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Treating Body, Mind and Soul
Treating Body, Mind and Soul
Oct 4, 2024 5:19 AM

Author:Jan de Vries

Treating Body, Mind and Soul

Shortly after the success of his autobiography A STEP AT A TIME, many readers asked Jan de Vries for more information regarding his 45 years of experience in the practice of naturopathy.In TREATING BODY, MIND AND SOUL, Jan shares with his readers the many ways in which he treats his patients and details the more extraordinary cases that he has dealt with over the years. In doing so, he provides a clear idea of how the body really works and what physical problems can occur. He also illustrates how some unusual cases have been dealt with successfully in an unorthodox way using complementary therapies. Some of the astounding cases mentioned in his autobiography are dealt with in this book more explicitly to show the way de Vries sees the body as a whole and how, with some small adjustments, he has brought many people newfound health and happiness. Treating people with mental and emotional health problems is a major aspect of Jan's work and over the years he has developed various alternative methods that compliment orthodox treatments. This book reveals intriguingly his success in treating problems of the mind using breathing exercises, homeopathic and herbal remedies as well as cranial osteopathy and acupuncture. Jan also delves into the mystery of the soul and shares his thoughts and theories on why it is entwined so fully with the body and mind. He opines on the twenty-first century diseases that are so often misunderstood and, in many cases, go unidentified and gives tips on how to deal with them.

Reviews

A true story about Ellen's discovery that her daughters were being sexually abused by their father. There are no arrests, no happy endings and no one gets "healed". Instead, it's a painful account of how the children are harmed and how communities respond to such accusations. At a time when so much focus is on convictions and criminals, I found this a moving reminder that the reality of these situations is much more complex

—— Ros Coward , Observer

Ellen Prescott writes with a literary flair that adds to the power of her story. She hits the reader in the gut on page 1: "In 1982, when my daughters were four and one, I decided to kill them . . . I was so in love with them, there at the door of their bedroom, that all I could think of was murder." You'd have to be anesthetized to put the book down at this point

—— Toronto Star

I recommend it to anyone, including most physicians who need a better understanding of human responses to suffering

—— Willard Edwin Smith, BSc, MD, FRCP

Well paced and at times excruciatingly well written

—— Quill and Quire

This is a grip­ping story which I read from start to fin­ish at one sitting

—— Geist

A deeply moving and disturbing story of a woman winning the battle to create a safe place for herself and her family

—— The Leader

Powerful and well-written

—— Pacific Current Magazine

The saddest story I have ever heard... it touches levels of human agony far beyond the reach of everyday journalism

—— Craig Brown , Mail on Sunday

This book brought tears to my eyes several times... but despite the tragedy at the heart of the book, there are flashes of humour

—— Daisy Goodwin , The Sunday Times

Deeply moving

—— Angus McBride , Guardian

A searingly honest book

—— Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan , Daily Express

Extremely honest and candid

—— Lorraine Kelly , Sun

(A) testament to the ferocity of maternal love

—— Allison Pearson , Daily Telegraph
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