Ultimate Wellness
Phelps, Kerryn

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A$29.99

From one of Australia's best loved and most respected medical practitioners comes the health book for our times.

So many people feel constantly below par, stuck in a health rut unable to make the changes that would allow them to feel 100 per cent. But now in three easy steps, Prof. Kerryn Phelps shows you how to audit your health, change your lifestyle and stay the course to achieve a level of wellbeing you never thought possible. From how to choose a GP and correctly manage your medications, to getting the best quality sleep, properly assessing your nutritional needs and devising an exercise program that really works, Ultimate Wellness is Prof Kerryn Phelps' guide to lifting your health to the highest bar. The sound, practical advice in this book offers a philosophy of health care called Integrated Medicine combining the best of orthodox medical practices and the most reliable and proven of complementary medicine.

Ultimate Wellness offers detailed information on how alcohol affects your health; how to quit smoking for good; what vitamins, supplements and herbs to consider taking; how to sensibly detox; how to combat stress and boost your immunity to enhance your wellbeing. Ultimate Wellness is the expert resource for anyone looking to make a real, lasting, positive change to their health and improve their quality of life forever.

Author Information

Professor Kerryn Phelps AM is doctor, public health and human rights advocate, President Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, Past President AMA, Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and mother of three. In 2003 she was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to Health and Medicine and in 2011 she was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to medicine, particularly through leadership roles with the Australian Medical Association, education and community health, and as a general practitioner. She lives in Sydney with her wife Jackie.