Driven by unhealthy lifestyles and a medical model that's incomplete at best (and dangerous at worst), America's health crisis rages on- more than 750k annual deaths from cardiovascular disease and another 610k from cancer- both diseases largely driven by lifestyle choices.
Conventional medicine to the rescue? Hardly. Medical error is the 3rd leading cause of death among adults, killing at least 250k/year. And that's not to mention the 350k who die from lung disease, Alzheimer's and diabetes each year, or the well-publicized increases in obesity (America is the most obese of the 120 countries with 5 million people), autism (rates have quadrupled over the last 20 years) and chronic pain (50% of adults are affected).
And then there's the absurd cost of healthcare, with the average American paying $10,000 annually, making the U.S. the most healthcare-expensive country in the world.
Is there hope for America? YES! But it involves abandoning the Standard Unhealthy Lifestyle and embracing a smart, holistic, integrative, natural-leaning approach to health. This book was written to give YOU the essential info needed to take control of your health, reduce pain, increase energy, lose excess weight and make progress against disease. So what's inside?...
CHAPTER 1: THE INTRO Drew's personal health crisis and how he overcame an "incurable" autoimmune disease through the grace of God and a holistic, integrative, natural-leaning approach.
CHAPTER 2: THE U.S. HEALTH CRISIS Where we pull back to see the U.S. health crisis, including the top 7 causes of death, the healthcare cost catastrophe, why we're in this mess and the spiritual and practical ways we can get out of it.
CHAPTER 3: THE AGAPE HEALTH APPROACH We highlight the 12 principles of a health approach that works- The Agape Health Approach.
CHAPTER 4: ASSESSING HEALTH To truly fix a problem we first need to accurately assess the problem. Included here is info on the Top 20 Lab Tests you need to know about (and that your doc probably isn't telling you about).
CHAPTER 5: TIME MANAGEMENT Here we examine the link between time management and health, including the 6 habits to long-term health success, which health areas to prioritize, the positive impact of self-tracking on health, and essential health apps.
CHAPTER 6: SLEEP Here we look at the sleep-health link, America's ever-increasing sleeping problems, the optimal number of hours needed, the problems with sleep meds, the top sleep supplements, and recommended mattresses and pillows.
CHAPTER 7: EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY We're made to move! Chapter 7 topics include the benefits of barefoot, a guide to ergo shoes, a purpose-driven approach to exercise, a guide and templates for creating a personalized weekly exercise plan, how to create a customized workout, the dangers of excessive sitting and more!
CHAPTER 8: NUTRITION (INTRO) We introduce nutrition by covering spiritual principles for healthy nutrition, an intro to the 5 functional macronutrients (water, fiber, proteins, fats and net carbs), daily macronutrient guidelines, and coverage of some of the most common nutritional causes (and solutions) to disease.
CHAPTER 9: NUTRITION (SUPPLEMENTS) We take a systematic dive into the world of supplements, where we cover digestive system support, therapeutic macronutrients, micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and anti-parasitic/anti-pathogenic supplements, among others.
CHAPTER 10: NUTRITION (BEVS AND FOODS) Here we cover water quality, healthy and unhealthy foods (organized by macronutrient), list the best food sources for each of the 28 essential micronutrients, and cover meal planning.
...and that's not to mention a 40 page chapter on medical and dental interventions and another 40 pages on additional health-impact areas!
