"...I strongly recommend Mind Your Own Wellness to all who care about their health. It is easy to read and to use as a reference book. It should be on the bookshelves of every parent. The greatest benefits of good nutrition, stress relief and exercise come from adopting what is in this book early in life, yet at any age one can benefit." --Foreword by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D. - Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Lecturer and Author of Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills
This book contains priceless, hands-on tips to help you get your weight back on track again. It gives you full control over your thoughts, the choices to improve your health, and the chance to reduce your weight, as well as your aches and pains, NATURALLY.
You will discover: * 1) The GOODs or BADs of 14 Common Things that you eat and drink - including Milk, Sugar-Free Foods, Fat-Free Foods, and more... * 2) How your Inner Junky (Junk Food) Voice and Inner Healthy Voice determine how and what you eat. * 3) How to reduce your weight without diet pills and starving. * 4) Ways to improve your health; plus, increase your confidence, energy, and productivity naturally. * 5) The key to keep those unwanted pounds off your body for good, one step at a time.
"Mind Your Own Wellness is healthy living 101. Read it from Cover to Cover!" --Marci Shimoff - Author of Happy For No Reason
"Mind Your Own Wellness is an unique and easy to use eating strategy. Natural health shouldn't be difficult, and Alex Ong has done a wonderful job of outlining effective tips for how to eat better and get over cravings." --Alexandra Jamieson, CHHC, AADP, - Holistic Health Counselor, Starred In SuperSize Me
Mind Your Own Wellness is simple and to the point! Highly recommended for all seeking better health. --Dr. John Gray International Speaker and Best-Selling Author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Mind Your Own Wellness makes sense. It is straightforward and easy to read. Put it to work. --Patricia Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. (Daughter of Paul C. Bragg, N.D., Ph.D. - Originator of Health Food Stores)
Mind Your Own Wellness is one of the better health/diet/nutrition books I have read in a long time. It makes real sense, the methods are easy enough, the healthy lifestyle recommended is simple if you truly want to be well...and the book is as entertaining as it is easy to read! --Jack Ong (no relation to author) Actor-Writer-Activist; voice performer in such audiobooks as The Art of Profitability, Rich Dads Success Stories and Louis L Amours The Diamond of Jeru.
What I love about Alex's plan is that you start slow and build up to more healthy habits as you master the easy ones. That is really important in any self-help program. --Cathy Goodman, Ph.D. Fibromyalgia Patient Activist
This book shows you how and what to eat so you have more energy and vitality. You will learn how to lose weight, feel great, and look good! --Brian Tracy Best-Selling Author, International Speaker, and Author of Flight Plan: The Real Secret of Success
Most people are digging their graves with their mouths. Alex Ong teaches you the completely opposite -- how to live your life with vitality, perfect health and total fulfillment. --Peggy McColl New York Times Best-Selling Author of Your Destiny Switch
This book is great for anyone who has experienced yo-yo dieting. Alex Ong explains how our thoughts could affect what and how we eat. He opens up a new door for anyone who is willing to take control of his or her Inner Junky Voice. --Dr. Joe Vitale Co-Author of The Secret, Author of The Attractor Factor and The Key- --jv
About the Author
Alex Ong is a life example of possibility. After being obese for 20 years, he managed to pull himself out of the obesity well NATURALLY. With the help of Your Power of Thought and the 5 COLOR BELTS EATING FORMULAS from this book, you will discover for yourself that it is truly not that easy to be overweight or stay obese. NO STARVING: GUARANTEED!
What Drove Alex Ong To Complete This Natural Health Book?
Alex was obese for 20 years. At the young age of 25, his cholesterol was at a dangerously high level of 288. After many years of yo-yo dieting, he finally developed a way to get rid of his unwanted pounds and lowered his cholesterol naturally.
He then began writing this book/notes just as a reminder to himself to stay healthy for his wife and children.
Alex also had genetic health warnings: Three of his uncles (3rd, 5th, and 7th uncles) had died of sudden massive heart attacks at the young ages of 43, 50, and 50, respectively!
