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Candace 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. 

 

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. 

Pert played pivotal roles in major movements in both science and politics. Namely, she:

  • Discovered the opiate receptor (the mechanism by which opioids function in the brain), launching the opioid crisis.

  • Proved the mind-body link, launching the field of integrative or functional medicine.

  • 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.

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Candace Pert

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      Publisher Hachette Books
      Published 9 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9780306831461
      978-0306831461
      ISBN-10 0306831465
      Also in:
      Biography Biography: science, technology and medicine Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Candace 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. 

       

      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. 

      Pert played pivotal roles in major movements in both science and politics. Namely, she:

      • Discovered the opiate receptor (the mechanism by which opioids function in the brain), launching the opioid crisis.

      • Proved the mind-body link, launching the field of integrative or functional medicine.

      • 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.

      Pert was sa

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