The Whole Health Life: How You Can Learn to Get Healthy, Find Balance and Live Better in The Crazy-Busy Modern World

Being healthy in this crazy, busy, modern world is not easy. For journalist Shannon Harvey, finding a solution to this problem became personal when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that had no known cause and no known cure. After being told by her doctor that she could end up in a wheelchair, she realised she had to take action. This inspired a ten-year journey, where she spent more than $30,000 on conventional and alternative treatments, searched through thousands of scientific papers, and traveled the world to interview dozens of pioneering health researchers from leading institutions such as Harvard and Stanford. On her road to getting better she met people with remarkable stories of recovery, discovered the truth amidst conflicting medical advice and sorted the quacks from the experts. She has now compiled the latest evidence and her personal experiences into one book to help you find the answers to good health. Discover why: Meditation can turn off genes affecting disease. Sitting is considered the new smoking. One simple change to your diet can add years to your life. A walk in nature can boost your cancer fighting cells by more than 50%. Getting enough sleep makes you smarter, faster, and even better looking. Being positive can help you heal more quickly from a wound. Loneliness is on par with obesity and addiction as a leading risk factor in chronic disease. And much more... From dealing with work stress, to improving your relationships at home, or making healthy habits stick, understand how your mind, body, and the world around you influences your health more than you think. Whether you are struggling to get well, or simply want to know what you can do today to stay healthy, this book is filled with real-world, simple, evidence-based solutions to improve your health from every aspect, adding years to your life and saving you thousands of dollars in medical expenses. This is a guidebook for anyone who wants to get healthy, find balance, and live better. This book provides authoritative science, journalistic rigour, real-life experience and eminently practical strategies to enhance your health, and all in one totally readable package. This book depicts an inspiring personal journey into the expanding field of body mind science. Shannon Harvey generously shares the knowledge and tips for happiness and health she's picked up in her own quest for a fulfilling life after being diagnosed with a chronic disease. A must read. Lynne Malcolm, presenter ABC Radio National, All in the Mind Being healthy in this crazy, busy, modern world is not easy. For journalist Shannon Harvey, finding the solution became personal when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. After being told by her doctor that she could end up in a wheelchair, she realised she had to take action. This book is filled with real-world, simple, evidence-based techniques to improve your health across every aspect of your life. This is a guidebook for anyone who wants to get healthy, find balance, and live better How you can learn to get healthy, find balance and live better in the crazy, busy, modern world.