Why is The Healthiest You different from every other health, diet, and fitness plan? Because it works. Dr. Kelly Traver understands that the human brain resists change. Only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. By combining recent cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Dr. Traver developed the Healthiest You program and initially tested it on her patients, ranging in age from twenty to eighty-one. Her results were astounding: • Among those who were overweight, the average weight loss was 19 pounds. • Among those who were diabetic, 80 percent achieved a reduction in their blood sugar. • Among those with high blood pressure, 87 percent returned their blood pressure to normal. • Some 80 percent of the smokers successfully kicked the habit. In the course of 12 short weeks, readers can achieve similar success by following Dr. Traver’s simple, straightforward instructions to work with this stubbornly change-resistant organ so that it not only accepts new, healthy lifestyle habits, it actually embraces them. You can use this empowering information to remotivate yourself whenever your enthusiasm starts to wane. With the powerful tools provided by The Healthiest You, you can learn to change your body and your life, simply by understanding and working with your brain.

Good health means making good choices every day—and with this book, you can get fit and happy, one choice at a time. With daily advice and tried-and-true tactics for every aspect of health, you'll reach your optimum level of well being—from head to toe: Monday: Go meatless on Mondays Tuesday: Do push-ups to strengthen your core Wednesday: Sign up for a foreign language class—and stimulate your brain Thursday: Incorporate interval training into your run to build endurance Friday: Take a yoga class to build flexibility Saturday: Play a game of pick-up basketball with your best buds Sunday: Take a nap on the afternoon for some much-needed Zs With this book, you'll have the advice you need to make this the year that you truly do get healthier every day in every way!

Even while competing on (and eventually winning) The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, Dawna Stone always knew that her first passion was health and fitness. She has gone on to gather thousands of loyal fans through her Healthy You Facebook group who are eager to follow her diet plan and cook from her clean eating program. The Healthy You Diet is a twofold program that starts with a 14-day elimination plan that gradually (and easily!) helps readers kick sugar, wheat, dairy, processed foods, soda, red meat, and alcohol to the curb. Moving into the clean phase, Stone guides readers through a diet free of these foods in order to focus on nourishment and rejuvenation of the body. This clean phase will lead to successful and sustained weight loss and a resurgence of energy that keeps Stone's fans coming back for more long after they've achieved their weight-loss goals. Stone provides more than 100 deliciously motivating recipes to keep the weight off in a healthy way. This book is everything fans need to jumpstart clean habits for life. With her motivating text and positive you-can-do-it attitude, Dawna Stone will get everyone up out of their weight-loss rut and excited to be in the kitchen.

A twelve-week program that teaches you to retrain your brain to embrace a healthy lifestyle, now with embedded videos. Why is The Healthiest You different from every other health, diet, and fitness plan? Because it works. Dr. Kelly Traver understands that the human brain resists change. Only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. By combining the most cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Dr. Traver developed the The Healthiest You program and initially tested it on her patients, ranging in age from twenty to eighty-one. Her results were astounding: · Among those who were overweight, the average weight loss was nineteen pounds · Among those who were diabetic, 80 percent achieved a reduction in their blood sugars · Among those with high blood pressure, 87 percent returned their blood pressure to normal · Some 80 percent of the smokers successfully kicked the habit. In the course of twelve short weeks readers can achieve similar success by following Dr. Traver’s simple, straightforward instructions to work with this stubbornly change-resistant organ so that it not only accepts new, healthy lifestyle habits, it actually embraces them. This updated edition also includes the top ten motivators that have been proven to drive peoples’ behavior when it comes to working on their health. You can use this powerful information to re-motivate yourself whenever your enthusiasm starts to wane. With the powerful tools provided by The Healthiest You you can learn to change your body and your life, simply by understanding and working with your brain.

This is a book about how to live according to your nature, respecting Nature, others and yourself while living in the moment. The author takes on the monumental task of defining life, consciousness, enlightenment and the elusive fountain of youth. The reader is taken on an introspective and philosophical journey within, during which age old questions are answered in a simple and easy to understand manner. This book shines a light on the individual and explores the power of the right intention as represented in the right thought and heard in the right speech before it is seen in the right action that shapes not just the individual but also the world. The role of individual consciousness in shaping universal consciousness is touched upon and an easy to follow step by step approach is provided such that the reader is not only provided with the "what" and the "how" but also with the "why" as some questions are left unanswered in a tantalizing manner that leaves you searching for more...

Have you tried all the fad diets and newest weight- loss pills? Have you lost little to no weight or gained it back? Are you frustrated and wanting to know what you are doing wrong? I did too! Constantly struggling with my weight I was ready to give up, that is until I figured out what I needed to do. I went from 310+ to 130 lbs and 8 year later still living a happier healthier life. In this book I go over how to lose weight the healthy way, and gain that self-confidence to get to your goal. Every chapter is filled with a healthy recipe to create while you work towards the finish line.

The book is written to provide information, stories, ideas, and concepts for people who are tired of living a life that they believe is for others but dont know how to change that. This book is called Follow Your Passion and Live Your Life because it provides the tools for people to decide what is most important in their lives (their passions) and how they can transition from being primarily focused on activities they have to do toward the activities they truly want to do (live their lives). In addition, the book shares personal stories and the direction I have taken in my life in order to follow my passion and live my life.