BodyWise explains the body's needs and how it actually works. You'll learn about subtle tissue motions, the connective tissue that enables them, the basic principles of osteopathic medicine, the latest advances in the exploding science of manual therapy, and how to work with the immune system, the mind-body connection, and neuroplasticity. Using examples from three decades of clinical practice, the author connects all this together so that readers understand how to harness their body's healing potential rather than undercut it. Written in terms any adult interested in their health can understand, BodyWise shows that much of what we assume is an inevitable product of aging is both preventable and reversible, often without drugs or surgery.