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En este revolucionario libro, el renombrado médico Gabor Maté analiza elocuentemente cómo las enfermedades crónicas y la mala salud en general van en aumento en los países occidentales que se enorgullecen de sus sistemas de atención médica. Casi el setenta por ciento de los estadounidenses toman al menos un medicamento recetado; más de la mitad toma dos. En Canadá, una de cada cinco personas tiene presión arterial alta. En Europa, la hipertensión se ha diagnosticado en más del treinta por ciento de la población. Y en todas partes, las enfermedades mentales en adolescentes van en aumento. Entonces, ¿qué es realmente «normal» cuando se trata de salud? A lo largo de cuatro décadas de experiencia clínica, Maté ha llegado a la conclusión de que la comprensión predominante de «normal» es falsa, ya que deja de lado los roles que el trauma, el estrés y las presiones de la vida moderna ejercen sobre nuestros cuerpos y nuestras mentes a expensas de la buena salud. A pesar de toda su experiencia y sofisticación tecnológica, la medicina occidental a menudo no concibe a la persona en su totalidad, e ignora cómo la cultura actual estresa el cuerpo, sobrecarga su sistema inmunológico y socava su equilibrio emocional. En El mito de la normalidad, Maté aporta su perspectiva para desenredar los mitos comunes sobre lo que nos enferma, une los puntos entre las enfermedades de las personas y la solidez en declive de la sociedad, y ofrece una guía compasiva para la salud y la curación. Coescrito con su hijo Daniel, es el libro más ambicioso y urgente de Maté hasta el momento.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing.
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing.