This book carries an extremely important message to patients, doctors, and anyone who wants the most out of life. Dr. Hutschnecker shows how you can avoid or reverse illness by understanding the emotional disturbances which allowed it to occur. Dramatic case histories from his own experiences with patients will make it very easy for you to grasp what he explains: that each person has within themselves the power to be either healthy or not. Most people who fall ill are not aware of the processes which have brought this about, so the point is not to blame the victim, but rather to open our awareness to the subconscious ways that we may be undermining our own well-being. After explaining how this works, he gives useful suggestions for correcting the problems and cultivating the will to live. Although there are many other, more recent books with a similar theme, this is one of the better ones that I've read, and the one that most directly addresses the significance and meaning of "The Will to Live."

Dr. Hutschnecker shows how you can avoid or reverse illness by understanding the emotional disturbances which allowed it to occur. Dramatic case histories from his own experiences with patients make it easy to believe his assertion that each person has within themselves the power to be either healthy or not. Most people who fall ill are not aware of the processes which have brought this about, so the point is not to blame the victim, but rather to open our awareness to the subconscious ways that we may be undermining our own well-being. After explaining how this works, he has many very good suggestions for correcting the problems: cultivating the will to live.