Take the Stress Out of Your Life: A Medical Doctor's Proven Program to Minimize Stress and Maximize Health [Book with Two Audio CDs] [Paperback]

M.D. Jay Winner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008

The majority of doctor visits are for stress-related disorders, which can include obesity, heart disease, chronic pain, depression, and infertility. Drawing from more than two decades treating the physical and psychological effects of stress, Dr. Jay Winner clearly lays out how to control the condition through a series of lifestyle modifications, simple mental exercises, and relaxation techniques-without resorting to pills or overwhelming life changes. With two CDs that walk you through stress-reduction exercises, implementing these techniques is fast, effective, and easy to do. For anyone suffering from negative stress, Take the Stress out of Your Life is the ultimate guide for coping with unanticipated stressful situations and creating a long-term plan for permanent stress relief.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A great teaching, simply presented. It's practical, wise, and truly valuable for a healthy life.”

—Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., author of A Path with Heart

“Take the Stress Out of Your Life is Practical, Useful, and Effective.”

—Dean Ornish, M.D., prominent researcher and best-selling author of Stress Diet and Your Heart, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease, and Love and Survival
 

“A practical guide to a healthier and happier life that inspires us with hopeful examples.”

—Richard Roberts, M.D., J.D., past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians and president-elect of the World Organization of Family Doctors

“I highly recommend this book and CD set as a wonderful easy way to decrease your stress and improve your health. It is an entertaining read packed with important and useful information.”

—Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
 

“A terrific guide—accessible and immensely practical—for dealing with the largest everyday problem of modern times. Dr. Winner makes a stress-free life seem within our reach. Honestly, I learned a lot myself!”

—Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education, Mindful Awareness Research Center, UCLA, and author of Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens
 

“Being a healthy person in today's world means that you understand and know how to manage stress. If managing your stress is on your list, then this resource is a must have. Jay Winner has compiled a great book on everything you ever wanted to know about stress and how to live in joy!”

—Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D., best-selling author of If Life is a Game, These are the Rules and of Negaholics: How to Overcome Negativity and Turn Your Life Around

“There is genius in simplicity! [Take the Stress Out of Your Life] is excellent. It is the best new book about stress management that I have read in years.”

—Ronald G. Nathan, Ph.D., co-author of Stress Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Wellness

“In his book Take the Stress Out of Your Life, Dr. Winner covers an amazing amount of material in a reasonably few number of pages. In doing so he takes on a fascinating variety of roles. He is part family doctor, part psychologist, part meditational teacher, part preacher, part inspirational speaker, part cheerleader, and part friend.


As if that were not enough, the way he writes is better than all of those combined. His sincerity, honesty, and humility are compelling and his relaxed, conversational, anecdotal writing style renders this information accessible to everyone, including the type of person who would never read, much less enjoy a book on stress management.


This book is an easy read. I will give this book to my patients because I trust they will enjoy it and therefore will be much more likely to follow its suggestions than most of the other stress management books I have read."
—Larry Bascom, Ph.D., Past President of the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association
 

“Dr. Winner offers practical advice for dealing with everyday stress. You can use this book and CD set to help find personal peace in a chaotic world.”

—Bruce Bagley, M.D., Past President of the American Academy of Family Physicians

“[Take the Stress Out of Your Life] is understandable, and engaging. It is written so that a layman can understand it, but it also provides physicians with the knowledge and skills they need to help patients manage stress.


This is not material that is taught in medical school and it's probably not in most residency curricula. I suspect that if more physicians thought about stress related disorders in this framework and utilized the techniques presented in this book we would have far fewer problems managing stress in our practices.”

—David P. Zajano, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Family Practice Franklin Square Hospital and past President of the Maryland Academy of Family Practice
 

“[Take the Stress Out of Your Life] is an extremely important and effective tool for people dealing with stress and anxiety in our busy world.”

—Lynn Matis, Psychotherapist Specializing in the Treatment of Anxiety
 

“Dr Winner has written a useful, practical, and comprehensive guide for helping patients with stress reduction and improving the quality of their lives. Physicians and other health practitioners will find it an essential guide for group appointments and classes that support patients in behavioral changes that promote health on the spiritual, emotional and physical levels.


