The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love and Healing

The Oxytocin Factor: Tapping the Hormone of Calm, Love and Healing

by Michel Odent (Foreword), KerstinUvnas-Moberg (Author)

Synopsis

In recent years there have been exciting scientific discoveries about a hormone whose amazing role in the human body has long been neglected. Oxytocin is the powerful hormone involved in bonding, sex, and childbirth, as well as in relaxation and feelings of calm. It is the mirror image of the stress hormone adrenaline, which triggers the 'fight or flight' systems in the body. Much has been written about the latter, but the many-sided importance of oxytocin is at this point known only to those working in obstetrics and physiology and to some psychiatrists. The Oxytocin Factor is the first book to reveal the importance of the whole oxytocin system for a general audience. Both the new research findings and the potentially beneficial applications of this hormone in reducing anxiety states, stress, addictions, and problems of childbirth are fascinating and of great significance in all our lives.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Published: 28 Jun 2011

ISBN 10: 1905177348
ISBN 13: 9781905177349

Author Bio
Michel Odent is best known as the obstetrician who introduced the concepts of birthing pools and home-like birthing rooms. He has published 12 books in 21 languages. His last four book are published by Pinter & Martin. His other books include Birth Reborn and Birth and Breastfeeding. See also the Primal Health Research Databank.