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Authentic Health: The Definitive Guide to Losing Weight, Feeling Better, Mastering Stress, Sleeping Well Every Night, & Enjoying a Sense of Purpose Kindle Edition

by Gus Vickery (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.9 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
A straightforward guide to holistic health and wellness that gets at the root of weight gain, anxiety, insomnia, and other chronic conditions.
 
Millions of Americans are locked in ongoing battles with obesity, diabetes, insomnia, depression, anxiety, persistent headaches, and other chronic health conditions. And while many treatments are aimed at temporary relief from symptoms, few actually address the root causes. In Authentic Health, Guz Vickery, MD, offers a holistic approach to better health and genuine relief.
 
In this easy-to-use roadmap, Vickery lays out a comprehensive program addressing the habits and conditions that drive many of the most common chronic health problems. Covering nutrition and physical activity, Vickery also provides essential information and advice on stress-management, sleeping well, and cultivating a sense of purpose in your life. More than just another weight loss guide, Authentic Health is a powerful manifesto for reclaiming good health and living well.
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    Morgan James Publishing
  4. Publication date
    February 6, 2018
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About the Author

Dr. Gus Vickery is a board-certified family doctor with extensive experience in helping individuals manage their health. He participates in teaching both family medicine residents and medical students from UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. Dr. Vickery has served as president of the Western Carolina Medical Society and as chairperson for Moving Healthcare Upstream, an initiative of The Development Council. Dr. Vickery is the medical director for The Clinic at Biltmore, a nationally recognized innovative direct to employer health care model and personally produced a nutritional curriculum to help his patients lose weight and reverse obesity related chronic diseases, which was used for The Biltmore Company’s Healthstyles program successfully. He resides and practices in Asheville, North Carolina.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079MD512M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan James Publishing (February 6, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 6, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.3 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

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Gus Vickery M.D.

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Dr. Gus Vickery is a licensed, practicing medical expert who recognizes the good health possible within you.

In our modern society, sometimes it can feel as though our doctor or clinician isn’t connecting with us on a one-to-one level anymore. Visits feel shorter. There are more forms to fill out instead of human conversations. And most of all, there is often a corporate wall between you and personalized healthcare: insurance companies and their stakeholders want to treat your symptoms, not you.

Dr. Vickery can help guide you on your own deeper, uniquely personalized journey to help you understand the root causes of your discomfort and illness, and make vital changes to heal and become healthy.

It’s all about the journey.

“I believe everyone deserves full access to resources that will guide them to their best health.” — Dr. Gus Vickery

Dr. Gus Vickery is an author, speaker and the founder and directing physician of Vickery Family Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina.

He established his practice with a commitment to delivering holistic, compassionate, and evidence-based care. But when he realized that many of his patients were suffering from a complicated set of symptoms that were the result of underlying habits and could not be treated with conventional medical approaches, he set out to develop a comprehensive program for treating his patients’ ailments so that they could finally feel the good health and vitality that all of us deserve.

- Board-certified family physician

- Honor medical graduate from Medical College of Georgia

- Founded Vickery Family Medicine in 2005

- Founded Synergy Health Solutions in 2015

- Currently teaches medical students and family medicine residents from UNC-Chapel Hill medical school and East Carolina University medical school

- Past president of Western Carolina Medical Society (WCMS)

- Past chairperson of Moving Healthcare Upstream, local Development Council initiative

Dr. Vickery founded Vickery Family Medicine in 2005 which has grown to 11 medical providers serving in 3 locations including The Clinic at Biltmore, an innovative direct to employer clinic for The Biltmore Company. Vickery Family Medicine has received numerous awards for customer service and quality.

In addition to practicing full time traditional family medicine, Dr. Vickery has spent countless hours studying cognitive behavioral science, motivational interviewing, neuroplasticity and brain training, meditation, biomechanical health and movement, nutrition, and the science of sleep. Dr. Vickery’s holistic health curriculum has been used very successfully by The Biltmore Company for their Healthstyles initiative, a health improvement program for their employees.

