Product Description

Do you want a stress-free life? Americans are the most stressed people in the world--between 75 and 90 percent of all visits to primary-care physicians are due to stress-related disorders. New York Times best-selling author Dr. Don Colbert explains why this epidemic of stress is out of control as he exposes stress as the culprit behind many debilitating and killer diseases. Stress Less puts together all the pieces of the puzzle--addressing stress from a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual standpoint.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96395 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781599793139
• Condition: New
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From the Back Cover
Stress less, live longer, and enjoy life!

Do you want a stress-free life? You won't find the answer on the shelves of a pharmacy.

New York Times best-selling author Dr. Don Colbert gives you the tools you need to address the stress in your life from a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual standpoint. Using scientific evidence, anecdotal stories, biblical principles, and practical, proven theories, Dr. Colbert, who "lived, walked through, and overcame extreme stress," will challenge and convince you to make lifelong changes.

Stress Less can help you:
· Control your thoughts
· Define or redefine your relationships
· Learn to relax using simple techniques
· Realize that your perceptions determine what you label as stressful or not stressful

How much stress can you eliminate from your life? The answer is, a great deal. Discover how you can live in harmony and peace!

About the Author
DON COLBERT, MD, is board-certified in family practice and anti-aging medicine. He has also received extensive training in nutritional and preventative medicine and has helped millions of people to discover the joy of living in divine health. In addition to speaking at conferences, he is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Seven Pillars of Health along with best sellers Toxic Relief, the Bible Cure series, Living in Divine Health, Deadly Emotions, and What Would Jesus Eat?

Customer Reviews

DeStressing lready
An excellent book!
Dr. Colbert walks a fine line in this book - he empathizes with his patients' and readers' stresses in the modern world, yet shows them ways their own thought patterns can contribute to the stress and ways that changing their thoughts and behaviors can reduce the stress, while not telling them, "It's all in your head."
He walks this line with finess.
His suggestions for reducing stress are practical and easy to understand, and they work! I've tried some already, and can affirm that they have helped.
Some of parts I found most helpful included the ways that people with "passive" or "aggressive" personalities can become "assertive" without being obnoxious, ways to lighten worry, and the importance of setting aside grudges. The exercise and diet tips were also helpful, as was the study of adrenal fatigue.
I also liked the stories of Biblical figures (especially Abraham) from the perspective of their worry and stress - it's a fascinating, fresh and sometimes humorous way to look at the familiar stories.
Also, this book was from a Christian perspective, but I really appreciated the lack of the right-wing extremist politics that dominate so much of Christian literature today. The lessons in this book appeared caring, nonjudgmental and open to everyone, regardless of his or her political bent.
Stress is something we all face, and I would recommend this book as a way to help cut it down to a manageable size.
For more on reducing stress and time management, I would recommend Margin and Overload by Dr. Richard Swenson.

"Who you gonna call? STRESS-BUSTERS!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Don Colbert has performed a priceless public health service by publishing this work on how to stress less.

Using concepts from Drs. Albert Ellis, and Hans Selye, Dr. Colbert not only shows how toxic stress gradually and insidiously takes over your life, but also how to combat it; with a mixture of rational-emotive-behavioral concepts, excercise, and proper nutrition to include vitamins and supplements.

This book is written for anyone who struggles with the scourge of stress and feels that their life is spinning out of control as a result. After reading this book, I was immediately filled with hope and strength, secure in the knowledge that with prayer, and following Dr. Colbert's spirit-filled suggestions, I will be able to effectively manage stress in my life.

This is not some cheesey self-help book that promises that your life will be all sunshine and roses. Rather, it is a practical, scientific, as well as spiritual look at one of the most nefarious public health menaces of this modern age: STRESS!!!!

Help when in need!
I'm a premed student and have lived a hurried existence the past few years. Frustration, anxiety, and the drive to get more have led me to do more with my life. It would seem positive, were it not that i was running from my real problems.

Albeit far from my effort, God put this book in my hands at the right time. I have since read it daily, and grown more appreciative of what i have. I am also learning to take on less, say no more, and do what i really value doing. It hasn't been a perfect road; I spent last night building a little organizer thing that i don't really need. In any case, this book has helped me to make these changes.

The book has helped me to view what's important to me, and it has helped me see what God wants me to do with my life. I recommend Doctor Colbert's book to anyone stressed out with the hurried pace of our culture that stems from the value of things over people.