The Wellness Lifestyle

Have you meticulously counted calories and obsessed over what you eat and how you move, only to feel exhausted, unfulfilled, and overweight? The Wellness Lifestyle: A Chef's Recipe for Real Life is the easy-to-follow and life-changing book for those who love food and want a healthier and more fulfilling life. Renowned chef Daniel Orr (Chef D) teams up with wellness coach Kelly Baute (Dr. K) to identify and navigate the eight dimensions of wellness: nutritional, physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, occupational, and environmental. The result is a fulfilling recipe for everyone interested in improving their overall health and shedding pounds while still enjoying life. The path to total wellness is a lifelong journey of self-exploration and adaptation. Chef D and Dr. K explain how to implement and maintain effective behavior changes, including better ways to move, like yoga; better ways to think, like through meditation; and better ways to eat, with easy recipes for whole, healthful foods. From Muscle Mud Breakfast Bars to Cauliflower "Popcorn," Happy Mouth Quinoa Salad to Tuscan Flatiron Steak with Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon, The Wellness Lifestyle is packed with delicious and fun recipes that combine the healthy nutrients your body needs with the great flavors you crave. Featuring the secrets to good food and an even better life, The Wellness Lifestyle is essential for every kitchen.

Abstract: A systematic approach to good health focuses on providing information and motivation. Exercises and checklists encourage participation. The wellness lifestyle is based upon self-responsibility, nutritional awareness, physical fitness, stress management, and environmental sensitivity. Topics include perspectives on the medical system, hazardous cultural norms, creating a healthy self-image, self-responsibility, and physical fitness. A lesson on eating for performance encourages the use of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Salt, refined sugars, caffeine, soft drinks, and alcohol are not positive foods in a wellness supportive environment. Successful wellness programs from around the US are described. An annotated list of recommended readings is included; a list of music recommended to accompany the program also is included. (rkm).

Dr. Gene Clerkin wrote "The Wellness Effect" to inspire you to pursue a greater level of health and wellness. He wants you to know that it is possible and will make a difference-not only for you, but also for the people you love and who love you. No matter where you are regarding your health, even if you think it's too late, you can always improve. Dr. Clerkin hopes this book will inspire you to take the next step toward better health and a better quality of life. In this book, you will: - Discover the True Impact of Stress, Toxicity, and Malnutrition - Find Out What Steps You Can Take to Move Toward Greater Wellness - Understand the Far-Reaching Effects of Your Everyday Thoughts and Choices - Tap Into the Desire to Optimize Your Health and Improve Your Quality of Life - Gain Insight From Dr. Clerkin's Personal Struggle With an Auto-Immune Disease "'The Wellness Effect' makes a compelling case for a proactive, wellness-based approach to health." - Dr. Charles Webb, Leading Expert in Optimizing Health "This book helps inspire a change in our health and wellness choices by painting a clear picture of what's gone wrong, and what we can do to change it." - Sammy S. Pyon, DC, Author and Chiropractor "'The Wellness Effect' is the quintessential food-for-thought book on America's health challenges and its possibilities." - Ari Gronich, Bestselling Author and Sports Performance Specialist Gene Clerkin, DC delivers a uniquely humanistic approach to guiding his clients toward wellness by weaving into his practice the principles of functional nutrition, chiropractic, healing, and human potential.

This remarkable book on healing covers topics such as Holistic healing, spiritual preventative medicine, and living the truth of wellness. Learn why sickness, disease, and old age do not exist in the reality of our being. Several healing meditations are included.

Lifestyles have changed dramatically over the past quarter century. Along with these changes come exciting opportunities, including new career paths in the professional domain of health and wellness coaching. Centered on an evidence-based process for guiding change, Lifestyle Wellness Coaching, Third Edition With Web Resource, offers a systematic approach to helping clients achieve enduring changes in their personal health and wellness behaviors through a supportive and forward-moving coaching relationship. Lifestyle Wellness Coaching has been thoroughly revised and updated to keep pace with the rapidly evolving field of wellness coaching. It is complemented by discussions, case studies, reflective opportunities, and practical aids and engages readers through multiple approaches to learning: The reader is encouraged to gauge comprehension and application of the content by reflecting on personal experiences within the context of coaching. Sample dialogues offer real-world examples of coaching situations and strategies. The International Coach Federation’s 11 core competencies are thoroughly examined to prepare readers for certification in the profession of coaching. A new web resource houses easy-to-use forms, plans, and assessments that professionals can use immediately with clients. Lifestyle Wellness Coaching examines real coaching conversations to assess key considerations, such as the types of questions to ask, how to provide feedback effectively, and how to facilitate action planning. The text presents communication strategies to motivate, guide, inform, and support clients’ processes toward personal change with a holistic approach. It addresses boundaries of care and advice appropriate to coaching relationships. Other issues explored include developing a trusting relationship, creating goals that are aligned with coaching processes, unblocking clients’ energy and discovering resources for change, and generating forward movement through the skillful use of the International Coach Federation’s 11 core competencies. Lifestyle Wellness Coaching introduces readers to models that clearly identify clients’ progress through the stages of change. First, the text explores the popular transtheoretical model (TTM) of health-related behavior change and its delineation of six stages of clients’ readiness to change. The discussion of TTM includes strategies appropriate to clients in various stages of readiness to change. The text also presents the learning-through-change model (LCM), revealing the deep layers beneath each phase of client movement toward change. Readers are offered a map for coaching clients toward goal achievement. The authors’ unique flow model of coaching illustrates how professional coaches can help clients navigate the sometimes turbulent events of a person’s life in order to change habitual patterns of behavior. The companion web resource offers a complete kit of assessment tools to help establish a strong framework for successful coaching. A welcome packet, coaching readiness index, introductory session form, and between-sessions questionnaire benefit both the professional and client in laying the groundwork. Other supplemental resources, such as a social and emotional intelligence assessment and a goal setting form, support the journey. Lifestyle Wellness Coaching, Third Edition, is the definitive resource for those seeking to embrace wellness coaching and propel clients to healthy, effective change.

