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Der Körper-Code: Mit weiblicher Körperintelligenz in 4 Wochen zu mehr Gesundheit
Dein Körper weiß, was du brauchstAuf Basis ihrer langjährigen Erfahrung als Medizinerin vor allem im Bereich der weiblichen Gesundheit zeigt Rachel Abrams uns den Weg zu einem aufmerksameren Umgang mit dem eigenen Körper. Sie stellt bei ihren Patientinnen immer wieder ein chronisches Erschöpfungssyndrom fest, das sich in diversen Einzelsymptomen äußert. Hauptanliegen ihrer Arbeit ist es, ihren Patientinnen die Sensibilität im Umgang mit der Sprache ihres Körpers zurückzugeben.
385 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 16, 2017
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Rachel Carlton Abrams
17 books11 followersRachel Carlton Abrams graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, received her MD from UC San Francisco and a master's degree in Holistic Health from UC Berkeley. She is Board Certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine.
In 2008 she opened the award-winning Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine Clinic. Dr. Abrams treats many of the world’s most influential people, from CEOs to billionaire entrepreneurs to Nobel Peace laureates. She has been voted “Best Doctor” in Santa Cruz County every year, from 2009–2017.
Dr. Rachel is the author of five books including, BodyWise: Discovering Your Body’s Intelligence for Lifelong Health and Healing, The Man’s Guide to Women, The Multi-Orgasmic Woman, The Multi-Orgasmic Couple, and the audiobook Taoist Sexual Secrets.
In 2008 she opened the award-winning Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine Clinic. Dr. Abrams treats many of the world’s most influential people, from CEOs to billionaire entrepreneurs to Nobel Peace laureates. She has been voted “Best Doctor” in Santa Cruz County every year, from 2009–2017.
Dr. Rachel is the author of five books including, BodyWise: Discovering Your Body’s Intelligence for Lifelong Health and Healing, The Man’s Guide to Women, The Multi-Orgasmic Woman, The Multi-Orgasmic Couple, and the audiobook Taoist Sexual Secrets.
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April 18, 2017
I found this book through the episode of The Rich Roll podcast that Rachel was on. I love the writing style, which is candid and upfront. I've recommended this to a couple of people already.
The example of the patient who dreamed of the snake really struck a chord with me. A holistic approach to health makes such sense to me. I wish more doctors were like this and that our medical and insurance systems would allow them to be.
The example of the patient who dreamed of the snake really struck a chord with me. A holistic approach to health makes such sense to me. I wish more doctors were like this and that our medical and insurance systems would allow them to be.
December 13, 2023
Exercise, healthy diet, some omega-3 and sleep, and if you have depression or anxiety, add some vitamin C. How revolutionary! Everyone with common sense could write this book. No offense , but those who find this book worth reading must have came right out of cave.
April 11, 2022
Esperaba mucho de este libro y me decepcionó.
June 27, 2017
Halfway through reading Body Wise, I remembered why the author, Dr. Rachel Abrams, seemed so familiar. For a short time she was my primary care physician, an arrangement that was brought to an unfortunate end when she left the standard medical group that my insurance covered. At that time, about 13 years ago, she began her Integrated Medicine practice, which involves more precise testing of hormones and other chemicals in the body, treatment using both traditional and nontraditional methods (vitamins, rest, etc.), and consideration of lifestyle as part of well-being. This practice is what Body Wise is about. Although she states that she also treats men, most of the example patients in the book are women. In an odd synchronous moment last night, I happened to walk by Dr. Rachel’s “new” office when walking from the movies to my car. As a result of reading Body Wise, I’m going to check into the cost of having her examine and treat me.
Much of Dr. Rachel’s (her preferred moniker) treatments for well-being are familiar: eat healthfully, get enough sleep, exercise, love someone/s, and have a purpose in life. However, she has a unique method for evaluating health status, involving both testing in the doctor’s office and patients being aware and discerning about bodily sensations as well as persistent thoughts and other mental images about their body. Specific ailments addressed are fatigue, chronic pain, low libido, anxiety and depression, allergies and autoimmune conditions.
While some of the treatments can be administered without a doctor, for example an elimination diet to assess food allergies, anti-inflammatory lifestyle, and keeping a sleep log, many of the tests will require visiting a doctor of integrated medicine, or significant dialog with one’s own physician. The more unusual thyroid tests and adrenal testing, for example, might not go over that well at Kaiser or other places where doctors don’t think finer-tuned testing of hormones is necessary or valid. The book does have an appendix with resources for finding an integrative doctor as well as acupuncturist, chiropractor, and therapist/counselor. Also of note are lists of drugs that decrease libido and inhibit orgasm.
People with chronic health issues that traditional medicine has failed to treat might benefit from reading this book. Anyone who wants to begin a healthier lifestyle will find some good tips here. As noted, this book particularly pertains to women.
Much of Dr. Rachel’s (her preferred moniker) treatments for well-being are familiar: eat healthfully, get enough sleep, exercise, love someone/s, and have a purpose in life. However, she has a unique method for evaluating health status, involving both testing in the doctor’s office and patients being aware and discerning about bodily sensations as well as persistent thoughts and other mental images about their body. Specific ailments addressed are fatigue, chronic pain, low libido, anxiety and depression, allergies and autoimmune conditions.
While some of the treatments can be administered without a doctor, for example an elimination diet to assess food allergies, anti-inflammatory lifestyle, and keeping a sleep log, many of the tests will require visiting a doctor of integrated medicine, or significant dialog with one’s own physician. The more unusual thyroid tests and adrenal testing, for example, might not go over that well at Kaiser or other places where doctors don’t think finer-tuned testing of hormones is necessary or valid. The book does have an appendix with resources for finding an integrative doctor as well as acupuncturist, chiropractor, and therapist/counselor. Also of note are lists of drugs that decrease libido and inhibit orgasm.
People with chronic health issues that traditional medicine has failed to treat might benefit from reading this book. Anyone who wants to begin a healthier lifestyle will find some good tips here. As noted, this book particularly pertains to women.
August 30, 2019
In a word, Body Wise was dull. I can think of many more health-related books that are much more interesting ... with that being said, Body Wise is the only book I've encountered health wise that focuses on FULL body health, not just physical or spiritual or whatever one aspect of health may be.
The quizzes throughout the book were insightful and interesting, but really only beneficial if you intend to do the 28 day body wise plan at the end of the book.
I didn't like how nearly every chapter concluded with the author suggesting that you go to a doctor and have x, y, and z tests done on you. It seemed like instead of helping you help yourself, the author's primary focus was how other doctors could help you (and what kind of tests you should ask them to do). Unless you are cool with the idea of being a human guinea pig, then this probably isn't the book for you ... unless of course, you skip the entire book and just do the quizzes and the 28 day body wise plan.
Although being Body Wise is a very interesting concept that makes a lot of sense, many of the things Abrams suggested sound almost New Age and improbable (most people probably don't develop a bad rash just because their body is trying to tell them something). No, Abrams didn't claim that everybody (or even most people's bodies) do that, but those were the only examples really provided for illustrating the Body Wise concept. It would have been more interesting (and relate-able) to see more diverse ways of bodies communicating with their owners.
Overall, this book was okay, but not really something I'd recommend.
The quizzes throughout the book were insightful and interesting, but really only beneficial if you intend to do the 28 day body wise plan at the end of the book.
I didn't like how nearly every chapter concluded with the author suggesting that you go to a doctor and have x, y, and z tests done on you. It seemed like instead of helping you help yourself, the author's primary focus was how other doctors could help you (and what kind of tests you should ask them to do). Unless you are cool with the idea of being a human guinea pig, then this probably isn't the book for you ... unless of course, you skip the entire book and just do the quizzes and the 28 day body wise plan.
Although being Body Wise is a very interesting concept that makes a lot of sense, many of the things Abrams suggested sound almost New Age and improbable (most people probably don't develop a bad rash just because their body is trying to tell them something). No, Abrams didn't claim that everybody (or even most people's bodies) do that, but those were the only examples really provided for illustrating the Body Wise concept. It would have been more interesting (and relate-able) to see more diverse ways of bodies communicating with their owners.
Overall, this book was okay, but not really something I'd recommend.
