Books
The Chemistry of Joy: A Three Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom Henry Emmons M.D.
The Chemistry of Joy presents Dr. Emmons’ natural approach to depression — supplemented with medication if necessary — blending the best of Western science and Eastern philosophy to create your body’s own biochemistry of joy.
Integrating Western brain chemistry, natural and Ayurvedic medicine, Buddhist psychology, and his own joyful heart techniques, Dr. Emmons creates a practical program for each of the three types of depression: anxious depression, agitated depression, and sluggish depression. The Chemistry of Joy helps you to identify which type of depression you are experiencing and provides a specific diet and exercise plan to address it, as well as nutritional supplements and “psychology of mindfulness” exercises that can restore your body’s natural balance and energy.
This flexible approach creates newfound joy for those whose lives have been touched by depression — and pathways for all who seek to actively improve their emotional lives. The Chemistry of Joy establishes that the right psychological and spiritual balance can help create a long-term strategy for finding joy. Dr. Emmons encourages readers to increase their happiness and bring joy to their lives through new scientific and spiritual understanding.
Engaging, compelling, and sure to be life altering, Dr. Emmons’ method is a new paradigm in the treatment of mental illness.
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Praise for The Chemistry of Joy
“The Chemistry of Joy is a valuable guide for anyone wishing to find greater exuberance and fulfillment in their life — and who doesn’t?” — Larry Dossey, M.D., author of The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things
“The Chemistry of Joy is simply the best book I know on depression. And I do not speak lightly, having battled this disease myself. Henry Emmons is not only a skilled physician – he has the heart of a healer. May you find, as I have, that in the midst of depression’s deadly darkness, his words offer light and life.” — Parker J. Palmer, author of A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to Teach
“What a thoughtful and caring roadmap out of depression. The Chemistry of Joy is a true gem of understanding that offers a beacon of hope for those wanting alternatives to medication. Emmons combines several powerful modalities and distills them into clear and useful tools.” - Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D., author of Potatoes not Prozac and The Sugar Addict’s Total Recovery Program
“The most important health book I’ve read this year.” – Stephen Kiesling, Editor-in-Chief, Spirituality & Health
“The Chemistry of Joy will someday be required reading for every physician and healer who treats depression, because it is the only book I know of that describes a truly holistic body/mind/spirit approach to the uniqueness of each human being suffering from depression. Dr. Emmons is able to combine the best of pharmaceuticals, natural healing modalities, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Buddhist practices into a comprehensive prescription that will markedly improve the lives of people suffering with depression. Finally we have available in one book the knowledge and the tools for treating depression humanely and holistically.” – Bill Manahan, M.D., Past President, American Holistic Medical Association, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School
The Chemistry of Calm: A Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety Henry Emmons, M.D.
Combining principles of cutting-edge Western neuroscience with the wisdom of established Eastern medicine and the psychology of mindfulness, The Chemistry of Calm offers up an insightful, holistic, drug-free plan to overcome stress and anxiety problems, integrating body and mind, heart and soul.
The debilitating effects of anxiety impact one’s sense of well-being, health, longevity, productivity, and relationships. In a nation in which more than 40 million people per year have a diagnosable anxiety condition, Dr. Emmons’ innovative and integrative book is a timely and much-needed guide to help people recover from and prevent relapses of anxiety and similar stress-related problems.
Dr. Emmons’ Resilience Training Program is a groundbreaking regimen designed to relieve anxiety and restore physical and mental strength, incorporating the latest science on diet, exercise, nutritional supplements, mindfulness practice, and behavioral therapies. This step-by-step training in mental calmness and emotional wisdom focuses on ways to create health and resilience as a key to resolving anxiety in everyday life, from the ordinary to the extreme. And most promising, it has been effective even when medications are not.
Dr. Emmons’ accessible writing style and fresh, integrative approach to medicine is poised to be an important contribution to the burgeoning interest in books on brain chemistry and mindfulness practice.
Praise for The Chemistry of Calm
“an elegant and lyrical guide to meditation…Emmons reinforces a sweetly generous and drug-free way to tame the wild mind within.” – Publisher’s Weekly
“The Chemistry of Calm is a gem – containing very effective and safe solutions to the thousands who daily suffer from debilitating anxiety.” – Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of the New York Times bestsellers Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause
“If you are looking for a natural way of dealing with fear, anxiety, and work, The Chemistry of Calm is for you. Dr. Henry Emmons offers a blueprint for a happier, healthier, and more fulfilling life that is based in solid science and deep wisdom. At this moment in history, when our society is obsessed with pharmaceutical solutions to life’s problems, Dr. Emmon’s message is urgent. This fine book should be read by millions.” — Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words and The Science of Premonitions
“This book will change your life! With cutting-edge science and user-friendly language, Dr. Emmons eloquently explains the underlying chemistry of anxiety, including how the brain and body function together to create it. He then offers powerful natural solutions that avoid the addictive medications that create their own problems, as I have found in my own holistic psychiatry practice. Much-needed in our stress-filled lives, this book has the tools to make a difference to millions. I highly recommend it!” – Hyla Cass, M.D., psychiatrist and author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health.