With content targeted specifically toward the college-age population, Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life With HKPropel Access presents evidence-based physical and mental health guidance to point students toward healthy choices that will develop into healthy lifestyles. Authors Carol K. Armbruster, Ellen M. Evans, and Catherine M. Laughlin have more than 80 years of combined health and wellness professional experience, the majority of which has focused on the college population. This enables them to present the material in a contemporary manner that is easily relatable and understood by students. Relevant information on topics such as cardiovascular exercise, strength training, stretching, nutrition, weight management, stress management, substance abuse and addiction, and sexual health will start students on the path to developing a healthy mind and body, which can lead to a better quality of life. Additionally, because Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life emphasizes behavior modification to develop desired habits, students are armed with the tools they need to make healthy lifestyle changes—for both the present and future: Related online learning tools delivered through HKPropel offer 48 video clips and practical learning activities to provide real-life context to the material Behavior Check sidebars help students integrate health and wellness concepts into their daily lives Now and Later sidebars encourage students to consider how their actions today will affect them in the future The Functional Movement Training section shows exercises to strengthen specific muscles and explains their importance for common activities Infographics, evidence-based tables, and figures illustrate and reinforce key concepts so they are easy to understand The online activities in HKPropel offer students the unique opportunity to engage directly with the content and practice the exercises and strategies presented. In addition to the 48 exercises demonstrating proper exercise technique, lab activities for each chapter will guide students in completing individual assessments, setting goals, and identifying the pros and cons of modifying their behavior. The labs may be assigned by instructors and tracked within HKPropel, and chapter quizzes (assessments) that are automatically graded may also be assigned to gauge student comprehension of the content. The primary goal of Fitness and Wellness: A Way of Life is to provide a personal, evidence-based tool to help students embrace living well. They will learn how to make healthy choices and positive behavior changes to lead and sustain healthier, happier, and more productive lives, now and in the future. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is not included with this ebook but may be purchased separately.

Looking to achieve optimal health and happiness on your own terms? Look no further than "The Wellness Lifestyle"! This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive guide to living a healthy, balanced life that is customized to your unique needs and preferences. Drawing on the latest research in nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and more, this book offers practical, actionable advice on everything from creating a healthy eating plan and finding an exercise routine that works for you, to managing stress and cultivating a positive mindset. With "The Wellness Lifestyle," you'll learn how to take control of your health and happiness, and create a life that is truly fulfilling and enjoyable. Whether you're a busy professional, a stay-at-home parent, or simply someone who wants to live life to the fullest, this book is the ultimate resource for achieving your goals and living your best life. Scroll up and grab a copy

Reproducible self-assessments, exercises, journaling activities and educational handouts for therapists, psychologists, and other helping professionals to help clients learn more about their lifestyles and assess where they would like to make changes.

This compelling book on health, wellbeing, and fulfilment investigates the scientific basis of what we think we know about healthy living. How much do we actually know about the information that is presented as fact by health crusaders and in the media? How do perceptions of truth and validity influence our behaviour and our health? Guided by the author’s practice in academic and non-profit medicine, this book highlights the practical impact of scientific studies in a broad range of disciplines and brings to life their relevance and limitations. It presents a journey of discovery that includes the foundations of knowledge, factors of health, implications of lifestyle choices, positive psychology, and social science. The book takes a realistic look at the evidence of biological, psychological, and cultural determinants of health, and is essential reading for anyone who wonders why there is so much left to learn about what truly enhances wellbeing and survival. It is an empowering book that provides a key to understanding how we can all improve and support our health to thrive in any phase of life. Find more on this topic at: lifestyleforhealthandwellness.com.