“The division between conventional and traditional medicine is as artificial as the division between science and nature. They can be woven together in a fashion that meets our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. This is the foundation upon which integrative medicine is built.
—Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Ancient wisdom, new ideas
In Life Is Your Best Medicine, Tieraona Low Dog, MD weaves together the wisdom of traditional medicine and the knowledge of modern-day medicine into an elegant message of health and self-affirmation for women of every age. This is a book that can be read cover to cover but also dipped into for inspiration or insight about a particular physical or mental health issue or remedy.
Health and healing within your reach
We learn that, despite the widespread availability of pharmaceutical medications, advanced surgical care, and state-of-the-art medical technology, chronic illness now affects more than 50 percent of the American population. The evidence is overwhelmingly clear that much of the chronic disease we are confronting in the United States has its roots in the way we live our lives. Research shows that if Americans embraced a healthier lifestyle, which includes a balance between rest and exercise; wholesome nutrition; healthy weight; positive social interactions; stress management; not smoking; limited alcohol use; and no or limited exposure to toxic chemicals; then 93 percent of diabetes, 81 percent of heart attacks, 50 percent of strokes, and 36 percent of all cancers could be prevented!
Embracing wellness
This means that each one of us has the power to shift the odds of being healthy in our favor. And if you do get sick, being fit gives you a much better chance for getting well. Your health has a great deal more to do with your lifestyle and a lot less to do with taking prescription drugs than most people realize. CONTENTS:
| Part I | The Medicine of My Life |
| A personal and passionate introduction to the book | |
| Part II | Honoring the Body |
| Includes Food, Supplements, Illness, Wholeness | |
| Part III | Awakening the Senses |
| Includes Nature, Garden, Music | |
| Part IV | Listening to Spirit |
| Includes Humor, Relationships, Play, Meditation, Animals | |
| Epilogue | Contentment |
| Following your own medicine road |
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Introducing: Life Is Your Best Medicine – online course!
Discover your Medicine Road! “Life is Your Best Medicine” is founded on the belief that your wellness is impacted by your medicine road: the food you eat, the company you keep, the thoughts you think, and your relationship with yourself. This online course is designed to change the way you look at your health.
Dr. Low Dog has spent her career finding bridges between multigenerational wisdom and the science infused in her through her extensive education and research, and this course is her way of sharing what she has learned.