I believe there is a much more effective solution for the prevention of chronic illnesses, and lifestyle medicine is that solution. In my own case, I was able to apply this solution and reverse the chronic illness that I had lived with for eight agonizing years.
By 2003, she walked regularly with a cane, had given up virtually all unnecessary physical activity, and was on numerous medications, all with horrible side effects. After stumbling upon some studies that linked MS outcomes to diet and lifestyle, Dr. Stancic undertook a radically different approach to managing her illness. Within a relatively short time period, she was off all MS medications, walking normally, resumed dancing, and in 2010 she ran a marathon!
Today she lives an active, symptom-free life, and takes no medications for multiple sclerosis.
In this book, Dr. Stancic shares her own inspiring story and explains the incredible power that specific lifestyle changes can have for those living with chronic illness. Her prescription to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, and many others, is what readers will find in this book.
Six Lifestyle Changes to Overcome Chronic Illness.
If you are ready to make changes in your life, Dr. Stancic is a wonderful guide. Your journey may start here if you apply the principles she teaches in this book.
An important book that not only uncovers the problem but offers a solution. Dr. Stancic’s teachings on lifestyle medicine are urgently needed by our fragile and sickly population.
An authoritative guide on what you need to reach the very best of health. Clearly and concisely written by one of the world’s leading experts on lifestyle and health, who knows medicine both as a physician and a patient, this book has the power to revolutionize your life.
Dr. Stancic is a uniquely important champion of lifestyle medicine. She represents an extraordinary blend of expertise and personal experience and displays a rarefied ability to empower with a blend of theory and real-world application.
Plant-Centered Plate
Discover the research behind incorporating a whole foods, plant-based diet -- naturally low in fat and refined carbohydrates.
Learn why this means you can eat delicious, life-giving meals while healing your body and restoring your energy!
Includes assessments and meal planning guides to make this easy.
Less Stress & Adequate Sleep
This book gives you the knowledge you need to begin a stress management protocol that activates your body's natural powers of healing and regeneration. Includes simple meditation and mindfulness exercises proven to reduce the harmful effects of stress and anxiety that are common side-effects of life in the modern world.
Daily Movement
Did you know that very moderate exercise can be medicine? You don't need to be an extreme athlete to enjoy the health benefits outlined in this book.
Learn how to use these simple exercises to improve your health:
Walking, Yoga, Body weight strength training. And other easy practices.
Human Connection
This book teaches the astonishing power of human connection to heal your body!
Learn how to eliminate the harmful effects of the "isolation epidemic" that is widespread in modern life using simple tools of gratitude, forgiveness, laughter, service, and... fun!