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Life Is Your Best Medicine: A Woman’s Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age Audiobook
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"The division between conventional and traditional medicine is as artificial as the division between science and nature. They can be woven together in a fashion that meets our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. This is the foundation upon which integrative medicine is built."—Tieraona Low Dog, MD
In Life Is Your Best Medicine, Dr. Low Dog weaves together the wisdom of traditional medicine and the knowledge of modern-day medicine into an elegant message of health and self-affirmation for women of every age. This is a book that can be read cover to cover but also dipped into for inspiration or insight about a particular physical or mental health issue or remedy. We learn that, despite the widespread availability of pharmaceutical medications, advanced surgical care, and state-of-the-art medical technology, chronic illness now affects more than 50 percent of the American population. The evidence is overwhelmingly clear that much of the chronic disease we are confronting in the United States has its roots in the way we live our lives. Research shows that if Americans embraced a healthier lifestyle, which includes a balance between rest and exercise, wholesome nutrition, healthy weight, positive social interactions, stress management, not smoking, limited alcohol use, and no or limited exposure to toxic chemicals, then we could prevent 93 percent of diabetes, 81 percent of heart attacks, 50 percent of strokes, and 36 percent of all cancers. This means each one of us has the power to shift the odds of being healthy in our favor. If you do get sick, being fit gives you a much better chance for getting well. Your health has a great deal more to do with your lifestyle and a lot less to do with taking prescription drugs than most people realize.
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"I attended a conference where DR Low Dog spoke - she is an excellent presenter. This book is part memoir and part exploration of how traditional medicine can be integrated with conventional medicine to help women live better lives. Good reminders about how to take charge of your health."
— Barb (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Dr. Tieraona Low Dog is the most gifted teacher of botanical medicine I know. She has a vast fund of knowledge and clinical experience, is witty and highly energetic.”
— Dr. Andrew Weil, #1 New York Times bestselling author -
“This title will be well received by self-help readers, who can either read it from cover to cover or dip into it for insight and practical information. Low Dog is an expert in many of these areas, not least those topics that resonate with her life philosophy that the everyday stuff of people’s lives influences their ability to be healthy and whole.”
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“Her holistic approach will appeal to anyone open to lower-tech ways to be healthy.”
— Booklist
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" If you are new to the idea of healthy living, this is an excellent starting point. No new info for me but it was an easy read that I could recommend to friends and family. "
— Lisa, 6/10/2013 -
" Fantastic. I took copious notes. "
— Lisa, 6/7/2013 -
" This is a great overview of health and great advice as to what women can do to keep themselves healthy. Listened to the audiobook and it was enjoyable. "
— Kris, 5/29/2013 -
" This was a quick, pick-me-up read. I enjoyed the personal stories the author shared as they relate to my own journey and gave me inspiration. Recommended! "
— Syrena, 5/12/2013 -
" A fantastic guide to better health... Physically and spiritually. "
— Robin, 2/23/2013 -
" Great reference tool for commonly used herbal remedy and engaging stories of how Dr Low Dog came to be :) "
— Deborah, 12/16/2012 -
" Really enjoyed this book and the personal anecdotes. Nothing in here was earth shattering for me, but very thoughtful and thorough explanations. Very straightforward book and easy read. Most things I was "mostly" already doing but will try to incorporate fish oil at a minimum. "
— Jenna, 9/15/2012
About Tieraona Low Dog
Tieraona Low Dog, MD, with the charisma of a Native American elder, represents a twenty-first-century wise woman actively building a platform in the new landscape of self-help health care. A renowned speaker, she is a key faculty member at Andrew Weil’s Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and a leader in national health policy and regulatory issues.
About Hillary Huber
Hillary Huber, a Los Angeles–based voice talent with hundreds of commercials and promos under her belt, was bitten by the audiobook bug in 2005. She now records books on a regular basis and has been nominated for several Audie Awards and won numerous Earphones Awards.