Sears Basile Erin - The Dr. Sears T5 wellness plan: transform your mind and body, five changes in five weeks

PRAISE FOR THE DR. SEARS T5 WELLNESS PLAN

In this powerful and informative book, Dr. Bill Sears shares how lifestyle changes transformed his life and how these can help transform yours. He continues to inspire me and millions of others. Highly recommended!

DEAN ORNISH, MD, AUTHOR, THE SPECTRUM AND DR. DEAN
ORNISHS PROGRAM FOR REVERSING HEART DISEASE

Dr. Sears offers advice that is not only holistic and truly empowering, but suitable for the entire family. This is a rare invitation to find and share vitality with the people you love most, and I love that!

DAVID L. KATZ, MD, MPH, FOUNDER OF TRUE HEALTH
INITIATIVE AND AUTHOR OF THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD

Dr. Searss book takes you deep inside your body and helps you discover clear directions to a better looking and feeling you. Once you start reading, youll be unable to put it down.

VINCE FORTANASCE, MD, AUTHOR OF
THE ANTI-ALZHEIMERS PRESCRIPTION

Dr. Sears has an amazing ability to take science-based information and present it in a simplified way. Transform 5 adds a whole new perspective to making healthy living simple and fun.

DOMINIQUE HODGIN, MA, NE, NBC-HWC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF EDUCATION, DR. SEARS WELLNESS INSTITUTE

This book is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice. The author and publisher specifically disclaim any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of any information contained in this book. A health care professional should be consulted regarding your specific medical situation. Any product mentioned in this book does not imply endorsement of that product by the author or publisher.

Copyright 2017 by William Sears and Erin Sears Basile

Illustrations by Deborah Maze

Drawing on courtesy AnnaBelle Crain

Fitness photography by They Call Me Lolo Photography

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

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First E-Book Edition: December 2017

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

ISBN 9781944648701 (trade cloth)

ISBN 9781944648718 (electronic)

Editing by Leah Wilson and David Bessmer

Copyediting by James Fraleigh and Jennifer Greenstein

Proofreading by Cape Cod Compositors, Inc. and Kim Broderick

Indexing by Debra J. Bowman

Text design and composition by Aaron Edmiston

Cover design by Ty Nowicki

Jacket design by Sarah Avinger

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To our children, who are the motivation for my transformation:

James

Robert

Peter

Hayden

Erin

Matthew

Stephen

Lauren

To my wife, Martha, may this transformation keep me part of your life for many more years.

Finally, to our fourteen grandchildren, may my example become a legacy for your healthy living.

WILLIAM SEARS

To all my past, present, and future T5 clients and family members.

ERIN SEARS BASILE

CONTENTS

W ant to feel better, look better, and live healthier? Live every day feeling more energetic, clear-minded, and higher on life?

Are you a young person who wants to stay youthful and healthy, even when youre old?

Are you an older person who wants to feel younger?

Do you have medical issues such as brain pains, heart hurts, joint aches, or gut upsets that keep you from enjoying life to the fullest?

Want to lower your pill bill by teaching your body to make its own medicines?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, Transform 5 is for you.

Almost every day, we hear patients and friends saying pretty much the same thing: Ive finally made the decision to take charge of my health. I just need a plan thats easy to understand and fun to follow.

The T5 plan is just what the doctor and health coach ordered. Five steps in five weeks that will transform your health and your life.

By choosing this book, you are well on your way to transforming your health, with a little prescribing and coaching from us.

DR. BILL AND COACH ERIN

I m alive because of Transform 5. My new life started on April 22, 1997, the day I was diagnosed with colon cancerthe disease that had taken the lives of my father and my mother-in-law. A medical crisis that could have ended my life instead transformed it.

On the gloomy afternoon when I came home from the hospital, I wasnt feeling much like Dr. Bill, author, teacher, and lecturer on family health. I was just another patient recovering from a five-hour surgery and looking unhappily ahead to radiation and chemotherapy.

But despite thator maybe because of iton that day and in the weeks and months that followed, I began a transformative change in my thinking. My life was on the line. If I didnt make some serious adjustments in the way I was living, the quality of my life would slide downhill, and it would be over all too soon. I made a vow to get well and stay well, for the sake of my beloved family and friends, for the many precious patients I cared for, and, yes, for myself.

I made the decision to transform, and made it my mission to help others transform.