Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Life
by John W. Travis
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Author: John W. TravisEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-01
ISBN: 1580082920
Number of pages: 227
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Book Review: Focus more on relaxation than on what ails us...
Summary: 3 Stars
In the industrialized world, we are in the midst of an obesity crisis, with all the corresponding effects on our health. In Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Life, authors J. Travis and R. Ryan hint at solutions, discussing diet and exercise.
But the majority of this book is on other "wellness" issues:
- the creative use of sound ("Chat or hum to get your energy vibrating" (p. 171).
- using water for health ("Showers are also great for washing away the accumulated tension and worries of the day as they relax your body and break up the psychic residue left by the negativity of others with whom you have interacted during the day" (p. 90).
-feelings ("Give them over, along with the rest of your life, to a higher power" (p. 45).
Obviously, this is the 'New Age" approach to wellness: using silence, meditation, stretching, and massage.
Don't get me wrong. There is a time and place for techniques that reduce stress, that motivate you for getting through a day or a week, and that prepare you for developing muscle mass and losing weight. And there is information about these issues in this book. It's just that they are not the primary emphasis. A happy and relaxed obese person, with a pre-diabetic condition and bad knees, is still obese. Is this wellness? I recognize that we all have different triggers to motivate us to begin on a pathway for improving our health. Clearly, Travis and Ryan are promoting their way. And nobody will be hurt because of it. But I sense the result would be a lot of happy people, still with significant health problems (I'm thinking of the humans in the movie Wall-E as I write this).
Bottom line? Just make sure this isn't the ONLY health-promoting book you read.
Summary of Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Life
Doesn't it seem like a new medical study is published every day? Eat this to prevent that, exercise this to lose that, practice this to attain that-and with a host of health-related Web sites cropping up, the Internet has only added to the barrage of miracle cures and fly-by-night formulas. In this revised and updated edition of the classic WELLNESS: SMALL CHANGES YOU CAN USE TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, Dr. John Travis and Regina Sara Ryan cut through the hype and show you how to achieve a state of lifelong mental and physical wellbeing. Far from requiring major sacrifices, the changes that the authors' propose focus on simple, natural remedies, such as drinking water, breathing deeply, laughing out loud, being adventurous, listening to music, nurturing friendships, and 25 other uncomplicated but important lifestyle patterns. Revolutionary in its simplicity, SIMPLY WELL is the gentle nudge you need to get started on a path toward whole-body wellness.Healthy Living Books
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