The Wise Heart – Jack Kornfield
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Experience the Transformational Power of Buddhism’s Psychology of the Heart with Bestselling Author Jack Kornfield.
You have within you unlimited capacities for extraordinary love, for joy, for communion with life, and for unshakable freedom—and here is how to awaken them. In The Wise Heart, celebrated author and psychologist Jack Kornfield offers the most accessible, comprehensive, and illuminating guide to Buddhist psychology ever published in the West. For meditators and mental health professionals, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, here is a vision of radiant human dignity, a journey to the highest expression of human possibility—and a practical path for realizing it in our own lives.
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Better Than Before – Gretchen Rubin
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The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change?
Gretchen Rubin’s answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can harness the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives.
So if habits are a key to change, then what we really need to know is: How do we change our habits?
Better than Before answers that question. It presents a practical, concrete framework to allow readers to understand their habits—and to change them for good. Infused with Rubin’s compelling voice, rigorous research, and easy humor, and packed with vivid stories of lives transformed, Better than Before explains the (sometimes counter-intuitive) core principles of habit formation.
Along the way, Rubin uses herself as guinea pig, tests her theories on family and friends, and answers readers’ most pressing questions—oddly, questions that other writers and researchers tend to ignore:
• Why do I find it tough to create a habit for something I love to do?
• Sometimes I can change a habit overnight, and sometimes I can’t change a habit, no matter how hard I try. Why?
• How quickly can I change a habit?
• What can I do to make sure I stick to a new habit?
• How can I help someone else change a habit?
• Why can I keep habits that benefit others, but can’t make habits that are just for me?
Whether readers want to get more sleep, stop checking their devices, maintain a healthy weight, or finish an important project, habits make change possible. Reading just a few chapters of Better Than Before will make readers eager to start work on their own habits—even before they’ve finished the book.
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Holistic and Functional Health Practitioners such as myself do not treat symptoms or disease. We treat you, the person.
Symptoms and disease are the last expression of an underlying problem happening in your body.
As health detectives we dig deeper and investigate further to uncover the root cause of dysfunction in your body. Once we find the real issue, the root cause and restore function back to those weakened areas of your body the symptoms and disease will eventually heal.
Besides working with me you can locate other like-minded Holistic and Functional Health Practitioners at the following websites.
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Podcasts are digital audio programmes similar to a radio show.
You can download a majority of podcasts for free to your computer or smart mobile device using applications such as iTunes, Stitcher, and Pocket Casts.
Below you will find a premium selection of wellness podcasts that will assist you in improving many different areas of your life including health, wealth, love, and happiness.
- Wise Traditions – Weston A. Price Foundation, Hilda Labrada Gore (download from iTunes)
- The Model Health Show – Shawn Stevenson (download from iTunes)
- Love-Life – Jane Donovan (download from iTunes)
- Soul Doctor – Rebecca Dettman (download from iTunes)
- The One You Feed – Eric Zimmer (download from iTunes)
- Happier with Gretchen Rubin – Gretchen Rubin and Elizabeth Craft (download from iTunes)
- The Quote of the Day Show – Sean Croxton (download from iTunes)
- Bruce Lee Podcast – Shannon Lee (download from iTunes)
- The Cognitive Rampage – Adam Lowery (download from iTunes)
- Tangentially Speaking – Dr Christopher Ryan (download from iTunes)
- The Tim Ferriss Show – Tim Ferriss (download from iTunes)
- Up For A Chat – Carren Smith, Cyndi O’Meara, Kim Morrison (download from iTunes)
- Balanced Bites – Diane Sanfilippo and Liz Wolfe (download from iTunes)
- Rewild Yourself! Podcast – Daniel Vitalis (download from iTunes)
- Katy Says with Katy Bowman – Katy Bowman (download from iTunes)
- Ben Greenfield Fitness – Ben Greenfield (download from iTunes)
- Fitness Confidential with Vinnie Tortorich – Vinnie Tortorich (download from iTunes)
- The Fat-Burning Man Show – Abel James (download from iTunes)
- Jocko Podcast – Jocko Willink and Echo Charles (download from iTunes)
- The Joe Rogan Experience – Joe Rogan (download from iTunes)
- Bulletproof Radio – Dave Asprey (download from iTunes)
- Revolution Health Radio – Chris Kresser (download from iTunes)
- The Sean Croxton Sessions – Sean Croxton (download from iTunes)
- Body IO FM – John Kiefer and Dr Rocky Patel (download from iTunes)
- Underground Wellness Radio – Sean Croxton (download from iTunes)
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There are over four billion websites online dedicated to health, dieting, and weight loss.
