108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential: A Cardiologist Translates the Science of Health and Healing into Practice

by Mimi Guarneri M.D.

Overview

Now in tradepaper, this book by Dr. Mimi Guarneri, president of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, offers 108 actions and pearls of wisdom to take charge of your health by addressing your genes, nutrition, natural supplements, mental health, relationships, spirituality, and energy fields.

Drawing from her experience as an internationally renowned cardiologist, scholar, author, and leading proponent of integrative medicine, Dr. Guarneri breaks down the science that will lead you to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. With the 108 action steps and pearls of wisdom in this book as your guide, you will:
· understand the role of your genes and your own actions in determining your destiny
· adopt a diet that accounts for your individual food sensitivities and health goals
· use only the most important supplements to complement your healthy diet and lifestyle choices
· take a holistic approach to mental health, including nourishing your social relationships
· tap into the healing power of your thoughts
· strengthen your spirituality and heal your energy body
Once you realize that wellness is the result of an intimate dance between ourselves and our world, you'll move from just surviving to thriving!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401945787
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	01/11/2022
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear medicine, and holistic medicine, Dr. Mimi Guarneri is the president of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine, former president of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and founder and medical director of Guarneri Integrative Health at the Pacific Pearl La Jolla. Recognizing the need for a more comprehensive approach to cardiovascular disease, she pioneered the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, where state-of-the-art technology and lifestyle-change programs are used to aggressively diagnose, prevent, and treat cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Guarneri has been featured on NBC's TODAY and PBS's To the Contrary and Full Focus. Her work was also featured in a two-part PBS documentary, The New Medicine. Dr. Guarneri has been recognized for her national leadership in integrative medicine by the Bravewell Collaborative and has served as chair of the Bravewell Clinical Network for Integrative Medicine. In 2011, Dr. Guarneri was the winner of the Bravewell Leadership Award, which honors a physician leader who has made significant contributions to the transformation of the U.S. health-care system. Website: http://MimiGuarneriMD.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan ix

Introduction xii

Chapter 1 Establish Your Foundation for Health 1

Chapter 2 Your Genes Do Not Determine Your Destiny-You Do 17

Chapter 3 You Are What You Eat 29

Chapter 4 Nutrition for Good Health and Healing 41

Chapter 5 Supplements: A Natural Prescription for Good Health? 61

Chapter 6 Turn Your Stress into Strength 73

Chapter 7 Take a Holistic Approach to Mental Health 101

Chapter 8 Healthy Relationships Matter 111

Chapter 9 Changing Your Thoughts Can Change Your Life 119

Chapter 10 Strengthen Your Spirituality 135

Chapter 11 The Energy to Heal 149

Chapter 12 One World: Preserve Your Health, Protect the Planet 161

Chapter 13 It's Your Life. Make It Matter 179

Afterword 197

Appendix A The Medical Symptom/Toxicity Questionnaire 201

Appendix B Guide to the Elimination Diet 203

Appendix C Mediterranean Diet Test 219

Appendix D Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load 221

Appendix E The Calming Power of Mantra 229

Appendix F Homeopathy First-Aid Kit 233

Bibliography 237

About the Author 243

Editorial Reviews

"In 108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential, the extraordinary Dr. Mimi Guarneri takes you step by step on an amazing healing journey. You'll discover that many major diseases are preventable—and often reversible."
— Dean Ornish, M.D., founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute; clinical professor of medicine, UCSF; and author of Love and Survival: The Healing Power of Intimacy

"In 108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential, Dr. Mimi Guarneri guides you on a journey to transform your body, mind, and spirit in the quest for wellbeing and longevity."
— Deepak Chopra, M.D., co-author of You Are the Universe, founder of The Chopra Foundation, and co-founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing and Jiyo.com

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