Nature's Detox Plan: A Program For Physical And Emotional Detoxification [Paperback]

Roy Mankovitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2009

The author, a NASA spacecraft designer, inventor, lawyer, entrepreneur, and holistic health practitioner, embarked on a twenty year research project to determine how the human body could remain healthy for the longest possible time. If you are interested in learning his results in the area of detoxification, read Nature's Detox Plan - A Program for Physical and Emotional Detoxification, which is an excerpt of the detoxification and lifestyle portions of his previously published book, The Wellness Project - A Rocket Scientist's Blueprint for Health. Find out why eating three kinds of "dirt" can be important to maintain your health, and how certain types of emotional detoxification can speed up the removal of physical toxins from your body. This book also includes sections on lifestyle and our environment, proving that staying healthy is not rocket science!

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About the Author

About the Author - Roy Mankovitz His academic background includes a degree in engineering science from Columbia University, as well as a doctorate in law. As a NASA Advanced Technical Studies group member, he has authored several publications in the field of rocket science. He is a named inventor in more than sixty patents, several of which are in the field of health. As an intellectual property attorney, he has been instrumental in the success of a diverse group of companies. He is on the advisory board of organizations active in the field of health, and the benefactor of university research projects in the wellness area. Research into health and the prevention of illness has been his passion for two decades, and he holds certifications in nutrition and alternative health. This book is an easy to read summary of this research on physical and emotional detoxification, where he uses common sense to challenge many of the cherished assumptions in these fields, demonstrating that being healthy is not rocket science! He lives in Montecito, California, with his wife Kathleen and their two Tonkinese cats that, incidentally, have been tenth-generation bred in accordance with the fundamental precepts of this book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Montecito Wellness LLC (January 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0980158486
• ISBN-13: 978-0980158489
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With an undergraduate degree from Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, and a Juris Doctorate in law, Roy Mankovitz has pursued diverse career paths as a rocket scientist, lawyer, inventor, entrepreneur and, most recently, researcher and author in the field of nature-based illness prevention.

In the field of rocket science, Mr. Mankovitz designed unmanned spacecraft control systems for lunar and Mars soft landing spacecraft and deep space probes, was a member of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Advanced Technical Studies group, and authored several NASA publications in the field.

As an inventor, Mr. Mankovitz is named in more than 60 patents, including many in the field of consumer electronics, as well as in the field of health. His inventions include on-screen television program guides used to search and select television programs, parental control features, and interactive television. Upcoming technology includes radio television innovations designed to making radio and television an interactive experience.

In the field of law, Mr. Mankovitz has had a rewarding career as an intellectual property attorney specializing in patent, trademark copyright and licensing matters. He implemented very successful programs to protect and monetize the intellectual property rights of companies and individuals, spawning an entire industry devoted to doing just that.

As an entrepreneur, Mr. Mankovitz has been the founder, co-founder, officer, and director of a diverse group of successful companies, some which are now publicly traded. He is on the advisory board of many organizations and nonprofits in the field of health, and has been the benefactor and moving force behind university research in the area of illness prevention.

In the field of health, Mr. Mankovitz is the founder and director of Montecito Wellness, devoted to research in the area of human wellness using nature as the template. He has published several books in the field, including The Wellness Project, The Original Diet - The Omnivore's Solution, and Nature's Detox Plan - A Program for Physical and Emotional Detoxification. His inventions in the field include a non-toxic plant-based sunscreen (Berrynol), and he has funded successful research at UC Santa Barbara's Department of Cellular Biology in support of his theory that plant cyanins provide protection against skin cancer.

At present, Mr. Mankovitz is co-authoring additional books in the field of health, including a novel, and has co-founded a technology company whose mission is to revolutionize the future of television.