More Health, Less Care : How to Take Charge of Your Medical Care and Write Your Own Personal Prescription for Lifelong Health

Tackling the problems plaguing the U.S. health-care system, this accessible guide explores the pitfalls of contemporary medicine and medical treatments, concentrating on diseases linked to poor lifestyle choices, such as obesity and diabetes. While much of the health-care industry is centered on a blanket approach that addresses a general disease instead of the person affected by it, this guide suggests that personalization is the key to good health. It asserts that patients who make physical, emotional, and spiritual lifestyle changes to improve their diets, exercise regimens, and stress levels can help alleviate problems caused by lifestyle illnesses.

Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease are on the rise and many people suffering from these chronic illnesses get progressively worse despite the best efforts of their doctors. In More Health, Less Care, Dr. Peter J. Weiss, an internist and health care executive explains why traditional health care is falling short and he offers a simple and effective program that will help speed you on the road to better health: The Personal Prescription for Life Long Health.

With The Personal Prescription, you'll discover why the doctor-patient relationship as it currently exists is not working, how you can play the dominant role in preventing disease and treating your own illness and how to effectively partner with your doctors to maintain optimal health and well being. The Personal Prescription also presents a simple and enjoyable plan for assembling your "Dream Team" for healthcare: how friends, family, medical professionals can work with you to stop unhealthy habits and empower you with physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

Filled with engaging anecdotes about Dr. Weiss' own journey to good health and those of his successful patients, More Health, Less Care will start you on the road to improving your life and the lives of those around you.

Tackling the problems plaguing the US health care system, this guide explores the pitfalls of contemporary medicine and medical treatments, concentrating on diseases linked to poor lifestyle choices, such as obesity and diabetes