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Book SynopsisCandace 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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