Eat For Life

by Harvey Diamond

Diamond’s last book – “Fit For Life” spent 40 straight weeks as the #1 New York Times bestseller, selling more than 12 million copies. Now, he tackles what may be the #1 health problem in America (and much of the developed world): obesity and the myriad of health issues associated with it.

But he swears this isn’t a diet book. Instead, he explores a natural lifestyle where healthy nutritional choices can bring about amazing changes. The books emphasizes the value of food proper combining, the role of enzymes, the importance of exercise, and the benefits of raw food (with recipes by top raw food chef Natalia KW).

The wellness lifestyle he promotes is one which many chiropractors already enjoy, but there’s no such thing as hearing this kind of information too often. If we’re lucky, we’ll learn something we hadn’t known before (or had forgotten). At the very least, our understanding of the advantages of healthy eating habits will be reinforced.

The book also provides a wealth of information for patients and doctors might consider buying a few extra copies for their waiting room, circulating library, or even as promo items in their practice.

Diamond’s personal story is a key to the success of his books: he was afflicted with peripheral neuropathy after being exposed to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. While many MDs would have given up on him, he chose to change his diet and lifestyle completely and, as a result, is one of the longest known survivors of that condition.

Some doctors may find his breezy style a bit too casual or even over-simplified for their taste. Even he admits that “I don’t write for doctors and scientists. I write for folks. You won’t need a dictionary by your side in order to understand what you read.”  Other DCs will find that a welcome change to clinical texts.

“Eat for Life” was released in March and is available in paperback and Kindle formats.

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Food Additives: A Shoppers Guide to What’s Safe and What’s Not!

by ChristineHoza Farlow,DC

The Power of Self-Healing

by Fabrizio Mancini, DC

As president of Parker University, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini has built a worldwide reputation as an expert in health and communication. His newly published book is directed to lay people and provides the fundamentals of wellness and self-healing. It explores solutions to restore well-being that don’t involve drugs, surgery, or other medical procedures.

Published by the famed Hay House, and with information compiled from numerous researchers and clinicians, “The Power of Self-Healing; Unlock Your Natural Healing Potential in 21 Days” reflects research discoveries and empirical findings that have emerged to support breakthrough, non-drug, non-invasive self-healing technologies.

In chapter five, “The New Healing Arts,” Mancini explains the benefit of the “new chiropractic” in this principle: “The power that made the body heals the body.” He goes on to provide significant examples regarding the application of chiropractic care as preventive maintenance.

Adjustments can boost the immune system, promote the nervous system to function better, restore motion and provide the body with a more effective means to self-heal, he explains.

The book focuses on diet and exercise and includes a 21-day program to “unlock your self-healing powers,” as well as real-life stories of people who have healed themselves even after medical intervention failed.

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No-Nonsense Nutrition in Bite-Sized Portions

by Kelly Hayford, CNC

The increased need to address nutritional issues in chiropractic practices has spurred interest in general audience books on the topic, and one of the more successful authors in this genre is Kelly Hayford, a chiropractic assistant-turned-Certified Nutrition Consultant.

Building on her previous book, “If It’s Not Food … Don’t Eat It!” Hayford has geared this newer volume toward health care practitioners, fitness trainers, teachers, and coaches. Each of the more than 50 chapters is self contained on two pages and presents a specific “lesson” about various nutrition, diet, and lifestyle topics including: conquering sugar and other food cravings; food allergies and sensitivities; common food allergens including wheat, dairy & soy; basic elimination diet instructions; and organic foods.

According to the author, this book is “specifically designed for chiropractors as a convenient tool to help their patients eat better.” It’s also available on CD, with each article formatted as a separate pdf file for easy printing as handouts or attachments to patient e-mail.

As a complement to her books, Hayford has produced slide show presentations on a variety of nutrition topics such as “Overcoming Our Unhealthy Food Culture” and “From Junk Food to Health Food.” Each presentation contains 80 slides and can be viewed in an automatic, 10-minutes continuous loop for reception room or booth display.

