Dr. Vonda Wright's Guide to Thrive: Four Steps to Body, Brains, and Bliss [Paperback]

Dr. Vonda Wright MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2011

Dr. Wright unfolds her Guide to THRIVE by preparing readers for six remarkable months of Body, Brains and Bliss transformation using the her framework of the four practical steps. As a scientist and physician, Dr. Wright backs up each step with the latest science about the vital connections between the body, the brain, and bliss (emotional health) and equips readers to move, eat, think, and feel in order to THRIVE.

Readers will be invited to join Dr. Wright s online FAN (fitness and nutrition) Club where they can enter their own health, fitness and nutrition data and receive instant interactive information and encouragement.

Dr. Wright adds depth to her approach by addressing the science of thriving in everyday terms and teaches readers, as she teaches her patients and residents, to understand complex and practical information easily. The book addresses injury prevention, recipes and grocery lists, as well as stories and vignettes of thriving from her own life and those of her patients.

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About the Author

Vonda Wright is a highly respected orthopaedic surgeon and expert in musculoskeletal ageing, a best-selling author, and successful entrepreneur.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books; Original edition (August 25, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600785999
• ISBN-13: 978-1600785993
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.5 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight and to the point - Get Your Brain Back August 31, 2011

By Drs. Joseph and Julita Awkard

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I preordered this book because I was so pleased with Vonda's first book, Fitness After 40. I finally got it on August 25 and I read it cover to cover on a plane trip from Pittsburgh to Miami on August 26. I love it. The layout is appealing and draws you in immediately. The book is a step by step guide to improving the quality of your life, especially at mid-life. It gives you easy to follow exercises to perform and thought provoking exercises to assess the quality of your life and what you want out of life. The book is a workbook of sorts, so you commit to the plan by writing down what you want to achieve. I have found that writing down anything helps to manifest the outcome. I was also bowled over by the practical tips on eating. Vonda even gives you what she eats over the course of a week and tips on getting it on the table fast with no excuses. Love it. I am a busy, harried professional who has followed Vonda's recommendations for years. People say I look to be in my 30's - early 40's when I will turn 60 next April. The one thing that I do need help on is my memory and that is why I waited so expectantly for this book. I have already started doing the warm-up exercises and have started doing more intense workouts to boost my brain activity. I will post again in 2 months with an update. In the meantime, get this book if you are starting to wonder where your memory went. My parents' names appear as the reviewers when their youngest daughter has written this review. Couldn't figure out how to change it.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars really not liking it April 27, 2012

By BSan

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I had seen this recommended and got it, but I really don't like either the layout or the content. It's more a work book style where you write down lists/goals. The exercises aren't anything new or special and there's really not a whole lot of information. I know she's a doctor but the book is written in a tone where the reader is talked down to, yet also there's a fake perky tone "EAT=ing and MOVE-ing and THRIVE-ing"