understand the force of the human mind in healing.” Booklist

Alternative medicine - a subject that is overlooked in education, but one that is a real part of most American’s lives. This series takes a credible, objective approach that makes it an ideal educational tool to fill in the blanks in the health curriculum of schools and libraries.

Ancient medicine told us our minds and bodies are one. Then western medicine promoted the idea that illness is more a mechanical breakdown that requires technical repair. And now, new research is proving the healing connection between our minds and bodies.

Moyers visits with physicians, scientists, therapists and patients around the world, investigating the growing number of alternate therapies, their degree of success and the amount of clinical evidence to support their success.