Then, on September 1st of 2006 (Alex's birthday is September 2nd), he lost his very giving father, again to a sudden massive heart attack. Nothing had impacted him more than losing his dear father and golfing buddy to a heart failure. This did it - it drove Alex to turn his years of yo-yo dieting notes into Mind Your Own Wellness to help others live their healthiest and best, not just for themselves; but also, for their loved ones too.
Alex Ong hopes that we can all live a much healthier and longer life. This book is dedicated to All Lovers Of Health and In Memory Of His Father.
Beginning at age six, 'Fatty Boy' was my nickname. As I grew older, my nickname was changed to Fatty. How fun was it to be called a Fatty? I didn't care much, but I do not recall loving it. Although I was very cheerful by nature, consciously and subconsciously, I hated being fat, especially when it came to changing my clothes. I always wondered how others could stay healthy and looked so neat in their clothes and I always looked so sloppy in whatever I wore.
Years went by and not knowing what to do, I continued to eat what I wanted, whenever I wanted, and as much as I wanted. It was during my teenage years that my nickname was changed from Fatty Boy to Fatty, because I was no longer a small boy. Unfortunately, my Fatty nickname did not go away for many more years. Not even when I was in the swim team, badminton team, martial arts, and in the Army (Combat Unit) - my nickname Fatty was there to stay. Even though the Army's training was tough, somehow, I managed to eat enough junk food to keep up with my nickname Fatty.
I continued to gain weight as I grew older, because I never stopped or cut down on the junk food that I loved to eat. I loved ice cream, chocolate, chocolate milk, chips, fries, cheese, deep-fried foods, and almost everything that was very salty, sweet, or DEEP FRIED; fresh fruits and any kind of vegetables were a No-No for me then.
At age of 20 to 25, something started to change. My energy and concentration levels continued to drop. I was not able to sit through a 45-minute lecture without dozing off several times per class. My stiff neck went from bad to worse as time went by.
1st Turning Point: Meeting With My Future Mother-In-Law
At age 25, my stiff neck was hurting me so badly that I could not sit still without having to rotate my neck frequently to ease my pains. Fortunately, I continued to be myself even when I was in front of my future mother-in-law, I ate like a pig. I would eat all the things that tasted best but were bad for my health.
Then my future mother-in-law order came into play. "You have to go for a blood test," she said. What should I do? Follow her order of course - or I was probably going to lose my chance of marrying her daughter. And it turned out to be a blessing, I found out that my cholesterol was 288 at the age of 25 (a safer cholesterol zone should be less than 200, to reduce the chance of health or heart diseases). In addition, my good cholesterol (HDL) was way too low and my bad cholesterol (LDL) was way too high. What's next?
I started getting into various diet programs and went on all kinds of strict diets. Every program that I tried didn't seem to work; the weight that I lost would come back again soon after the diet program was done. One disappointment after another -- but I just would not give up because I was determined to stay healthy for my future wife and my future kids. Through trial and error, at the fourth year of trying, the Color Belts' Success Formulas started to take shape. Since then, my cholesterol level and weight have been back to normal and my neck pains are gone - for years, naturally. And of course, my nickname Fatty was gone with the fat!
2nd Turning Point: A Phone Call That Changed My Life
Three days prior to September 1st of 2006, a very lovely and giving man was just chatting with me over the phone thousands of miles away. Everything seemed to be normal, as usual. This man also happened to be the man who did not give up hope on me because of my study challenged background.
Fortunately, he believed in me and gave me an opportunity to pursue my studies in the United States. It was at Oklahoma State University that I met my then future wife, Linna, who later turned me into someone who loved to study, read, and write.
Sadly, on September 1st of 2006, I received a phone call from my brother-in-law in Singapore and it was about the very lovely and giving man. I lost him to a sudden massive heart attack. This man is my dear father.