Patients will also find it readable and useful as a patient guide. Experiential exercises accompany the guide on a CD, making his methods a complete package for helping practitioners get started in offering their own stress management programs to patients.”

—Lucille Marchand, MD, BSN, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Department of Family Medicine, and integrative medicine consultant at the UW Integrative Medicine Program
 

“The title says it all. Dr. Winner's techniques have enabled County managers and executives to successfully cope with budget cuts and shifting priorities while maintaining a collective sanity. A survival guide.”

—John J. Torell, CPA, ESQ., Santa Barbara County Asst Auditor-Controller
 

“Two accompanying audio CD's offering guided meditation, stretching advice, and relaxation techniques complement [Take the Stress Out of Your Life], an excellent antidote to the immense stresses of 21st century life as offered by author, medical doctor, and stress management instructor Jay Winner, M.D.


From learning how to manage anger and frustrating, to improving the quality of one's sleep, to simply better enjoying one's day, [Take the Stress Out of Your Life] is an easy-to-read, reader friendly, highly recommended addition to Self-Help reading lists, Self-Improvement reference library collections.”

—Midwest Book Review

“Dr. Winner has accomplished the significant task of integrating all of the major contributions to stress management in a very readable manner. His book provides thoughtful and pragmatic one-stop shopping for readers who wish to better manage stress and to improve the quality of their lives.”

—Steve Shearer, Ph.D., co-founder of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland

“This is one of the most comprehensive books on stress reduction available. Dr. Winner shows us how to deal with our human condition of stress and suffering with insight, wisdom, and a good dose of humor. He uses mindfulness to help people create a better life. There is something for everyone in this book.”

—Elissa Epel, PhD, Associate Professor, UCSF, Dept of Psychiatry
 

About the Author

Jay Winner, M.D., is a family physician and director of the Stress Management Program for Sansum Clinic, regularly quoted by national media as a stress expert. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738211745
• ISBN-13: 978-0738211749
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too stressed to read another book on Stress Management, March 26, 2008

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D. O'Bar "Yoga teacher" (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take the Stress Out of Your Life: A Medical Doctor's Proven Program to Minimize Stress and Maximize Health [Book with Two Audio CDs] (Paperback)

This book is worth every minute of your stressed lives. As a family practitioner, Dr. Winner takes a path not usually taken by a medical doctor. He looks at the root of illness and disease rather than simply prescribing medicine. His focus in this book is on helping people minimize stress that may be contributing to their dis-ease. There are numerous real life scenarios of stressful situations and practical tools on ways to ease the stress, manage anger and frustration and relax and enjoy life more.

The chapters on mindfulness address common misconceptions about meditation and illustrate how these skills can turn aggravating, stressful situations into more positive experiences. There are even places in the book to write down your own reflections and to assess your current lifestyle.
But if you're too stressed to read another book on stress management, open the back cover and listen to the two CD's. You might just improve your sleep, enhance your communication skills, love more, feel healthier and enjoy each day to the fullest.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Jay Winner has done it again......., April 7, 2008

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Kent Garcia (Ventura Calif.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take the Stress Out of Your Life: A Medical Doctor's Proven Program to Minimize Stress and Maximize Health [Book with Two Audio CDs] (Paperback)

Dr. Winner's first book "stress management made simple" is one book that is always on our nightstand, the more I read it the more I get out of it. His teachings are easy to understand and really enjoyable. It won't be long before you start to benefit from the chapters.
My wife and myself are very grateful for the tools Jay has taught us, they have helped with everything from our jobs to our children and of course our marriage. A less stress out life is a better life. I have started to read "take the stress out of your life" and it looks like I better make a new spot on the nightstand.
A copy will make a wonderful gift to our daughter in college.
Thank you Dr. Jay Winner!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone can profit from this book, May 5, 2008

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Roger Freedman (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take the Stress Out of Your Life: A Medical Doctor's Proven Program to Minimize Stress and Maximize Health [Book with Two Audio CDs] (Paperback)

I've found Dr. Jay Winner's new book very helpful for dealing with the stresses that we all encounter in our everyday lives. The book is written in a friendly, conversational tone, the exercises are both easy to use and effective, and the price is very reasonable for a package that includes two CDs. I recommend this book to all of my university students, who certainly have to deal with a variety of new stresses in their lives, and I recommend it to you as well!