your personal guide To Wellness: What Your Doctor Doesn't Have Time To Tell You

by McManus, Jamie F.

• ISBN13: 9781555177423
• ISBN10: 1555177425
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Cedar Fort

Summary

With over 25 years experience as a doctor and health consultant, Dr. McManus helps you set health goals and inspires you to do what it takes to be healthy--mentally, spiritually, and physically--recognizing that all these factors revolve around each other. Your Personal Guide to Wellness gives you the tools, knowledge, and encouragement to take charge of your health and change the quality of your life forever!

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Wellness---A Winning Life Strategy	1	(6)
We are Living Longer---but are we Living Better?	7	(6)
The Failure of Modern Medicine to Address the Health Challenges of the 21st Century	13	(10)
Dietary Excesses and Deficiencies and the Insidious Onset of Disease	23	(19)
The Nutrient Connection to Disease Prevention	42	(19)
Weight---Control It or It Will Control You	61	(20)
Exercise---a Deterrent to Disease	81	(17)
Stresses & Strains of the 21st Century---Could It Be Anxiety or Depression?	98	(26)
Diabetes---Out of Control Epidemic	124	(13)
Armed Against Autoimmune Disease	137	(14)
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome---New Diseases or Signs of the 21st Century Lifestyle	151	(8)
Eating Disorders vs. Disordered Eating	159	(13)
Chronic Dieting---Silent Thief of Health and the Resultant Osteoporosis Nightmare in Young Women	172	(15)
New Hormone Challenges for the 21st Century Woman	187	(20)
The Vicious Cycle of Digestive Disorders	207	(19)
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Crying Out for Help	226	(15)
A Legacy for Our Children---Diet and Lifestyle Leading to Adult Diseases	241	(20)
Healthful Aging---It's Never Too Early to Begin or Too Late to Slow Down Your Aging	261	(13)
Making Your Physician a Partner in Your Health Journey	274	(14)
Putting It All Together---Creating Your Own Wellness Plan	288	(11)
Gluten-Free Food Chart	299	(3)
Glycemic Index	302	(2)
Bibliography	304