Resilient Health: How to Thrive in Our Toxic World, Paperback

Are you facing a health challenge, chronic illness or are just sick and tired of being sick and tired? Your toxic environment may be to blame. With more chemicals in the environment, changing climate and ecosystems, altered food resources, more sedentary and high-stress lifestyles, and the constant onslaught of online media it is no wonder that chronic health problems like diabetes, cancer, allergies, autoimmune conditions and other illnesses are on the rise.The good news is that we can reclaim our health - reducing our toxic load, getting to the root causes of illness, and restoring the body's natural ability to heal. In this clear, easy-to-understand guide, Dr. Valencia Porter shows you how to take charge of your health and become resilient in the face of our challenged environment. With a truly holistic and science-based approach, Resilient Health helps readers identify and manage toxins lurking in all areas of our lives including: -Assessments, recipes and a menu plan-Advice on nutritional supplements-Fixes for your home and personal care products-Tools to deal with mental and emotional toxicity and stress-Resources to advocate for change in your communityFilled with inspiring stories of people who have transformed their health using these methods, Resilient Health is a handbook for the toxic age - giving you an action plan to make changes in your daily life to adapt and even thrive

About the Author:

Valencia Porter, MD, MPH is a leader in Integrative and Environmental Medicine, combining ancient wisdom traditions such as Ayurvedic Medicine with modern science. For the last decade, she has worked with Dr. Deepak Chopra at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing, guiding patients through the Chopra Center's signature Detox program and providing integrative medical consultations and teaching health professionals and the community how to achieve total mind, body, spirit health. She passionately advocates for real solutions to the global problems of climate change and pollution, knowing that personal and planetary health are intricately linked.