A Life Less Stressed: the five pillars of health and wellness

by Ron Ehrlich

Overview

A holistic guide to the stresses that wear us down and the simple changes we can make to lead happier, healthier, and more resilient lives.

Life has never been more stressful. It is no coincidence that chronic degenerative disorders such as cancer, heart disease, autoimmune illnesses, and mental-health conditions are on the rise. But if we want to tackle them, we need to look beyond their symptoms. That is the message of dentist and health advocate Ron Ehrlich.

He explores why public health messages have been so confusing and often contradictory, including the role of the food and pharmaceutical industries in all parts our healthcare system. It’s a story that’s easy to miss but difficult to ignore. He then untangles how problems in one part of the body are intimately connected to the whole and how we as individuals are inextricably linked to our own environment. Ehrlich redefines the stresses that affect us in our modern world, and shows how to strengthen the five pillars — sleep, breathing, nutrition, movement, and thought — that support our health.

A Life Less Stressed will help you develop a broader understanding of the challenges we face today and empower you to take control, build resilience, and be the best you can be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925548792
Publisher:	Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
Publication date:	01/02/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Ron Ehrlich, BDS (Syd Uni), FACNEM, is a holistic dentist and one of Australia’s leading holistic-health advocates. As co-founder of the Sydney Holistic Dental Centre, Ron has been in private practice in the Sydney CBD for over 35 years. Having received his Fellowship from the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine in 1996, he went on to serve on the Board and as vice-president of the College. He is also co-founder and a board member of Nourishing Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting nutritional and environmental health. In his new podcast, Unstress, as well as in presentations and workshops, he explores and expands on the themes outlined in this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Understanding Public Health Messages

1 An Integrative, Holistic Approach to Health 21

2 A Personal Journey 33

3 Big Pharma, Big Profits 38

4 The Food Pyramid and Other Myths 57

Part 2 Redefining Stress

5 Emotional Stress 83

6 Nutritional Stress 104

7 Environmental Stress 136

8 Dental Stress 162

9 Postural Stress 200

Part 3 Taking Control of Your Health

10 Sleep 227

11 Breathing 256

12 Nutrition 274

13 Movement 325

14 Thought 343

Conclusion 355

Acknowledgement: Expressing Gratitude 361

Notes 365

Index 387

Editorial Reviews

Thoroughly researched and thought-provoking…Ehrlich’s five pillars are the real key to reducing the ongoing carnage from modern diseases that have strained and almost broken our current inappropriately called “health system”.’
—Dr Ross Walker

“Well-written and accessible…a comprehensive walk through the whole of holistic medicine. But this is no simple opinion piece: everything Ehrlich says is either backed up in the text or with references that people can look up.”
—Dr Carole Hungerford, author of Good Health in the 21st Century

“It’s an holistic guide to the stresses capable of wearing you down and the simple changes you can make to lead a happier, healthier and more resilient life. You can’t lose.”
—Better Homes & Gardens

From the Publisher

‘Thoroughly researched and thought-provoking … Ehrlich’s five pillars are the real key to reducing the ongoing carnage from modern diseases that have strained and almost broken our current inappropriately called “health system”.’

Dr Ross Walker

’Well-written and accessible … a comprehensive walk through the whole of holistic medicine. But this is no simple opinion piece: everything Ehrlich says is either backed up in the text or with references that people can look up.’

Dr Carole Hungerford

It’s an holistic guide to the stresses capable of wearing you down and the simple changes you can make to lead a happier, healthier and more resilient life. You can’t lose.’

Better Homes & Gardens