April 3, 2020
Dull, uninterested and mediocre. I felt that the book lost it's course halfway through and focuses more on trying to help you improve by having you submit to doctor's testing and experimenting."Dr." Abrams seems to have very radical, false and unfactual New Age Claims. Would definitely never recommend on the grounds that this books is misleading, and proposes many solutions that in the end are hokum.
April 3, 2020
Below average health book, wouldn't recommend.
August 20, 2020
Do you suffer from Chronic Body Depletion? If you suffer from unexplained tiredness, or are just feeling generally lackluster then bodywise could help you get the right help – if you are a woman.
I should have really enjoyed this book, but I sadly didn’t. What I mainly felt was a sense of envy that the case studies within the book had contact with such a fantastic, holistic MD. I am very grateful for the medical facilities in Australia, and I understand the importance of funneling resources, but the system sometimes makes it difficult to reach the professional you need.
As always, I enjoyed the case study and story aspects of this non-fiction work. The rest of the book was ok, again, I just found it difficult to associate it with my own life. I feel like saying the line ‘but who has time for that?’ but isn’t that the point? If you take anything away from this novel, it is to be aware of your body and what YOUR body needs.
I left this book behind while I was overseas in a household of alternative lifestyle friends. I think the next reader will pull useful things from it.
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I should have really enjoyed this book, but I sadly didn’t. What I mainly felt was a sense of envy that the case studies within the book had contact with such a fantastic, holistic MD. I am very grateful for the medical facilities in Australia, and I understand the importance of funneling resources, but the system sometimes makes it difficult to reach the professional you need.
As always, I enjoyed the case study and story aspects of this non-fiction work. The rest of the book was ok, again, I just found it difficult to associate it with my own life. I feel like saying the line ‘but who has time for that?’ but isn’t that the point? If you take anything away from this novel, it is to be aware of your body and what YOUR body needs.
I left this book behind while I was overseas in a household of alternative lifestyle friends. I think the next reader will pull useful things from it.
Did you enjoy this goodreads review? If so you may find it useful to visit my blog The Cosy Dragon . I regularly post new reviews on a variety of genres.
August 17, 2019
This is a good comprehensive of taking care of your health and a lot of modern recommendations (I'm quite pleased with how much exercise is stressed and a diet that takes into account prediabetes), but it's yet another one that falls into the pseudoscience trap of things like adrenal fatigue. There is NO scientific basis for this, and it does a disservice to people who are suffering from other ailments that get misdiagnosed as this. Detoxing the body is another idea that has no basis, if I had not read most of the other recommendations elsewhere that are in this book, I would be concerned about which other ones are not based in fact as well.
January 26, 2018
I like when a doctor can walk the line between Western medicine and so-called "alternative medicine." Rachel Abrams has a really unique perspective, with a lot of excellent information on how to evaluate whether or not you are living your life and cultivating habits in ways that are beneficial to your health. While I wasn't completely on board with everything she suggests in this book, it was 90% great, solid information, and a lot of guides on how to evaluate yourself. Getting enough sleep? What are you eating? How is your sex life? I really enjoyed reading all of this.
April 13, 2019
Excelleby book on how to use your body wisdom to stay healthy and full of energy. Not because there would be lots of unique knowledge in the book, but because it helps organize your thinking and create a specific action plan. Also excellent to finally see a book of this type written by the active doctor who does not reject needed medicine but can advise ways to either limit it or deal with risks of side effects. If at any moment you feel your health and energy are not at your best, worth reading and taking well- planned action!
February 5, 2017
I thought that this book was a thoughtful look at causes and potential solutions for different health problems. It gave me a lot to consider in my pursuit of optimal health.
May 10, 2018
At last a book about health that isn't just focused upon weight loss - this really does cover nearly every aspect of life, bodies, health, diet, mind, focus, spirit and so on. All written in a very easy and clear, yet not patronising, way. It is everything that one hopes for in a "self-help" or "health manual", yet seldom receives. Well recommended reading.
January 7, 2018
Meh. Boring and a lot of common knowledge. The plans at the end were not helpful.
July 21, 2018
This book is great! An important read about how to ensure we are living our healthiest, happiest lives.
April 17, 2020
Every woman should read this book. It provides a great comprehensive overview of health and wellness in all aspects of life.
July 12, 2019
It was okay but most of it was common sense. 🏋🏼♀️
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