The Rest of Health: Learn the 7 Vital Strategies to Optimize your Wellbeing [Paperback]

David Cameron (Author), Sonya Cameron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2009

Weaving concrete strategies into a lively, entertaining story, this book reads like compelling fiction yet has the heart and soul of informative non-fiction. Look over Mike’s shoulder, the lead character in this book, as he acquires the counsel of his doctor, therapist and pastor. Glean from it all, without ever having to pay a single co-pay or donation. Walk along with Mike, as he learns and implements seven critical skills both at work and at home in his marriage. His example paves the way for you to apply these concepts immediately to your own life.
This doctor-therapist writing team has condensed the most influential factors of health from their respective fields into one sensible how-to-guide. In effect, they have produced a well-rounded manual for improving one’s condition across the major domains of health: physical, psychological, social and spiritual. The Camerons have integrated these essential elements of health into a comprehensive framework on wellness.
Designed for use by individuals, book clubs or church small groups, this book satisfies the hunger for relevant, adept methods for improving the way you feel and experience life. Created with interactive worksheets, self-assessments and discussion questions, it deeply engages readers and reinforces their learning. Those who apply these influential skills and use the practical tools provided will be launched from mere good intentions into the reality of better health. At last, achieve the health, vitality and peace of mind that you have long desired. The Rest of Health brings to life the most time-tested, true essentials of well-being in one personable, attractive manuscript.

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About the Author

David Cameron is a Family Physician and Clinical Faculty at the University of Washington. Sonya Cameron is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Adjunct Professor for Life Pacific College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: VMI Publishers (September 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933204966
• ISBN-13: 978-1933204963
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,017,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the kindness' you can show yourself: reading this book, October 20, 2009

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Laura Donovan (Auburn, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rest of Health: Learn the 7 Vital Strategies to Optimize your Wellbeing (Paperback)

I finished it just the other day. Terrific! I catch myself in different thought traps and yep, you know your stuff. It works. Very good book. Loved following the story line. Very equiping. Actually felt like I had access to a doctor/counselor in my hand. Have fun through the journey, I am sure you two will be a great success.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best self-help for basic life ever!, January 14, 2010

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Wyn (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rest of Health: Learn the 7 Vital Strategies to Optimize your Wellbeing (Paperback)

This was an excellent read, the best self-improvement guide that I have ever come across. I learned more about quality mental health and ways to improve your life than I did spending 3 years with a psychiatrist. The basics is a man. Mike, who has a panic attack that leads him to explore the idea that perhaps he needs to change some of the ways that he has been thinking, reacting, and living his life. His doctor sends him to a Christian counselor and he also talks to his pastor. Along the way these people give him not only biblical foundations on how to live but also print-outs with questions and steps to follow. These print-outs are of course included in the the book. At the end of each chapter are some very thought provoking questions about how your own life mirrors what Mike has just experienced and asks you to think about how you have handled these trials in the past and what you could do differently in the future. Mike's story makes this book enjoyable to read preventing the reader from feeling like it is a textbook. The wording used is common everyday text helping with the flow of the story and taking away any feelings of being overwhelmed with information. Definitely a keeper for the library to be read over and over.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the BEST book of its kind I have ever read!, January 2, 2010

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Kim "Kim Martinez" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rest of Health: Learn the 7 Vital Strategies to Optimize your Wellbeing (Paperback)

This book is incredible. Written primarily for men (I think, since the main character is a man), this book uses the popular leadership fable style and talks about being healthy from your brain-out.

Did you know that your body health is really a by-product of good brain health? If you are carrying around extra brain baggage, then you are also going to have extra bad-health baggage. This book is a fable about a guy named Mike who learns a lot about living in his own skin at home and at work - and thereby improves his overall health.

Would you love to lower your cholesterol, blood pressure and lose weight? The keys can be found in the Rest of Health.

The seven vital strategies to optimize your well being are:

1.looking to learn
2.transforming your thinking
3.establishing healthy boundaries
4.caring for your body
5.raising your emotional IQ (one of the chapters in this section is called `the taming of the shrewd')
6.cultivating your spiritual life
7.fine tuning relationships

I highly recommend this book. Seriously - just the appendices are worth the price of the book. It is a fun read, and it doesn't dumb down any of the issues at hand.