内容简介
BasedonhisCAIM(Complementary-Alternative-Integrative-Medicine)approach,Dr.H.RobertSilversteinoutlinesaprogramthatintegratesmodernmedicalpracticeswithalternativeandancientformsofhealing.RecallingtheworkofAndrewWeilandLarryDossey,thebookarguesthatourself-healingmechanism—theimmunesystem—ismorepowerfulthanwethink.Ifwemakewisedietandlifestylechanges,saysSilverstein,theimmunesystemcanfunctionatanoptimallevel,restoringhealthandpreventingfutureillnesses.PartIexploresthefivekeystohealth—fivecriticaldomainsthataffecttheimmunesystem:thequalityofourair,water,andfood;thedegreeofphysicalactivityweengagein;andthedegreeofpositivefeelingsandstabilityinourpsychologicalandemotionallives.Providingacleardescriptionoftheimmunesystem,thebookdetailstheelementsofgoodhealth,whichincludehealingfoods,minerals,antioxidants,herbs,physicalactivity,andtheavoidanceofunrealisticthinking.PartIIcontainsathirty-dayprogramdividedintofourparts:diet,exercise,outlookonlife,andcreatingbalanceindailylife.Thebookconcludeswithoversixtyrestorativerecipesdesignedtoboostimmunityandhelpfightchronicillnesses.
作者简介
MedicaldirectorofthePreventiveMedicineCenterinHartford,Connecticut,H.RobertSilverstein,MD,FACC,isaFellowoftheAmericanCollegeofPreventiveMedicine.HeisamemberofthestaffatSaintFrancisHospitalandHartfordHospitalinConnecticut,andisaclinicalassistantprofessorofmedicineattheUniversityofConnecticutSchoolofMedicine.HelivesinWestHartford,CT.