It was the extreme pain of not having him for an extra day that inspired me to convert my years of yo-yo dieting notes into Mind Your Own Wellness to help others live their healthiest and best, not only for themselves, but also, for their loved ones too!
I sincerely hope that this book will inspire you to live your healthiest and best for yourself and your loved ones.
Background:
Alex Ong is a professional speaker, coach, and natural health author. He is a specialist on the subjects of Stress, Weight-Loss, Obesity, Productivity, Natural Health and Wellness - How to lose weight naturally and have less stress in your life.
His #1 mission when presenting is to provide audiences with fun and straightforward steps to improve health, reduce stress and weight naturally. What makes Alex Ong's presentation unique is, he walks his talk. He has been called Fatty Boy by others for years and he certainly know what it takes to be heavy and most importantly, he knows how to use the fun and straightforward steps to become healthy again.
Alex has been featured on various radio stations across the U.S. and in Australia. He was also a featured speaker at the National Health Freedom Expo. He has spoken to thousands and his audience includes members of the National Institute of Health, FDIC, FBI, HUD, US Air Force, National Science Foundation, US Army, US Navy, USDA, Chicago Housing Authority, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NASA, National Library of Medicine, and many more.
He attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma. He holds a Master's Degree in Marketing including the in-depth understanding of Advertising, Research, and Consumer Behavior - Consumer Psychology and Buying Behavior.
In 1989, he received the Distinction Awards in Life-Saving and he was a Certified Combat Medic in the Army Infantry Unit in the 1990s. He has been in the field of sales and customer relations for over 15 years. Prior to developing MIND YOUR OWN WELLNESS's Eating Formulas, he spent half a decade of his efforts as the head of the Advertising and Marketing departments in the food industry. He lives in Illinois, with his lovely wife Linna and his two children.
Check out Alex's Web site at http://www.MindYourOwnWellness.com for more information. He loves to hear from readers - success stories, feedback, or suggestions, please email to info@MindYourOwnWellness.com
This review is from: Mind Your Own Wellness: Turning Thoughts Into Reality (Paperback)
This may be the most relaxing book I've read. Alex Ong's tone is supremely authoritative yet as patient as a caring father. The result is magic.
In Mind Your Own Wellness, Ong accumulated an immeasurable quantity and quality of information regarding nutrition, psychology and human nature, biology, disease and aging, the food industry in the U.S., stress, wellness, self-esteem and wealth. He shaped this information and presented it in the most positive and accessible manner imaginable. In doing so, Ong has given us a great gift that far exceeds the price of the book.
No short cuts to increased energy and confidence were provided. Perhaps none exists but that is probably for the good since we're prone to stress ourselves attempting to find solutions using shortcuts. The focus is on the way we think coupled with solid information about food and the world we inhabit. Lessons from this book make us like quarry that escapes the prey (debilitating diseases and painful conditions) because we've learned to run (eat the healthy foods and avoid the truly unhealthy foods).
The brilliance of this book is in its approach. Ong uses his background in martial arts and philosophy to direct us to change in positive ways. He teaches us to see pain in junk food, for example, using these techniques. Imagine seeing pain in unhealthy foods. That's something this book did for or even to me through its descriptions of how junk food affects the body and ends up causing physical and psychological pain. Ong decodes messages of food industry advertisements in a way that greatly reduces their power to influence the mind, what he calls junky food voices. Two inner voices are revealed, the healthy food voice and the junky food voice. These inner voices are always in conflict as they compete to influence our choices and behavior. Once we understand these voices, we can begin to deal with them in a calm and far-sighted manner.
Mind Your Own Wellness is organized in a way that makes it a page-turner yet touches all the bases in the quest to live a better life with a focus on the effects of all types of foods on the human condition. Many thought processes in this book, which seem packaged to get into long-term memory with the least resistance, are life-changing even in isolation. Instructions on how to drink water include temperature, timing, quantity, association with other variables, and type were profound. Protein sources and their affect on calcium contradicted my cherished beliefs. Breathing fundamentals increased my awareness of my current stress levels. Organic apple cider vinegar was a big surprise. The section on labels got me immediately looking at labels of food items in the house and made me understand that food labeling, while extraordinarily valuable, is a political construct. "No trans fat per serving" means there may be trans fat if you have more than one serving, for example. The financial gearing within simple food choices took me well beyond the reasoning that I had worked out on my own. I am certain any individual will find subjects covered that even in isolation would make reading this book worthwhile.
