Gayle Reichler - Active Wellness: Feel Good for Life

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DEAN ORNISH, M.D.
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Author, Dr. Dean Ornishs Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Eat More, Weigh Less

CHARLES D. GERSON, M.D.
Gastroenterologist, The Mind-Body Digestive Center
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Gayles approach is based on the fact that how we live on a day-to-day basis has an enormous impact on our health, well-being, and happiness. Active Wellness teaches you how to create a personally satisfying daily routine enabling you to reach your goals to lose weight, stay well, and prevent illness.

ELSA-GRACE V. GIARDINA, M.D.
Medical Director, Center for Womens Health
Professor of Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

BRADLEY A. RADWANER, M.D., FACC
Director, The New York Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease

ANDREA JUNG
CEO and Chairman, Avon

DR. MICHELLE WARREN
Medical Director, Center for Menopause & Hormonal Disorders
Professor of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sloan Hospital for Women, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Gayle Reichlers Active Wellness will guide each reader through their own personal journey, not only toward a healthy weight, but a truly holistic, healthy lifestyle. Nothing is left out, from making the best food choices to an effective approach to stress management to appropriate exercise recommendations. Ms. Reichler is a phenomenal nutritionist.

LISA POWELL, R.D.
Nutrition Director, Canyon Ranch Spa

Active Wellness is a comprehensive book that is outstanding for anyone desiring lifestyle changes, including people with diabetes. Gayle Reichler approaches health through the mind, body, and spirit while her recipes make it fun to be healthy.

CAROL GUBER, M.S.
Author, Carol Gubers Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan

THE REALIZATION OF a vision requires love, respect, attention, and time. Translating Active Wellness, the program, into Active Wellness, a healthy and vital book, required all this and more. Each person involved in Active Wellness has made an important contribution to the book you hold in your hands. Although this list will seem comprehensive, I will not be able to mention everyone. Therefore, I would first like to thank all those who have been a part of Active Wellness and who have contributed to its development.

Active Wellness, the book, evolved from my meeting Paula Glaser, whose belief and enthusiasm became the catalyst that helped launch this project. Our fortuitous meeting led me to Dorie Simmonds, my literary agent. Dories tremendous expertise made it possible for the paperback book to become a reality by finding it a home at Penguin Group.

I applaud the dynamic team at Avery, Penguin Group. Every step toward producing the final version of this book has been done with professionalism, creativity, and wisdom. A writer couldnt ask for more. I am looking forward to publishing the next book, a cookbook to follow Active Wellness. I feel very fortunate to be working with everyone at Penguin: John Duff, publisher, for his vision, foresight, expertise, and leadership; Eileen Bertelli, executive editor and director of sales, for her talent in coordinating her two specialties together so very well. Eileens spirit and hard work were powerful driving forces that helped me to strive to excel at all the tasks at hand in revising Active Wellness for its paperback debut. Thank you also to those behind the scenesthe copy editors, line editors, proofreaders, designers, marketers, and publicist Eric Levine, for being ready for the media and taking initiative. For my picture, a big thank-you to friend and photographer John Stuart, who always makes me feel confident, because he strives for the perfect shot every time.

To everyone who took the time to provide a quote or picture for the book, I thank you. The book would not have been the same without your contributions: Ann, Jennifer, Sallyann, Ed, Larry, Fran, Susan, Elaine, Laurie, and Lisa. And to those I work with closely through my counseling and group Active Wellness Program and at Avon Salon and Spa and Avon Wellness, thank you for your continued support and promotion of the program.

To those who have inspired me and served as my teachers and supporters: Sharron Dalton, R.D., Ph.D.; Carol Guber; Dr. James Kennedy; Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Dr. Dean Ornish; Marilyn Majchrzak, R.D.; Lisa Powell, R.D.; and Susan Bishop and Alice Austin at the American Heart Association, New York City.

A thank-you to all the others who have contributed to Active Wellness through their effort and support of the program and the book, including Amy Beim; Amie Hoffman, R.D.; Wendi Daniels; and Kathleen Flaherty. A special thank-you to Dr. James Kennedy, who found my cancer, and who continues to provide quality care for both my family and me. And to those who are invaluable for their ongoing love and support of all that I do, my family and friends.

THE ACTIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM is an adjunct to, not a substitute for, conventional medical therapy. It can be considered part of your preventive medical program. The nutrition, fitness, and stress-management plans discussed in this book are recommendations by a Registered Dietitian. Before you start your program, it is important that you consult with your physician and other health-care providers.