Dr. Vickery also studied health care delivery and founded Synergy Health Solutions, an innovative direct to consumer organization helping improve access and reduce cost while providing effective care.

He remains passionate and committed to doing whatever is necessary to advance the cause of equipping everyone with the resources needed to experience their best health.

When not attending to his professional responsibilities, Dr. Gus Vickery spends his time with his best friend and wife, Kelle, and their 3 children exploring the outdoor spaces of Asheville, North Carolina.

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  • Joyce Cable
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I’ve bought
    Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
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    I like this book so much that I have bought it for my sister. She really liked it. She’s read it two times now I’m buying them for friends and family. It just has such good information one of a kind.
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  • Darlene McKenzie
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book promotes self empowerment and the common sense approach that you are the one in control of your health.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2018
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    I'm fortunate to have Dr. Vickery as my family doctor. The book is excellent and written in a casual, sensible style for us patients. If you don't have the kind of Dr. you can talk to or one that will actually sit down and talk to you on a given appointment, this book will be a great resource for you. When I leave my appointment with Dr. Vickery, I always feel inspired and empowered. This book will give you that same sense of how to manage your on health. After all, it truly is up to us! Thanks Dr. Vickery! You're the best!
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  • Joan Wilcox
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simple Wisdom of a Generous Doctor
    Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2018
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    I just finished Authentic health by Dr. Gus Vickery because I couldn’t put it down. Right off he says: “Your body hurts” which got my undivided attention because mine does. Thus begins an engaging, candid, and reassuring conversation about what I/you can do to take charge of our hurting bodies no matter what age we are. Dr. Vickery explains how our life history resides in our bodies and causes pain, depression, anxiety, obesity, or other unwelcome intrusions. He then outlines simply and gently the habits we need to change for our pain to diminish or other anomalies to resolve. As an example of how easy it was for me, a lifelong “anxious insomniac,” to change some habits, two days ago I read the enlightening chapter on Healthy Sleep. That night I covered up the electronic bedroom clock, banished the cell phone, never even turned on the tv, and had a virtually unprecedented night of healthy sleep, complete with pleasant dreams. And there is so much more simple wisdom in the book, a shining example of the generosity of a doctor willing to extend his mind and heart to listen, learn, and to help us do the same.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Changed My Life
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018
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    Thank you, Dr. Vickery. This book is a life changer. Your compassion and desire for people to achieve optimal health is unmatched. Your ability to clearly and effectively communicate life changing concepts to your reader is a gift. This book is, quite simply, an inspiration. I have purchased and given as gifts numerous copies to those I love and care about the most. Thank you. Thank God.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars The best full picture natural health book I’ve ever read.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2022
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    This is the book I give to friends and family most often when they're trying to improve their health. The book begins with resetting your mindset first because that is the key to the rest of the puzzle.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read for the Health Conscious
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
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    Dr. Vickery does an excellent job clearly laying out ways to avoid the common chronic conditions that plague our society. The book is an easy read and reinforces good advice that has led me to a lower stress and healthier lifestyle. I’ve also found that he has a website for those interested in digging deeper into a healthy lifestyle. Check out healthshepherds.com
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  • Good Samaritan
    5.0 out of 5 stars what a thorough and clear read!! This book ...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
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    what a thorough and clear read!! This book addresses the concern of true health and gives an in depth but readable explanation as to why...Why we need to choose what we eat and how we live - This background understanding helped empower me to take control of my health. Not just a do and don't do list!!
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  • Stephanie Gray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully heartfelt written book to his patients.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2018
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    Dr. Vickery has outlined a program that focuses on habit change for ultimate authentic health success. Discussing habits is what sets this book aside from many other health programs and plans. He focuses on the core important: sleep, meditation, nutrition and physical activity ultimately holding the reader responsible to claim their health themselves through habit changes! I especially enjoyed the chapter on mastering meditation! Excellent read for our nation! Wish it was required reading 😊.
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