With mainstream advice not working for a lot of people and the fact that most of it often contradicts itself where does one go for consistent practical wellness information that works for 99% of individuals when applied in the real world?
Below you will find 20 websites that are the pick of the wellness bunch that are backed by human history and factual non-political, non-financed science. These websites also have real world evidence as reported by real people who have healed and cured themselves following the lifestyle recommendations and whole food recipes that are detailed within.
Click through to a better, stronger, healthier, and happier you.
- WestonAPrice.org
- PaulCheksBlog.com
- UndergroundWellness.com
- ChrisKresser.com
- MarksDailyApple.com
- PerfectHealthDiet.com
- Body.io
- FatBurningMan.com
- BenGreenfieldFitness.com
- RobbWolf.com
- BalancedBites.com
- BulletproofExec.com
- GlutenFreeAnna.com
- WellnessMama.com
- NomNomPaleo.com
- CivilizedCavemanCooking.com
- EatDrinkPaleo.com.au
- NourishedKitchen.com
- AgainstAllGrain.com
- ZenbellyCatering.com
Have you ever attended a conference, seminar, or workshop and wished to yourself that you had a video or audio recording? What about having a full transcription of the entire event that you can read at your own leisure?
The online seminar or summit scene is very popular at the moment. You get options for video, audio, and transcripts that you can purchase for lifetime access.
The following health summits are the most cost-effective way to educate and upskill yourself in your own time and improve you and your family’s health and well-being along the way.
- The Gluten Summit – from theDr.com
(visit product page) - Real Food Con – from UndergroundWellness.com
(visit product page) - Detox Summit – from FoodandSpirit.com
(visit product page) - Digestion Sessions – from UndergroundWellness.com
(visit product page) - Thyroid Sessions – from UndergroundWellness.com
(visit product page) - Evolution of Medicine Summit – from FunctionalForum.com
(visit product page) - Paleo Summit – from UndergroundWellness.com
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The Primal Blueprint – Mark Sisson
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Being healthy and fit has gone mainstream–millions sweat the calories away on the roads or in health clubs and scrutinize labels and menus trying to do the right thing to control weight, delay aging, and feel healthy, fit, and energetic. And it’s simply not working. Rates of obesity, diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and cancer continue to climb, and even the most committed fitness enthusiasts often carry 10 or 20 extra pounds of body fat.In this updated and expanded edition of the 2009 hardcover release from Mark Sisson, MarksDailyApple.com publisher and de-facto leader of the burgeoning primal/paleo/evolutionary health movement presents the compelling premise that you can reprogram your genes in the direction of weight loss, health, and longevity by following 10 immutable Primal laws validated by two million years of human evolution. This 2012 paperback release contains extensive, never-before-published bonus material, including an incredible full-color, 16-page insert of seven Primal Blueprint reader success stories and their stunning before/after photos, pictorials, detailed descriptions and workout log pages for the Primal Essential Movements and Primal sprint workouts, hacks for each of the 10 Primal Blueprint lifestyle laws (to promote quick results in body composition, fitness, athletic performance, daily energy levels, and reduce disease risk factors and reliance on medication, solutions to common questions and stumbling blocks)– pulled from Primal Blueprint reader submissions, and commentary on diets and dieting, including compare/contrast of Primal Blueprint with other popular programs.
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Practical Paleo, 2nd Edition – Diane Sanfilippo BS NC
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With more than half a million copies sold, the first edition of Practical Paleo revolutionized the way we think about food and our bodies. Dubbed “The Paleo Bible” by readers, it explained how simply eating real, whole foods and avoiding processed, refined foods can improve our health—including reducing or even eliminating symptoms associated with common health disorders.
Now, this second edition has been updated to include new information, answer common questions, and make it even easier for you to customize your diet to meet your personal health goals.
What’s new?
