For a self-help book, I actually do not think Love Your Body is at all helpful. I'm sure affirmations work for some people, but the ones Hay provides in this book are mostly all the same few things repeated for every single body part she goes through. I thought this was supposed to be full of affirmations to help someone be better able to try and accept the parts of themselves they dislike, and to eventually develop a more positive self-image through the continued use of the affirmations. But since there is very little in each affirmation that is even relevant to the body part being "focused" on, I fail to see how it should help. Some of the affirmations aren't even for body parts - there is one for breath, and quite a few for various internal organs such as the liver, kidneys, and bladder. Here's an example for you - the affirmation for the spleen:
"My only obsession is with the joy of life. My true identity is one of peace and love and joy. I choose the thoughts that create joy for me in every area of my life. My spleen is healthy and happy and normal. I am safe. I choose to experience the sweetness of life. I love and appreciate my beautiful spleen!"
