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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Shortfalls of Traditional Healthcare | |
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| Bob's Untimely Demise | |
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| Why Did Bob Die Early? | |
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| Now What? | |
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| An Open Mind and an Action Attitude | |
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| Get Right by Being Wrong | |
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| Thoughts Are Not Facts | |
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| Tame Your Ego | |
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| Be Your Own Doctor: Preparing to Write Your Personal Prescription | |
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| Be a Student of Health and Medicine | |
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| Accept Responsibility and Make a Commitment | |
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| Be Honest and Courageous | |
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| Be a Great Patient: Four Must-Have Attributes | |
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| Responsibility | |
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| Willingness to Learn | |
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| Honesty | |
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| Commitment to Health | |
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| Summary | |
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| Make a Diagnosis: What's Wrong with Your Health? | |
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| Diagnosis: A Fancy Word for "Illness" | |
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| Unmask Denial | |
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| Identify Your Problems | |
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| Peel the Onion to Find the Cause | |
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| Explanations Are Not Excuses | |
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| Assemble Your Medical Team | |
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| Bob's Heart Surgery | |
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| "Successful" Surgery = Failure of Personal Health | |
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| Teamwork: Essential for Success | |
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| Build a Winning Team | |
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| Find Health Professionals That Fit | |
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| Consider a Coach | |
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| Seek a Support Group | |
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| God As a Team Member | |
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| Accept All the Help You Can Get | |
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| More on Thinking: Our Deadly Culture | |
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| Don't Be Brainwashed | |
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| Write Your Personal Prescription | |
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| You're Unique: Personalize Your Prescription | |
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| Take an Organized Approach to Learning | |
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| Making Sense of the Information | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | |
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| New Ideas for Success | |
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| Be Counter-Cultural | |
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| Willpower Is Not the Answer | |
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| Structuring Success | |
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| Focus on Where You Want to Go | |
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| Write the Plan to Win | |
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| Follow Up Care: Stay on Track | |
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| Adjust and Keep At It for Success | |
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| Build on Your Success: Upgrade the Plan | |
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| My Prescription | |
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| Stay a Student of Health | |
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| Case Study: The Personal Prescription in Action | |
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| Bob's Daughter Debbie: A Different Story | |
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| Small Start, Big Results | |
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| Total Health: Body, Mind and Spirit | |
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| Physical Health: Simple but Not Easy | |
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| Beyond Physical Health | |
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| My Emotional Health Prescription | |
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| Spiritual Health: Often Ignored but Vital | |
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| Afterword | |
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| Looking Ahead to a Healthier You | |
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| Resources | |
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| The United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
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| Major Universities and Medical Centers | |
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| Specialty Associations | |
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| Physical Health | |
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| Emotional and Spiritual Health | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |