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Foundations of Wellness

Foundations of Wellness

Name: Foundations of Wellness
Author: Bill Reger-Nash
ISBN: 9781450402002

by Bill Reger-Nash, Meredith Smith and Gregory Juckett

Published by: Human Kinetics

Imprint: Human Kinetics

256 Pages, 216.00 × 279.00 mm

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9781450402002
Published: January 2015

£60.00

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9781492579182
Published: January 2015

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Life is crammed with busyness, screen time, and an abundance of shallow experiences. If you don't mindfully change your way of thinking and behaving, that's all your life will ever be.

Foundations of Wellness can help you live a satisfying life—one full of rich and deep experiences. You'll understand your identity and inner strengths and resources as well as set and move toward meaningful personal goals.

With Foundations of Wellness, you will explore physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental, and spiritual realms of wellness using an evidence-based approach to health and wellness that will help you explore ways to live your life to the fullest. You will examine the seven attitudinal foundations of mindfulness to daily living, delve into wellness resources and dietary needs, discover health check strategies, and learn the keys to making healthy behavioral changes.

Foundations of Wellness is written in a conversational style and divided into three parts. Part I establishes basic wellness problems and introduces tools to discovering wellness and inner peace. Part II addresses physical dimensions of wellness, including physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and body maintenance. In part III you'll discover the strategies that will propel you to a higher level of living—one that can affect not only your life but also the lives of others for generations to come.

Each chapter explores key concepts and topics that affect your wellness. The chapters begin with objectives and a vignette that illustrates a challenge related to the content and use stories to illustrate teaching points. The text also incorporates activity sidebars that empower you to make the behavioral changes that will lead to a more satisfying and meaningful life.

You will learn how to incorporate mindfulness—a practice that helps you live with greater awareness—and positive psychology as you embark on your wellness journey. In Foundations of Wellness, you will also learn the seven attitudinal foundations of mindfulness practices and explore the spiritual truths that are at the core of wellness.

Part I Challenges and Opportunities to Living Well

Chapter 1 Wellness Beyond Health

Prevention

Health Care: Managing Crises

Social Context

Defining Health Versus Wellness

Commitment

Life's Boundless Classroom

Mindful Awareness

Life Challenges

Choosing Balance

Positive Psychology

Summary

Chapter 2 Living the Attitudinal Foundations

Foundation for Mindfulness

Seven Attitudinal Foundations

Summary

Chapter 3 Using Mindfulness to Enhance the Experience of Life

Learning to Use Mindfulness

Hatha Yoga

Objective Information to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Wellness Practices

Summary

Chapter 4 Changing Your Perspective With Your Thoughts

Lower- and Higher-Level Consciousness

Hierarchy of Needs

Stress

Summary

Chapter 5 Social Capital, Connections, and Support

Community and Social Capital

Relationships

Wellness Benefits of Social Connections

Using Acceptance to Make Connections

Summary

Part II Physical Dimensions of Wellness

Chapter 6 Stepping Into Physical Activity

Physical Activity and Exercise

Benefits of Physical Activity

FITT Principle

Getting Started With Regular Physical Activity

Summary

Chapter 7 Nutrition

Optimal Wellness Food Plan

Major Food Groups

Nutrients to Avoid

Savvy Food Shopping

Making a Wellness Eating Plan Work for You

Summary

Chapter 8 Sleep Balance

Sleep Patterns

Sleep Functions

Sleep Challenges

Driving Drowsy

Methods to Attain Sound Sleep

Summary

Chapter 9 Health Care Advice to Live Well

Young Adults and Medical Care

Guide to the Medical Appointment

Screening Recommendations

Vaccination Recommendations

Complementary Alternative or Integrative Medicine (CAM)

Summary

Part III Strategies for a Higher Level of Living

Chapter 10 Understanding Addictions

Spectrum of Addictions

Fine Line between Passions and Addictions

Stress

Mechanism for Addictions

Substance Abuse

Battling Addiction

Summary

Chapter 11 Sustaining Environmental Health

Protecting Ourselves, Assaulting the Planet

Kleenex Culture

Life Cycle Analysis

Sustainability Challenge

Summary

Chapter 12 Spiritual Foundation

Spirituality and Religion

Defining Spirituality

Processes of Change

Love and Fear

Learning to Accept Life

Traditions of Mindfulness

Summary

Bill Reger-Nash, EdD, is emeritus professor in the School of Public Health at West Virginia University. He has been a wellness professional for more than 30 years and has served as research coordinator for the Cardiac and Wellness Center of Wheeling Hospital; director of the Bayer Wellness Program in Wellsburg, West Virginia; director of wellness for the Ohio Valley Medical Center; and founding director of wellness for West Virginia University.

Reger-Nash has more than 10 first-author peer-reviewed publications and has presented his work in health promotion throughout the world. He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including being named among the 100 best minds by US News & World Report in 2004, the 2006 Ethel and Gerry Heebink Award for Distinguished State Service, and the 1996 Health Advocate of the Year Award presented by the State Health Education Council of West Virginia.

Gregory Juckett, MD, MPH, is a professor of family medicine at West Virginia University, Morgantown, where he provides clinical services for the WVU Health Service and also directs the University's International Travel Clinic. He received his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine at Hershey and a master's degree in public health from West Virginia University. He completed his family medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dr. Juckett's interests include tropical and travel medicine, dermatology, and cross-cultural health care. In addition, Dr. Juckett has extensive international experience in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific.

Meredith Smith Ludden, MS, MA, has master's degrees in sport and exercise psychology and community counseling from West Virginia University. She has worked as a family and marriage therapist as well as a drug and alcohol counselor. She works for the State of New Mexico as a health educator to decrease the burden of chronic disease in the state. She and her husband, Sean, also own and operate a small farm that emphasizes sustainable and organic practices. In addition, Meredith is a certified yoga teacher. Her emphasis has been on whole-body wellness and helping her clients achieve this in the capacity that works for them.