Improve Your Family's Future Today Are you tired of losing weight that inevitably comes back? Are you concerned about your kids' health and want to be a fit family? If so, this book is for you. The key to long-term success is to get the entire family involved in a healthy lifestyle. Not only does motivation jump when you realize the influence you have on your spouse and kids, but healthy habits are so much easier--and satisfying--when people you love enjoy them too. In Fat-Proof Your Family, Dr. Ron Eaker presents simple, practical, and livable ways to lose fat and achieve lasting health and wellness. Together you can: • Stop the cycle of family-related weight problems • Get fit with uncomplicated, age-specific goals and plans • Pursue physical and emotional and spiritual health • Enjoy variety rather than endure restrictions • Learn what really works, based on science not fad This isn't a pie-in-the-sky approach. And it's not about quick fixes, secret formulas, or even diets (they don't work!). The "Fat-Proof" lifestyle is for normal, busy families like yours. It represents hope for a better life now and in the future. As a parent, it's one of the best gifts you can give yourself and your children.
Dr. Ron Eaker is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and went on to complete his medical school training at UT's Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis. He completed his residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 1988 where he served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Eaker is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a clinical advisor to the American Running and Fitness Association. In 1994 he was awarded the national Focus on Patient Education Award by the American College of Ob-Gyn for his innovative patient education program on menopause, and has been listed in 'America's Best Doctors' for the past four years. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the North American Menopause Society, American Bariatric Society, and Southern Medical Association. He is the past Chief-of-staff and Chairman of the department of OB-Gyn at St.Joseph Hospital. Most recently, he is a founding board member of the Institute of Religion and Health, a non-profit group that connects the spiritual, business and medical communities.
Dr. Eaker has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows such as Life Today with James Robison, Moody radio, and Janet Parshall's America discussing women's health care and he conducts several seminars every year on the biblical principles of health and healing.
His greatest asset, other than his faith in God, is his wife Susan and his two daughters Katie and Caroline. He is a member of Trinity-on-the-Hill United Methodist Church where he regularly teaches Sunday School and Disciple Bible study. When he is not playing with the kids, working, speaking, sleeping, or eating'.he is running, having completed fourteen marathons including Chicago and four Boston Marathons.
His newest book is "A Woman's Guide to Hormone Health" explores everything menopause, including natural and alternative treatments, diet, exercise, and much more. His first book "Fat Proof Your Family" gives you practical advice on lifestyle changes to get both you and your kids on the path to lifelong fitness.
