Are you interesting in taking control of the personal health and
wellbeing of you and your family and minimize dependence on a broken
healthcare system....
“Let two respected physicians show you a step by step
program to improve your energy, decrease your risk of
heart attack or stroke and improve your quality of life
to share with family and friends
A personal health coach program that would normally
cost thousand of dollars for this information in the
doctor’s office.”
As physicians who have cared for people with chronic medical conditions for over 20 years combined, Drs Kirksey and Patel were directly confronted with the inadequacies of our current healthcare system.
"I have always wanted to lose weight without dieting. For me, dieting has never worked. I always gain the weight back immediately. The chapter on nutrition taught me the fundamental of nutrition. So I understand why I should eat certain foods and how it benefits my body. It’s easier to make the changes now that I know why. For instance, I never new that there is a way to shop healthier with almost no effort. Just avoid the unhealthy area of every grocery store.
"I now use Your Guide as a way to teach my patients the proper steps of a health lifestyle. I don’t have the time. I’ve read the book and I agree with the educational facts and the instructions. I also appreciate the tables that allow patients to keep a record of their lab values, reminds them of when they should have tests like a mammogram or colonoscopy and gives them a food journal. I tell my patients that it’s their home work."
"I have always wanted a health coach to guide me through a program to improve my health. That is exactly what this book is. I’ve never had any physician tell me that severe stress can cause high blood pressure, diabetes or stroke. The chapter on stress management helped me to cope with life better. It’s filled with lots of exercises. I also learned how my attitude and optimism affects my ability to make changes that affect my behavior and that last. I could never hope to afford the $300/hr that a typical physician or personal coach would charge in an executive health coach program for 8 hours a year. Your Guide provides me with the same type of program at my fingertips."
Seema Patel MD, MPH is a national expert in the field of age management which includes cutting edge ideas on preveniton and wellness. She is a sought after speaker on healthcare policy reform. She maintains a busy clinical practice implementing the seven step Optimal Health Program. The LA Times " Your Guide to Optimal Health" represents a life changing educational health resource for every individual who aspires to better health thru prevention."
Receive 1 year free subscription to the monthly Optimal Health Wellnes e-newsletter" (a $39.00 value) when you order the book directly. These are just a few examples of the failure of our health care system to properly educate and empower Americans on strategies to diminish and prevent the onset of chronic medical conditions like stroke, heart attack, diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis, high cholesterol…even some types of cancer. These disorders all have a common thread…In many cases they can be prevented with the appropriate life style changes and if they are already present, they can be better controlled. Better control means less visits to the doctor, lower medication doses with less expense and a lowered risk of death from the illness. So Why don’t physicians counsel patients on disease prevention?
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Managed care restricts the amount of time available for the PCP doctor to educate and teach the patient about prevention. When was the last time that you spent more than
30 minutes talking with your doctor. He's talking, you're listening. And usually its about medications
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Managed Care does not pay your doctor or incentivize your doctor to educate you. In fact in many cases, your PCP makes more money by not seeing you in the office
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Most physicians are trained in what is described as “disease-based” management. Physicians wait for a problem to occur, order tests to determine what the problem is, and then order a procedure or expensive medication to fix the problem. It’s called Fix it when its broken approach
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There is a tendency to refer patient to Super Specialists who treat problems with fancy procedures and expensive medications. Super Specialists have no incentive or training to treat prevention. That’s why their specialist…They have special skills and the skill is not prevention
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Despite being one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we have as many under insured and non insured people as some undeveloped countries
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If you watched any part of the presidential election, you saw all of the candidates describe the need for an overhaul. Former Governor Huckabee cited over 600,000 preventable deaths each year in America. That’s 50,000 deaths per month and almost 2000 deaths per day that are preventable by information that the medical community currently possesses.
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The average medicare patient spends over $200/ month for prescription medication to the delight of the pharmaceutical industry
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70% of Americans are overweight. If we addressed obesity alone, we would significantly decreased the costs to our healthcare system for procedures such as knee and hip replacements, heart bypass, angioplasty and stenting of the heart vessels, gastric bypass, gastric reflux disease, spine surgery, leg bypass and colon cancer.
What are the symptoms of illness?
