Perfect Bones : A Six-Point Plan to Promote Healthy Bones [Paperback]

Pamela Levin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2000

Presents an easy to understand six-part plan that harnesses the incredible healing power of clinical nutrition to promote healthy bones. Based on the premise that every person can achieve the nutritional balance which is at the core not only of healthy bones but of all health. Written by an author who used this groundbreaking new method to recover her own bone health.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Pam's genius in the professional community is no longer the secret of a few. She possesses a framework of intelligence supported by the necessary knowledge and experience... Her book and writings indicate she has understood what true health care really is - taking care of the whole person as a living physical organism... She believes there are no hopeless situations, only those that think hopelessly.

Pam's achievement in this book is based not only on her knowledge of clinical nutrition and C.R.A. (Contact Reflex Analysis) but also on her contributions to the field of human development and emotional health. (She is the author of Becoming the Way We Are and Cycles of Power).

It is obvious her talents will give new life to the alternative health community. -- Dick Versendaal, D.C., Founder, C.R.A. and teacher of health professionals

About the Author

Pamela Levin, R.N., is an award-winning author. In writing this book as a nutritional journalist, she draws on over 30 years' experience in the health field. She compiled Perfect Bones out of gratitude after recovering her own bone health using the methods described in these pages.

She is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Nursing, Chicago, has over 70 hours of postgraduate education in advanced clinical nutrition, and is a practitioner of Contact Reflex Analysis.

She studied Transactional Analysis with its founder, Eric Berne, and became the first nurse to be awarded Clinical, then Teaching Membership in its international organization. She has taught and trained health professionals in 51 U.S. cities and in 6 foreign countries on 4 continents.

Her other writings, now in ten languages, include numerous published articles and four books which have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. Her books Becoming the Way We Are and Cycles of Power received the Eric Berne Memorial Scientific Award, and are the foundation for Jean Illsley Clarke's parent education system, Self-Esteem, a Family Affair and Growing Up Again; as well as John Bradshaw's book and PBS series, Homecoming. She has been in private practice since 1970. She is the mother of 2 grown children.

To fill out a self-assessment questionaire of 84 warning signs visit the Perfect Bones WebSite.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Nourishing Co (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967271800
• ISBN-13: 978-0967271804
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,735,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pam Levin Has Done it Again, March 30, 2000

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Elaine Chillds Howell, ARNP, PhD (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perfect Bones : A Six-Point Plan to Promote Healthy Bones (Paperback)

Pam Levin has done it again. She has produced a book which has very clear relevance to the human condition of becoming healthy and staying healthy. While her other books were about self-care and nourishing the developmental perspectives of life, this one is about nutrition and nourishing this body - our physical aspect. In a clear, cogent and well researched and well scripted fifteen chapters, Pam outlines the causes of osteoporosis and the cure. She points out the statistics that in the next 60 years (listen up you x generation and boomers) we will have over 135 million people suffering with this debilitating disease. The fact that osteoporosis (sick bone disease) is probably a cause of heart disease, and therefore contributes to the top two killers (heart disease and cancer), is startling. This is a serious disease which is thought to have a pediatric onset. It is not too late to pay attention to good nutrition and to the way in which we use synthetic supplements. Many of the synthetic supplements may be poorly absorbed because their synthetic nature is not compatible with the body's needs. Pam, with the help of case studies, including her own frightening encounter with back and hip problems and devastating pain which kept her bedridden, outlines a six point program to restore the nutritional balance and feed our sick bones appropriately. The book gives the most cogent and coherent discussion of nutrition, food sources and nutritional supplements for healing and recovering from osteoporosis that I have ever red. Yes, osteoporosis is not irreversible! Perfect Bones includes a list of 84 signs for this "silent" disease. The book gives a review of medical options and their side effects. It provides interviews with leading experts on bone health. The dangers of taking synthetic nutritional supplements are discussed and list are provided of over 100

whole-food concentrates available in the market place. The book gives directions on how you can find a qualified practitioner to research your own bone health. Levin points out that "my bones are not your bones" and that each of us is unique and deserving of a unique program rather than the "one size fits all" approach. The way in which the program is fitted to your uniqueness is through Applied Kineseology and a diagnostic system known as Contact Reflex Analysis (Versendaal). In this system your body is asked the questions about your

nutritional needs through the electrical system of the body. This diagnostic process does not require complicated machinery, simply your own body's inner knowledge of what it needs, and a qualified practitioner to ask the right questions.

This book is an easy and interesting read and a positive MUST READ for anyone wishing to achieve the perfect ten of a healthy and balanced body and bones. I highly recommend it, and

having experienced this diagnostic process and healed myself through it I am very exited that this information be read and accepted by professionals and all in need of it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars END OSTEOPOROSIS NOW!, March 6, 2000

By 

Elaine Childs Gowell (Seattle. Wa. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perfect Bones : A Six-Point Plan to Promote Healthy Bones (Paperback)

Pam Levin has done it once more. She has produced a book which has very clear relevance to the human condition of becoming healthy and staying healthy This book is about nourishing the body. In a clear, cogent, well researched and well scripted fifteen chapters, Pam outlines the causes of osteoporosis and the cure. She points out the statistics that in the next 60 years the US will have over 135 million people suffering with this debilitating disease. The fact that osteoporosis (sick bone disease) is probably a cause of heart disease, and therefore contributes to the top two killers (heart disease and cancer) is startling. This is a serious disease which is thought to have pediatric onset. It is not too late to pay attention to good nutrition and to the unhealthy foods and inadequate supplements we use. Many of the foods we eat and drink are toxic, and the synthetic suppplements may be poorly absorbed because their synthetic nature is not compatible with the body's needs. The phosphates in carbonated drinks leaches calcium from the bones. With the help of case studies including her own frightening encounter with back and hip problems and devastating pain which kept her bedridden, she outlines a six point program to restore nutritional balance and feed our sick bones appropriately. The book gives the most cogent and coherent discussion of nutrition, food sources and nutritional supplements for healing and recovering from osteopoorosis that I have ever read. Yes, osteoporosis is not irreversible! PERFECT BONES includes a list of 84 signs for this "silent" disease. The book gives a review of medical options and their side effects. It provides interviews with leading experts on bone health. It lists over 100 whole-food concentrates available the market place. The book gives directions on how to find a qualified practioner to research your own bone health. Levin points out that "your bones are not my bones" and that each of us is unique and deserving of a unique program rather than a "one size fits all" approach. The way in which the program is fitted to your uniqueness is through Applied Kenesiology and a diagnostic system known as Contact Reflex Analysis (Versendahl). In this system your body is asked the questions about your nutritional needs through the electrical system of the body. This diagnostic process does not require complex machinery, simply your own body's inner knowledge of that it needs is accessed and a qualified practioner knows how to ask the right questions of your body. This book is an easy and interesting read and a positive MUST READ for any one wishing to achieve the perfect ten of a healthy and balanced body and bones. I highly recommend it, and having experienced the process and healed myself through it I am excited that this information is avaiable and will be read and accepted by professionals and all in need of PERFECT BONES.