When the Body Says No
by Gabor Maté
★ Top 25 book of 2003 · #21 on Best Books of 2003
Medical doctor Gabor Mate uses the stories of real people to show that emotion and psychological stress play a powerful role in the onset of chronic illness, including breast cancer.
Best for: Readers interested in the link between stress and health.
When the Body Says No is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar.
What When the Body Says No is about
Gabor Maté, a medical doctor, makes a case that emotional and psychological stress can help set chronic illness in motion. Published in 2003, the book looks at conditions ranging from breast and prostate cancer to multiple sclerosis and even Alzheimer's disease. It draws on research into how the stresses and feelings of a life connect to the body's nerves, immune system and hormones, and it keeps that science close to the moving stories of real people. The tone is earnest and compassionate rather than clinical. It will suit readers living with a long-term illness, those caring for someone who is, and anyone curious about the link between mind and body. Maté also invites readers to be their own health advocates.
When the Body Says No on the Best Books of 2003
When the Body Says No came out in 2003. Of the 52 books first published in 2003 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 2003 list.
Why it made the list: 396 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 34 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2003 list
- Quattro Topi Nella Giungla Nera Elisabetta Dami, #19
- Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood, #20
- Can You Keep a Secret? Sophie Kinsella, #22
- Odd Thomas Dean Koontz, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 349 want to read it, 34 are reading it now and 13 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 71 | 55% |
| Reader love | 10 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 81 | 20% |
Questions about When the Body Says No
When was When the Body Says No published?
When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté was first published in 2003.
Was When the Body Says No one of the best books of 2003?
When the Body Says No is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2003, out of 52 2003 books that cleared our data bar. 396 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 34 are reading it right now.
Why is When the Body Says No on the Best Books of 2003 list?
396 readers have shelved it on Open Library; 34 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2003
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling, #1
- Into the Wild Erin Hunter, #2
- The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini, #3
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems, #4
- A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson, #5
- The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown, #6
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How we know
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