Just Be Well: A Book for Seekers of Vibrant Health

Sult, Thomas a.

ISBN 10: 1939418380 / ISBN 13: 9781939418388

Published by Writers of the Round Table Press, 2013

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1939418380I4N00

Synopsis:

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic diseases—cancer, diabetes, depression, obesity, mental illness, and many more—and traditional medicine is failing to bring them back to health. Doctors write prescriptions to combat symptoms but, all too often, don’t even try to solve the root cause of the condition.

In Just Be Well, Dr. Tom Sult points the way toward a new path. He and a growing number of physicians practice functional medicine, a discipline that treats people, not diseases. Functional medicine doctors ask “Why do you have this illness?”—not “How can we stem the tide of symptoms?” They see that each of us is a marvelously interconnected system, and that when we understand what lies at the heart of a condition, we can work our way back to true wellness through changes in our lifestyle, attitude, and relationship with the world around us.

Chapter by chapter, Dr. Sult takes you through the eight key physiological processes of the functional medicine matrix, weaving together accessible information, real-life patient stories, and actionable advice you can use to begin your own journey back to wellness.

Whether you’re suffering from a debilitating condition or just don’t feel the vibrant health you used to, Dr. Sult’s advice will benefit you. The stories he has to share aren’t about miracle cures or instant results; they’re about how people just like you have joined the functional medicine movement and discovered the power to just be well.

PRAISE FOR JUST BE WELL

“If I had a complex, chronic illness, I would want a guide like Dr. Sult. I trust his deep intelligence and intuition, and I love his sense of humor. And Dr. Sult calls it as he sees it. In Just Be Well, Dr. Sult takes what can seem complicated and onerous—articulating the underlying causes of disease and what to do about it—and turns it into an accessible, captivating, and hope-filled read, complete with patient stories and his own personal journey of discovery. This book will provide direction for patients who are spinning their wheels in the dominant medical paradigm. It will also inspire physicians mired in the limitations of the same medical paradigm eager for a more effective approach.”
Kara N. Fitzgerald, ND
Integrative and Functional Medicine
Co-author and editor, Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine
Contributing author, Textbook of Functional Medicine
Contributing author, Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine

“This book was so much fun to read! It reminded me of the pleasure I experienced when reading Rachel Remen’s Kitchen Table Wisdom. Not only did I learn a tremendous amount, but like reading a novel, I enjoyed the experience of story. Tom Sult is a master storyteller. Dr. Sult’s book shows us why the medical profession must switch from concern about what a patient has (the diagnosis) to why they have it. In acute illness and injury, the diagnosis and appropriate protocol for treatment is important. In chronic illness, Dr. Sult helps us understand why it is time to say goodbye to the diagnosis. Instead, we must begin to figure out why the person has this problem at this time and how it relates to other problems she or he has. What is the underlying biochemistry? What is this person’s past and present environment? What are this person’s stressors and mindset? This book is the best explanation of functional medicine that I have ever read, and if we hope to reverse the upward trend of chronic disease in America, this book has the answers. I highly recommend it.”
Bill Manahan, MD
Past president, American Holistic Medical Association

About the Author: Tom Sult is a medical doctor, medical educator, author, and inspirational speaker. Despite all of this education, Tom’s early schooling did not go smoothly. By third grade, he was held back and diagnosed with “minimal brain dysfunction,” now known as dyslexia. By the end of his second year of third grade, he had been bullied and teased and in school fights nearly every day. It wasn’t until the following year that, thanks to a mentor, Tom started understanding that a learning disability (something he now sees as a learning advantage) didn’t mean he was stupid. In high school, another important mentor introduced Tom to the wilderness. He began rock-, snow-, and ice climbing, mountaineering, white water rafting, kayaking, and sailing, and eventually became a guide, calling the mountains his cathedral. Later, Tom supplemented his guiding income with a seven-year stint as a paramedic in emergency rooms and ambulances. After being rejected from over forty U.S. medical schools (because his grades, due to dyslexia, didn’t reflect his knowledge), Tom spent a year in acupuncture school and was then accepted at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, WI. There, he not only attended medical school but also followed and learned from local healers of the “bush doctor” shaman tradition. This experience fit closely with the Eastern traditions he was exposed to in acupuncture school. After two years in Grenada, Tom transferred to medical school at UCLA, where he was invited to the home of Norman Cousins, a writer and the head of the psychoneuroimmunology department. Over the next two years, Tom spent as much time as possible at the office of psychoneuroimmunology, as he saw it as the scientific embodiment of the Eastern and shamanistic traditions he had experienced in acupuncture school and in Grenada. The word doctor means teacher. To Tom, that is the most important definition of what a physician should be. Tom was recognized as the Resident Teacher of the Year as a resident in family medicine and is board-certified in family medicine and integrative holistic medicine. He is on faculty with the Institute for Functional Medicine, where he has taught hundreds of medical professionals of all disciplines the art of functional medicine. Tom is a contributing author to The Textbook of Functional Medicine and other publications and maintains a private practice in Willmar, MN. Just Be Well is his first book about functional medicine for the non-medical public.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Just Be Well: A Book for Seekers of Vibrant ...
Publisher: Writers of the Round Table Press
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket