Total Wellness: Improve Your Health by Understanding and Cooperating with Your Body's Natural Healing Systems

By Joseph E. Pizzorno

Book Overview

We have all been told to ?eat right,? ?exercise,? and ?reduce stress.' Although these clich?s offer good general advice, how do they meet the specific health concerns of an individual? Each of us has unique needs for optimizing our own health. In his latest book, Total Wellness, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno teaches us how to pinpoint exactly what our bodies need to be healthy. Written in a clear and understandable style, this book covers each of the major body systems, describing how they work, how to recognize when something is not working correctly, and how to make it work again. Pizzorno teaches the reader to listen to the body's messages and to use lifestyle modifications and natural medicines to reestablish optimal health. Many of the diseases discussed in the book can be resolved through self-treatment techniques such as: Take herbal bitters with meals to improve nutritional status and digestion Eat colorful fruits and vegetables normalize inflammatory function Use Siberian ginseng to increase DHEA levels to help the regulatory system Regularly consume garlic and onions to boost the detoxification systems Take Vitamin A and Beta-carotene to strengthen the immune system Each chapter begins with a list of common symptoms that would indicate an imbalance in a particular system, as well as behaviors that increase the risk for an imbalance. The author includes case ?stories? of patients he's treated for many of the conditions. Tips for translating the body's messages, charts and tables explaining the conditions, and appendices directing the reader to the exact information he needs makes the book the ultimate reference for people who want to make themselves well.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076151094X
• ISBN13: 9780761510949
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This book is great

Pizzorno has a gift for writing about medicine. He seamlessly shifts between general concepts and specific, illustrative examples. This book is simply amazing. Its the best book I have ever read on natural medicine. Its not a collection of recipes for how to use supplements; its a clear, understandable explanation of why and how they work. If you want to understand why natural medicine works, read this book.

Excellent Resource

this book is an excellent resource. Well written, logical and easy to understand. Documentation of various methods of supporting the body's own healing capacity is quite interesting and a real relief from the approach taking by the conventional medical model which tends to ignore the inherent healing capabilties of the body and in many cases works against them (knowingly and unknowingly). I can't recommend this book highly enough. It is a real winner ! Anyone who reads it will come away with something which will enhance their health.

One of the most well balanced books on health available!

I read this book when it first came out, and have recommended it to everyone who has asked me about how the body deals with physical stressors like pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and environmental stress. Joseph Pizzorno takes a very complex topic and makes it understandable to the lay person, offering real advice on maintaining a healthful lifestyle. I have 3 copies of this book in my own library. I can't reccomend it highly enough... a 10 just doesn't say enough about this book.

A thorough tour-de-force from a leader in natural medicine

Dr. Pizzorno, president and founder of Seattle's Bastyr College, has assembled a massive amount of information into a understandable "7 systems" approach to health. If books on alternative medicine seemed to strike you as unsubstantiated, this book could change your mind. Extensively referenced and well organize