Not wanting to sound gushing in my endorsement of this book, I've actually held back. I've ordered this book for family members as gifts and will keep mine to review chapters from time to time. I highly recommend Mind Your Own Wellness.
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This review is from: Mind Your Own Wellness: Turning Thoughts Into Reality (Paperback)
This is not a book for quick fixes and rapid weight loss, that invariably leads to the yo-yo syndrome, causing harm to your health and your self-esteem. It's a book that leads to lasting results and a healthier "You." The person you were meant to feel and look like. Author Alex Ong spent 20 years as a "fatty," so he has been there, and done that. Ong knows all the pitfalls of listening to your "Inner Junky Voice," and also knows the way out of that pleasure/pain cycle, and how the gradual strengthening of your "Inner Healthy Voice" can bring about vibrant health and a slender body.
Page 99 has an easy to use BMI chart (no more adding and multiplying with a calculator) to find out exactly where you are in the battle of the bulge (I have found the BMI index very helpful in determining my goals). The section on breathing is excellent (Chapter 12) and something we so often forget how to do correctly...something as simple as breathing! If you choose to, there is also a 1 day a week "break" from your healthy way of eating, where you can observe how you feel, when eating according to your past habits. How you tolerate that "over full" feeling, if you are tired the following day, etc. I especially like Ong's asking us to observe our plates after we have eaten, after baked/steamed food, or deep fried and cheesy stuff. Ong has an eye-opening way to really prove the difference of the substances left on the plates on pg. 93.
There are 5 levels, or a "Color Belt" formula, which ranges from White Belt (10% healthy food, 90% junky food) to Black Belt (80% healthy, 20% junky). Menus and suggestions are given for every level, and what makes them easy to apply is that there is nothing drastic, nothing that is unrealistic to follow no matter what your lifestyle or work schedule. The key is moderation. There are no "food police" in "Mind Your Own Wellness," and the key word Ong uses often is "Minimize." Minimize the junk food gradually and you will see those lasting results. You will feel better, look better (and stop having a "Fat Closet" and a "Thin Closet," not to mention those hours we ladies spend trying on everything we own to find something we "don't look so fat in").
Ong is a great motivational writer, and has a charming and unique way of expressing himself, with an enthusiasm that is contagious, and he is an expert in how to lose weight naturally. Though I no longer need to lose weight, I'm still learning about health and diet issues; I learned a lot from "Mind Your Own Wellness," and think you will too.
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This review is from: Mind Your Own Wellness: Turning Thoughts Into Reality (Paperback)
Alex Ong has published what feels like a personal letter to those of us who care about our health - but MIND YOUR OWN WELLNESS is instead a book that will gather a flock of readers who want a simple manner to address and change not only the burgeoning obesity tendency but also the seemingly simple steps to taking control of our minds and bodies in general. His writing style is natural, homespun, and free of preaching, yet in this little book he offers more information for the layman about the truth of organic foods, the importance of watching labels of the things we put into our systems in haste to keep up a pace of living that is in itself a deleterious, and makes common sense out of 'dieting'. Ong is not a Nutritionist selling a product line or a doctor looking to increase a following. He is instead an 'ex-fatty' who got serious about his weight and his mental activity and it is this journey he shares. His various color Color Belts for gradually altering eating habits are sound and easy to follow. This is a simple, lighthearted book that could very well help those who border on being overweight fight that battle successfully.
Reading MIND YOUR OWN WELLNESS makes the reader want to sit down and learn more from this practical health guru. Highly recommended reading for all age groups - including chubby youngsters! Grady Harp, February 10
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