We are all familiar with many of the illnesses by name: Heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, obesity depression, hypothyroidism, Polycystic ovarian syndrome,
But the symptoms that come before or accompany these illnesses are not always appreciated: These are non specific symptoms that are many times overlooked until the problem progresses and your body is overwhelmed to the point of developing dis-ease
Find out where that is in Your Guide. Naturally, I’ve lost lots of weight and my other medical conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol have almost disappeared. I spend less time at my doctor and my medication expenses are almost $0."
Sarah J, 53 Charlotte NC
Dr Stevens, Primary Care
Kiran L, 42 Entrepreneur, Real Estate
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Chronic fatigue, menopausal symptoms, andropause (male menopause), failure to lose weight, failure to gain weight, failure to lose weight, cold intolerance, heat intolerance, Acne, muscle aches, constipation, diarrhea
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Is the health of Americans really that bad?
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Heart attack and stroke are the leading causes of death in America. If you combine the 5 next common causes including lung and colon cancer, heart attack and stroke are still larger. Over half the people who experience a heart attack, have no symptoms prior to the event. They had no chest pain, shortness of breath and then suffered this event. And of those people who suffer their first heart attack, over half will die because of its severity.
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70% of Americans are overweight and 30% are obese. Diet, smoking and lack of exercises are the primary causes of obesity and are also the underlying cause for Heart attack, stroke, diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis and may be responsible for some cancers
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Up to 40% of children are overweight and diabetes may affect up to 20% of children. Our current adolescent group may be the first generation to routinely die before their parents
The first step to improving your personal health is to evaluate your current medical condition and determine the area of weakness. Your Personal Wellness Wheel
Begins with a thorough assessment of:
- Preventative medical update
- Assessment of Lifestyle behaviors
- Nutritional intake evaluation
- Exercise and activity assessment
- Hormone optimization
- Life Stressors assessment
- Optimism evaluation
Most of these are areas that no PCP or specialist will ever inquire about. They are the critical areas that when not addressed, lead to heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, obesity, depression, chronic fatigue, menopausal symptoms, andropause (male menopause)
As a primary care doctor with 10 years of expereince, I knew I was on to something when I discovered...
Exactly why traditional medicine flat-out fails to wipe out the hellish symptoms of menopause, male menopause, perimenopause, weight gain, and constant fatigue
What the health industry is missing, and why you are not seeing the rapid results you are looking for by trying what you hear on T.V. or read in a magazine
The real, absolute, without-a-doubt cause of nearly all your symptoms—and how to get rid of them, make you feel better, and radically boost your mental, emotional, and physical health—all at the same time
Why 95% of doctors never treat this hormonally-based cause—and why you still feel bad and have significant side effects from the drugs and “happy pills” they prescribe to you
A top-to-bottom, "treat the cause" Solution that's proven, tested in clinics and the real world, and based in fact and medicine that's been successful for thousands of years
"A Life Restored!"
"Dr. Seema Patel has had such a profound impact on my physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Her approach to health and wellness is all encompassing, addressing all aspects of the body/mind/spirit connection in treating the whole being and not just "symptoms". After years of struggling with hormone imbalances and digestive issues, Dr. Patel has balanced and restored my body's health and given me tools to support and maintain my wellness."
—Serafina M.
When your hormones are out-of-balance, your life can be tossed into hopelessness, confusion and depression. Male or female, the problems exist for almost everyone over 30—loss of sex drive (and often sexual function), decreased energy, hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, weight gain, and more.
This is what I call "Hormone Hell."
The bad news is that this is ruining your life, making you feel old before your time, and creating unnecessary stress in your relationships. The even worse news is that this is the start of long-term health problems for many people—although you may not realize it because most doctors just treat the symptoms.
The fantastic news is that I can help you.
How? By addressing the real cause of your suffering. Most doctors only treat the symptoms of your pain. That leaves the real problem room to grow and grow. Eventually this can cause disease, and even early death.
I don't think medicine should treat you like a number, give you a few pills and a few hundred pages of insurance forms, and put you on your way. If you're tired of being tired—and tired of being treated poorly by most doctors, only to end up feeling worse, then read on...
"This Actually Works!!"
"I struggled for so long with thinking there was something wrong with me as I hit my late 50's. I was tired, had little interest in sex and just felt overall awful. When I heard about Dr. Patel, and learned more about my overall health and what I could do to feel better...I was amazed. It took me longer than running to the pharmacy and picking up a prescription, but this approach actually works!! My whole life has changes and I couldn't be happier."