TWO ENTIRELY NEW CHAPTERS
• “Getting Started with Paleo” shows you step by step how to switch to the Paleo way of eating, whether you want to go all-in all at once or transition gradually over time. This chapter also includes a a more comprehensive explanation of the 4R Protocol, which walks you through removing harmful foods, repairing the gut, reinoculating with beneficial bacterial, and reintroducing foods that were previously eliminated.
• “Living the Paleo Lifestyle” offers tips and suggestions for navigating holidays and parties, talking to friends and family about Paleo, getting your kids involved in the kitchen, and much more.
3 NEW 30-DAY MEAL PLANS
• The new meal plans provide guidance for addressing common health concerns: Adrenal Health (stress management), Healthy Hormones (for both women and men), and Liver Detox Support.
• There’s also a new detailed guide to finding the meal plan that’s right for you, so you can get the health benefits you need with the fewest restrictions.
40+ NEW RECIPES!
• These brand-new, mouthwatering recipes range from breakfast foods to family-friendly weeknight meals—many of which are one-pot or meal-in-one and use budget-friendly proteins.
• Recipes from the last edition have been updated based upon reader feedback over the years
• There’s also a new guide to special ingredients and where to find them
Plus, additions throughout the book explore new topics, such as when eating low-carb can actually be a problem, how stress affects the adrenal system, and why the government changed its mind about dietary cholesterol. And the organization has been extensively revised to make the valuable information on food and how it affects the body more user-friendly—and easier to apply to your own health needs.
Practical Paleo has proven to be the resource people reach for again and again for information on healthy living, delicious recipes, and guidance on changing your diet to improve your health.
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The Hormone Cure – Sara Gottfried MD
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ALL TOO OFTEN WOMEN ARE TOLD that feeling moody, asexual, tapped out, dried up, stressed out, and sleep deprived is just a part of being female. Or they’re led to believe that the answer can be found only at the bottom of a bottle of prescription pills. Dr. Sara Gottfried, a Harvard-educated physician and nationally recognized, board-certified gynecologist, refuses to accept that being a woman means feeling overwhelmed or that popping pills is the new normal. In The Hormone Cure, she shares the unique hormone-balancing program that she has used to help thousands of women reclaim wellness, verve, and optimal health.
Combining natural therapies with rigorous scientific testing and using an informative questionnaire to identify the common causes of hormonal imbalance, Dr. Gottfried provides an individualized plan in nonjudgmental and thoughtful language. Based on ten years’ study of cutting-edge medical research as a specialist in functional and integrative therapies, Dr. Gottfried’s three-tiered treatment strategy includes: •Supplements and targeted lifestyle changes that address underlying deficiencies
•Herbal therapies that restore balance and optimize your body’s natural function
• Bioidentical hormones— most available without a prescription
The Hormone Cure is a groundbreaking book that demonstrates how balancing your hormones can cure underlying health issues and result in restored sleep, greater energy, improved mood, easy weight loss, increased productivity, and many more benefits. Dr. Sara Gottfried’s The Hormone Cure will transform your life.
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The Bulletproof Diet – Dave Asprey
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In his mid-twenties, Dave Asprey was a successful Silicon Valley multimillionaire. He also weighed 300 pounds, despite the fact that he was doing what doctors recommended: eating 1,800 calories a day and working out 90 minutes a day, six times a week.
When his excess fat started causing brain fog and food cravings sapped his energy and willpower, Asprey turned to the same hacking techniques that made his fortune to “hack” his own biology, investing more than $300,000 and 15 years to uncover what was hindering his energy, performance, appearance, and happiness. From private brain EEG facilities to remote monasteries in Tibet, through radioactive brain scans, blood chemistry work, nervous system testing, and more, he explored traditional and alternative technologies to reach his physical and mental prime. The result? The Bulletproof Diet, an anti-inflammatory program for hunger-free, rapid weight loss and peak performance.
The Bulletproof Diet will challenge—and change—the way you think about weight loss and wellness. You will skip breakfast, stop counting calories, eat high levels of healthy saturated fat, work out and sleep less, and add smart supplements.
In doing so, you’ll gain energy, build lean muscle, and watch the pounds melt off. By ditching traditional “diet” thinking, Asprey went from being overweight and sick in his twenties to maintaining a 100-pound weight loss, increasing his IQ, and feeling better than ever in his forties. The Bulletproof Diet is your blueprint to a better life.
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