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Healthy Pleasures

by Robert E. Ornstein

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A health argument centered on pleasure and positive experience

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A health argument centered on pleasure and positive experience

Psychologist Robert Ornstein and physician David Sobel examine pleasure as a subject for health rather than indulgence. Drawing together examples that range from saunas, naps, and chocolate to charitable activity, the book connects everyday enjoyable experiences with the body’s internal responses. It also considers attitudes such as happiness and optimism alongside physical well-being, presenting scientific evidence for the authors’ view that positive experiences can support health. Published in 1990, this is a cross-disciplinary health-and-psychology discussion of how emotional outlook, behavior, and bodily processes may intersect.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in mind-body approaches to health
  • Those exploring psychology of happiness and optimism
  • Readers curious about pleasure, stress, and well-being

Themes

Mind-body healthPleasure and well-beingPositive psychologyHealth behaviorsAlternative therapies

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Book overview

Imagine a medical treatment that can decrease heart disease, boost immune function, relieve depression, and block pain-whose only side effect is that it makes you feel good. It's safe, inexpensive, and readily available, No, it's not a miracle drug; rather, these benefits come from the experience of pleasure itself. And this pleasure prescription is filled in the internal pharmacy of the brain. Psychologist Robert Ornstein and physician David Sobel deliver the latest scientific evidence that pleasures-from saunas to siestas, chocolate to charity-and positive attitudes-from happiness to optimism-are not only enjoyable but also good for you.
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