{"product_id":"candace-pert","title":"Candace Pert","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandace Pert stood at the dawn of three revolutions: the opioid crisis, the AIDS crisis, and the mind-body movement. Indeed, her visionary work shaped history – for good and, inadvertently, for evil. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Before there was Bessel van der Kolk, there was Candace Pert, the Mother of the Mind-Body Revolution. Her story forms a launchpad to discuss the most pressing issues plaguing science and healthcare today.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pert played pivotal roles in major movements in both science and politics. Namely, she: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discovered the opiate receptor (the mechanism by which opioids function in the brain), launching the opioid crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Proved the mind-body link, launching the field of integrative or functional medicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e Created Peptide T, the underground AIDS drug featured in the film Dallas Buyers Club, and then went rogue, becoming a linchpin in the black market for her drug. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pert was sabotaged by mentors and colleagues keen to profit from her brilliance. But she too became tainted, believing that her noble ends would justify devious means. Like a mythic hero, she succumbed to a fatal flaw, and her greatest strengths—singularity of purpose and blind faith in her own virtuosity—would prove to be her undoing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e CANDACE PERT is a great read for anyone interested in integrative health, mind-body awareness, medical ethics, the bureaucracy of a toxic healthcare system, and a flawed genius whose scandals and breakthroughs shaped history.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Exemplary research, balanced accounts and deeply evocative prose... a truly insightful narrative on what it can mean to be a woman at the cutting edge of science.\u003c\/i\u003e” \u003cb\u003e– The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRiveting biography… nuanced portrait…Readers will be engrossed\u003c\/i\u003e.” – \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThere is a revolution taking form that is significantly influencing how the Western medical community views health and disease. Candace Pert’s contribution to this revolution is undeniable.\u003c\/i\u003e” – \u003cb\u003eDeepak Chopra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “\u003ci\u003eRyckman’s writing is life-like, suspenseful, and creates a roller coaster ride of stakes and unexpected discovery\u003c\/i\u003e” – \u003cb\u003eDr. Lisa Miller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Awakened Brain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57305843597694,"sku":"NW9780306831461","price":19.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780306831461.jpg?v=1778518606","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/candace-pert","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}