Dr. Steven Eisenberg - Love Is the Strongest Medicine: Notes from a Cancer Doctor on Connection, Creativity, and Compassion

Laughter heals, music is medicine, and each patient is a unique, beautiful soul. These are truths we in the medical community sometimes lose track of in the routines of patient care.... Love Is the Strongest Medicine will stay with you long after you close its cover.

Daniel Amen, M.D., founder of the Amen Clinics, 10-time New York Times best-selling author, and the most popular psychiatrist in America (The Washington Post)

Steven Eisenberg is a doctor who understands that health is just as much spiritual as physical. Love Is the Strongest Medicine puts music, laughter, and heart front and center, and the results are magical.

Mark Hyman, M.D., director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?

Dr. Stevens strengths as an oncologist are forged in patient relationships that fill him with compassion, faith, commitment, grief, and joy. He has our stories and lessons etched on his heart.

Kris Carr, New York Times best-selling author and Cancer Thriver

If you are seeking a way to bring positive energy and healing into your own life or that of a parent, child, friend, or partner who is going through a dark timeread this beautiful, soul-healing book.

Dr. Kellyann Petrucci, New York Times best-selling author of Dr. Kellyanns Bone Broth Diet, host of the PBS special 21 Days to a Slimmer, Younger You

Love Is the Strongest Medicine is a story of learning to be present, connected, and expressive not just with the people we love, but with everyone in our orbit. I defy anyone to come away from this book without feeling motivated to change another persons life for the better. Eisenbergs enthusiasm is honest and infectious.

JJ Virgin, nutrition, fitness, and mindset expert and New York Times best-selling author of The Virgin Diet, Sugar Impact Diet, and Miracle Mindset

The story of this singing doctor and the patients who guide and inspire him is TLC for the soul. Dr. Eisenbergs commitment to bringing hope, understanding, comfort, and kindness to those in his care will make you want to kiss your kids, dance with your partner, call your mom, and put a little more love into your world.

Izabella Wentz, Pharm.D., FASCP, pharmacist, and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Hashimotos Protocol

Two parts eminently qualified oncologist, one part comic, one part troubadourDr. Steven Eisenberg is a true original. His story of learning to practice medicine with a creative mind and a wide-open heart is an inspiration.

Natalie Jill, founder and CEO of Natalie Jill Fitness and best-selling author of Natalie Jills 7-Day Jump Start

Were not often deficient in drugs and surgery. Theres plenty of that to go around. What we are deficient in is connection, love, support, and providing a sense of significance. Thats what the physician of the future will be armed with, and Dr. Steven Eisenberg is leading the way.

Shawn Stevenson, best-selling author of Sleep Smarter and host of iTunes #1 Health podcast The Model Health Show

Healing comes in many forms, but this singing doc collaborating with his patients shows us a rare and special kind. This is the ideal project to shine a light on the extraordinary power of music and creativity in medicine.

Abel James, New York Times best-selling author of The Wild Diet and The Musical Brain

While many doctors have remained indifferent to the effects of positive emotions on recovery from illness, Dr. Steven Eisenberg has made it his lifes work. In Love Is the Strongest Medicine we read not only how he has used his first-rate medical acumen to heal, but also how hes enlisted the power of music as a partner in that process.

Peter Himmelman, Emmy- and Grammy-nominated musician and composer and author of the award-winning Let Me Out (Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas to Life)

In an industry largely focused on treating the sick and managing the gravely ill, Dr. Steven chooses to focus on what its like to live life to the fullest. He is the doctor we all hope to have when we are illintelligent, optimistic, and compassionate. His book is a must read!

Gautam Gulati, M.D., founder and CEO of The Unusual Cos, Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Every doctor, nurse, patient, and family member can learn from Dr. Eisenbergs creative focus on the men and women in his care rather than on their disease. He partners with and empowers his patients to choose their own paths and shape their own futures, and does it all while singing his heart out.

Daniel Kraft, M.D., founder and chair of Exponential Medicine, faculty chair of medicine of Singularity University

Dr. Eisenbergs unique experiences and the amazing lessons he takes from them evolve into a great resource for surviving cancer without losing your true being.

Partha Nandi, M.D., CEO and creator of the Emmy-winning Ask Dr. Nandi show and international best-selling author of Ask Dr Nandi

Each of us intuitively knows that body and spirit are intimately intertwined. Love Is the Strongest Medicine puts that intuition into practice as Dr. Steven Eisenberg helps his patients focus on what they love, not what they fear. I couldnt put it down!

Craig Shoemaker, comedian and transformational leader

Dr. Eisenberg looks at the cancer experience through multiple lenses: as a patient, a physician, a sherpa, and an artist. Thanks to his candid and sensitive approach, his readers will gain invaluable insights as they, or their loved ones, face major life challenges.

Alex Jadad, M.D., Ph.D., healer, philosopher, educator, innovator, advocate, and founder and chairman of Beati Inc.

Dr. Eisenberg is one of our greatest storytelling physicians... an insatiably expressive and creative soul... and a wise, compassionate, and optimistic healer. His debut book will enchant millions.

Michael Fishman, founder, Consumer Health Summit

Dr. Steven Eisenbergs story of becoming the kind of doctor who sings and dances and goes for joyrides with his patients, who equally gives and takes lessons, is about much more than health care! Its about how we treat each other, how we care for ourselves, and how we navigate both sickness and health. I highly recommend this book by my favorite oncologist, now an author, for his approach to healing that reaches beyond the bounds of the medical industry.

Liana Werner-Gray, certified nutritionist and best-selling author of The Earth Diet and Anxiety-Free with Food

Peace, hope, creativity, and oncologyone of these is not like the others. And yet in Dr. Steven Eisenbergs world they blend seamlessly to light a path through the cancer experience.

Pedram Shojai, doctor of oriental medicine, Taoist abbot, founder of Well.Org, and New York Times best-selling author of The Urban Monk and The Art of Stopping Time

Love Is the Strongest Medicine is imbued with Dr. Eisenbergs determination to find joy and music, even in lifes darkest corners. This is an eloquent, honest book that will empower patients and families, doctors and nurses to connect and care for one another.