Rita J. Stec, M.D.
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Excerpts from A Woman's Home Health Companion
Foundations for Optimal Health & Wellness
"...While the basic principles of nutrition, exercise and stress management are quite simple, the challenge of integrating these into your daily life can be difficult. These three pillars - nutrition, exercise, and healthy lifestyle - are the foundations of vibrant health and wellness. I will discuss each of these in detail in the next three chapters, and give you easy and specific steps to get started..." READ MORE.....
Chapter 1 - Nutrition
Creating Healthy Weight & Vibrant Energy in a Land of Fat & Sugar
"What's the optimal nutrition for our bodies? I mean, what is the best fuel for our bodies to function smoothly and efficiently? To answer this question, we need to look at how our body's digestive system (mouth, throat, stomach, small intestines, and colon) works, which foods provide the best building materials to replace our worn out parts, and which foods best provide the energy to keep all systems up and running. Knowing this will help us choose the foods that are best suited for human beings. There's a pretty big difference in eating for our health and eating for pleasure. (Using food for celebration and emotional comfort are discussed in Chapter 11 "Over-Fat & Under-Nourished".) Now, our focus is on food as optimal fuel for our body's optimal functioning..."
Optimal Fuel For Humans
Dr. Rita's Optimal Human Wellness Pyramid
This pyramid summarizes the optimal human foods or fuel, as well as the two other aspects of maximizing our wellness, exercise and lifestyle. For now, focus on the food portion of this pyramid. I'll also talk about the foods you don't see in the pyramid.
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Chapter 2 - Excercise
Move it, Girlfriend!
"...Excercise is critical to our health for the follwoing reasons:
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Chapter 3 - Lifestyle
Our Mind-Body-Environment Dynamic
...Your lifestyle is the combination of your habits, what and how you do things, and the reasons for your actions. Your lifestyle reflects your attitudes and values... In this section, our focus will be on those components of lifestyle that most strongly affect our health and wellness, and over which we have a significant element of choice and control.
These include: sleep, mindfulness & accidents, cleanliness, sexual activity, skin care, and spirituality.
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Part II - Taking Control - Your Body, Your Health
"...Who is responsible for your health? The government - federal, state or county? Your insurance company? No and No. Government and insurance companies deal with healthcare systems - how to deliver healthcare services and pay for them... Back to my questions...You and I - we are each responsible for our own health and wellness...However, even with our very best efforts, an accident or major illness can affect us, and hopefully we'll be prepared to deal with it, which means accessing our healthcare system..."
Learn how to effectively use your time with your physician to get the most out of your visit.
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Part III - Women's Most Important Health Concerns
...In this section, we will be talking about the most important diseases in women, meaning the ones we are most likely to suffer and die from. I will also discuss women's most common symptoms, and what to do about them.
First of all, we need to lay some groundwork. I want you to understand what underlies most diseases, as this will help you to prevent most problems. The most common and most lethal diseases in women are cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. What do these seemingly very different diseases all have in common? Malfunction of our immune system...
Learn how to keep your immune system - the "gatekeeper of your wellness" - functioning optimally for you.
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