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Pick-of-the-Day!

by “Mary B. Anderson, DC

When doctors of chiropractic write about innate intelligence or the mind-body connection, it’s usually within a strictly chiropractic context. Author Mary B. Anderson, DC, takes a somewhat different approach to the subject in her self-published book, subtitled, “Life is like a game and it’s all about how to Innately play it.” Yet, since it refers to chiropractic and wellness topics, it has become a popular patient education tool in chiropractic offices.

The book explores the concept of the body-mind connection and provides tools to recognize and deal with issues that originate from everyday stress.

The book’s main purpose is to get readers to understand the basic chiropractic principles as they apply to their health and their lives. In his recommendation, Life University President Guy Riekeman, DC, notes that it “establishes the communication between the doctor and patient to reinforce and respect Innate within for self-growth, creativity, and an image to enhance a vitalistic approach to better health and well-being.”

In addition to drawing from diverse philosophical and religious traditions, the book contains references to several supporting scientific studies and a bibliography for additional reading. The book is presented as a home study course with questions and activities in each chapter.

The deck of “activity cards” that can be used in combination with the book is sold separately but can be accessed through a random generator on the author’s website.

The publisher offers volume discounts for doctors wishing to distribute or resell the book to patients.

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Be in One Peace

by Joanne Messenger, DC

“Be in One Peace: Essential Skills for Thriving in the New World,” is described as a “progressive fusion of ancient, eastern and western philosophy with the modern understanding of energy, anatomy and physiology to support your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health.”

Directed at lay readers, it takes the unusual approach of suggesting that the key to happiness is pain, since pain is simply a way to pinpoint mental and physical issues that need to be resolved. “Disease and pain are your body’s way of telling you what is wrong,” says Dr. Messenger. “Pain is a gift. If you didn’t know, you could keep going down paths that aren’t aligned with your soul’s purpose.”

Published by Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, the book explores health topics such as Chakra clearing, mind-body connections, conscious creation, aromatherapy, and energy balancing.

Dr. Joanne Messenger has practiced as a chiropractor, healer and international course facilitator for more than 30 years. She lives in Woodend, Australia and is Australia’s best-known teacher of Chiron philosophies and techniques. She has a bachelor’s degree in applied science, an Excellence Award in radiology, and is certified with the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (USA) and in Sacro-Occipital Technique as well as in practicing and teaching Blueprint Healing. Dr. Messenger is past principal of the Australian Energy School of Chiron and former vice president of the International Association of Chiron Healers, Inc.

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You Can Be Well

by Stephanie A. Maj, DC

At first glance, this new book by Stephanie A. Maj, DC, who practices in Chicago, covers familiar ground, noting that four of the five critical steps to wellness are nutrition, stress management, exercise, and removing toxicity. Even she admits that there are a million books talking about these factors. “What makes this volume different,” she notes, “is that it spotlights the one critical step omitted by most other books: removing nerve interference.”

Aimed at the general public, the book’s focus on chiropractic as a way to eliminate nerve interference makes it suitable as a patient education tool as well. The overall message is that “Interference in the nervous system causes interference with the body’s ability to heal itself (immune system) and function properly,” and that “you cannot have wellness without chiropractic.”

Initial reviews of the book have been positive, with endorsements from several chiropractic leaders including Janice Hughes, DC, founder of 2inspire, who said of the book: “Follow the path and steps that Dr. Maj creates for you in this book and unleash your full potential.” Dennis Perman, DC, co-founder of The Masters Circle, added his praise, calling Maj a “gifted healer, a superb communicator, and a significant contributor to the wellness landscape.”

Maj is a graduate of National College, served as a member of the World Chiropractic Alliance Council on Women’s Health, the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, the International Chiropractors Association, and the National Wellness Foundation.

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