phies important in understanding how to achieve a balance of health
and fitness, and optimal human performance. Since your health is so
dependent upon the food you eat, this book extensively discusses
food and nutrition, with some of the material challenging many long-
held popular beliefs. Exercise is basic not only to fitness but also to
health, and thus several chapters of this book discuss developing or
modifying physical activity that is most appropriate for your needs.
Lastly, the final chapters on self-health management tie together all
the wisdom in the book. Included is the newest information that is
scientifically based and clinically relevant, presented in a user-friend-
ly format, with specific actions you can take to understand and pre-
vent the most dangerous diseases facing modern humankind. By cor-
recting and diverting seemingly subtle problems, you can prevent
disease, modify the aging process, and drastically improve the quali-
ty of your life. We have more control over our health — through food,
nutrition, stress control, exercise and other factors — than ever imag-
ined. The remedies for the greatest of ailments have been with us all
along. By redirecting and rethinking your responsibility in health
care, you can immediately begin reaping the benefits.
With all the changes through these five editions of “In Fitness and
In Health,” the basic principles are the same as when the very first
version of this book was created in the early 1980s. Then, talking
about “good fats” and “bad carbohydrates” was blasphemy, and
“easy exercise” was difficult to explain in an era of “no pain, no gain.”
Most of these old tenants are being put aside by science, yet many
continue to thrive in the public eye because tradition is so powerful.
But along the way, many authors and companies started promoting
similar ideas, programs and products (and some were essentially
copies of what I presented). I am always happy to see the sharing of
ideas since the ultimate goal is to help people achieve optimal health
and fitness.
While many so-called health programs and diets come and go
there is no one approach for everyone, except one that teaches how to
individualize health and fitness to meet each of our unique needs.
This book will help you do just that — determine which lifestyle fac-
tors best match your particular needs. By the end of the book you will
know not only how to live most healthfully, and full of enjoyment,
but also how to die most successfully.
lily
(lily)
#1