—Don M.
"The Elegant Solution to Menopause!"
"Dr. Patel has the rare ability to blend Eastern and Western medicine, along with other nurturing practices, in a very common sense way—and then customize it to the individual.
She is helping to lead my body and I "elegantly" into menopause."
—Janet B.
The dangers of soy...and the benefits, but only if you use it correctly
Four tried-and-true supplements for restoring adrenal health so you can start feeling better NOW...and why so many supplements are just garbage thanks to cheap processing
Cleansing your body and your mind (yes, your mind!) of toxins that the medical community in general are unaware of
The difference between "natural libido boosters" that only drain your wallet and those that help you regain your drive, stamina and enthusiasm for a healthy love-life
Safe ways to use HRT
The difference between a "diet" and a food plan that tastes great and works to restore, repair and revive
The "mother of all hormones" — and why your doctor may be harming you by lowering it
What is really causing your weight gain, and how you can shed the pounds naturally and permanently
The "smear campaigns" that drive you away from alternatives that are cheaper, safer, and more effective
And so much more...
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Learn why two doctors, a trained primary care specialist and a procedural sub-specialist think that our system is broken and why they feel it’s important for you, the consumer/patient to take control of your health. See why they are willing to share this important information with you for a fraction of what people pay to get it in person.
Who would benefit from reading Your Guide to Optimal Health?
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My operating room nurse bought one to read. She returned to work the next day with a funny story. Her daughter read the chapter on nutrition and filled out the exercises and tables. The nurse didn’t know until they were at the store shopping that evening and her daughter picked up some food and for the first time started to read the label. She soon looked up after she returned the food to the shelf. I don’t want it…too much saturated fat. She wasn’t the first person with a story like this. Children can easily be taught valuable lessons about nutrition and health in a fun way that lasts a lifetime. Its much easier to start with good habits than it is to change them later in life.
Lee Kirksey MD, board certified vascular surgeon, Assistant Professor at The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, co-author Your Guide to Optimal Health: Creating Your Personal Wellness Wheel
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When Americans are surveyed about what they find most important in life, above the age of 55, the near consensus response is that people want to be free of illness and disease so that they can enjoy a good quality of life. They state that they want to do this so that they can spend time with their spouse in retirement and so that they can enjoy time with their family, specifically with their grandchildren. The trend is that people who are wealthier tend to recognize the benefits of a healthy lifestyle more frequently. When asked however, what is more valuable, health or wealth, 90% of respondent would take health over wealth. It makes sense. After all… what good is money if you cant enjoy it!!
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When children of a dying parent are asked what they value most in life. The near consensus answer is health over prosperity. The take home message, is that at some point in our lives, we come to recognize that full overwhelming value of health.
The bottom line is that, empowerment and education of the individual is the most effective short term strategy for improving health at all ages including are children and adolescents who have a health crisis and adults that wish to prevent the consequences and development of chronic disease. Future health care reforms will address prevention, however those appear to be far into the future and the plans are as yet vague.
Your Guide to Optimal Health offers a state-of-the-art innovated proactive, prevention program previously unavailable except to people who paid large sums of money to have a physician-personal health coach for as much as $400/hr for 8-20 hours per year.
Your Guide to Optimal Health is easy to read written for the patient to educate them. The instructions are detailed and show the reader precisely how to execute the plan. Multiple exercises and instructive tools are included to make sure that the reader applies and understands the program. As an added benefit, purchase the book and we’ll send you your first 60 minute Optimal Health DVD with Dr Patel’s most recent education and health coaching series. ($59.99 value)
"It Makes Me Feel Alive!"
"Dr. Patel helped both my digestive and hormone issues. With her comprehensive approach, those issues are now gone and I feel free to work on other things...that make me feel alive. Once I started to feel better we continued to work on diet and fitness goals. Ok, I'm not ”Ms. Hard Body“ (not actually my goal...) but I am quite happy with my progress. Actually I'm quite thrilled with where I am at! I still have some more firming up to do, but I'm 27 lbs lighter and I can actually see my muscles. Pretty darn exciting!”"
—Maggie Lynn
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