Chicken Soup for the Soul Goes to Harvard (VIDEO)
Chicken Soup for the Soul has gone to Harvard. Four world-class doctors from Harvard Medical School are the latest contributors to Chicken Soup for the Soul health books set to release this month. The books, similar to the series’ trademark formula, are filled with everyday people’s personal tales, and packed with doctors’ advice and medical know-how.
Watch the Harvard doctors with Chicken Soup for the Soul Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Amy Newmark discuss why these reads are not your typical self-help books:
Related: What Publisher Amy Newmark has gained from reading the books & what you’ll walk away with, too
“With this collaboration with Chicken Soup at Harvard Medical School, we wove really great cutting-edge medical advice into the books and with the stories,” said Dr. Julie Silver, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. “That is a very powerful combination.”
All of the books will be available May 22, 2012. Pre-order your copy by clicking book images below!
Meet the doctors and authors:
Say Goodbye to Back Pain! How to Handle Flare-Ups, Injuries, and Everyday Back Health, by Dr. Julie Silver. She is an award-winning author and Chief Editor of Books at Harvard Health Publications. Check out our interview with Dr. Silver on where patients should get their medical advice…
Say Hello to a Better Body! Weight Loss and Fitness for Women Over 50, by Dr. Suzanne Koven, primary care internist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School for over twenty years. She is also a Boston Globe columnist. Watch Dr. Koven’s 3 simple steps to get a better body at any age.
Say Goodbye to Stress: Manage Your Problems Big and Small, Every Day, by Dr. Jeff Brown, instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical Psychology and Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology. Watch as Dr. Brown shows us three ways to de-stress.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power! You Can Improve and Energize You Brain at Any Age, by Dr. Marie Pasinski, staff neurologist at Massachusetts general Hospital and a Harvard Medical School graduate and faculty member. Dr. Pasinski’s special interests include the brain’s remarkable ability to redesign itself, dementia prevention and the effects of diet, exercise, mental stimulation and socialization on the brain. Want a better brain? Improve brain function and memory with these tips from Dr. Pasinski.
Additional books, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Healing for Your Breast Cancer Journey, by Dr. Julie Silver, and Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Great Health, by Dr. Jeff Brown, will be available in September 2012.
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