Book Review - Healthy Lifestyle Path of Wellness

About the Book


Thirty-plus years after defeating life-threatening cancer in her early 20’s, the author has created this wellresearched and accessible work that maps a route for a healthy, loving way of life, in action, thought, and intention. Accentuated with beautiful photographs and inspirations. A comprehensive reference guide for anyone looking to enhance their day-to-day living through mind, body, and soul healing.  Practical advice for maintaining daily habits of diet, sleep, and exercising, establishes the foundation for a lifestyle of balance and harmony.  


Healthy living for the whole family.

About the Author
Pamela Holtzman, R.N., LSCW, combines her medical background with a combination of cognitive therapy, traumatic release with EMDR (www.EMDR.com) and EFT, (www.Emofree.com) and integrative psychotherapy, to facilitate wholeness and wellness, in her clients. Her goal is to maximize the quality of a person's being and functioning, with regard for each individual's personal limits, history, and external constraints.

The basis of Pamela's practice is gentle self-nurturing, loving-kindness, and discipline.
Pamela received her BSN at Rush University in Chicago, she was a hospice nurse for eight years.  Her Masters in Social Work from Loyola University in Chicago, lead to her private practice as a psychotherapist. Her postgraduate mind/body/spirit training includes studies with Rachel Naomi Remen, Michael Learner, Belleruth Naperstak, Jon Kabat Zinn, James Gordon, Martin Rossman and David Bressler.

She has recently released her new book Healthy Lifestyle Path of Wellness, a wholistic approach to live a long, healthy life. She teaches and trains Wellness Programs at a national level. Pamela is on staff at Cancer Wellness Center, Northbrook Illinois, (www.Cancerwellness.org) where she facilitates the five-week Healthy Lifestyle Program, and Tired of Not Sleeping?

Pamela currently maintains a private practice in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

My Take on the BookThe program for whole living that is written in this book is actually in response to Pamela's survival from having cancer in her early 20's.

She found through focusing on one's mental health, eating a well balanced diet, exercising, and renewing one's body through sleep, meditation ,and positive thinking, one can lead a healthy lifestyle.

Let me give more examples from the book which is full of quotes and ideas, recipes , examples of yoga and stretching exercises, etc. It is not a book you will just read and put down. I see it as a book that will be a resource to return to time and time again.

The book begins speaking to the reader about taking care of yourself through positive attitudes and actions. There is are entire chapters devoted to dealing with stress reduction, healing affirmations, and changing negative thoughts to positive thoughts . Pamela gives examples which you can interchange with your own situation in your life.

She continues to explain how visualization can heal. Exercise is paramount in this plan: as I said before she gives examples of easy yoga moves and stretching. Of course walking, biking,  dancing, etc. is worthy of your time. Find movement you enjoy and will stick with on a regular basis.

Healthy eating has three chapters. She writes not only about foods you need to choose but ones that you should avoid. She addresses supplements in a diet, natural detoxing and even the controversial  issue of soy in a diet.

Pamela ends the book with sections on depression, easy remedies,l a  sleep journal and creating your own healthy lifestyle goals.

This book focuses on the entire body, mind , and spirit. If you are searching for a book which addresses all these areas, I think you will find this one helpful in thinking about how you can maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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