Startlingly simple but deeply powerful, this manual for a healthier, happier, and calmer life shows that wellness--not illness--is the essence of managing health. By bringing together the best of evidence-based, holistic medicine, the guide presents a program that can be used in daily life. The seven crucial pillars of well-being revealed in the book are drawn from the best of research in traditional and complementary medicine. Hand in hand with motivation and strategies for change, this helpful resource affirms that anyone is capable of lifelong good heath, happiness, and inner calm.