BodyWise

Bodywise is simply superb. And oh, so practical. It will convince you about how and why to make food and supplements your go-to medicines. I highly recommend this book. -- Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of the <i>New York Times </i>bestsellers <i>Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription for Radiance, Vitality, and Wellbeing, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom,</i> and <i>The Wisdom of Menopause</i> Direct, deeply knowledgeable and inspiring. I would follow Rachel Abrams anywhere. Thankfully with Rachel, it will be to my sustained health and well-being. I can't wait for this book. BodyWise is so comprehensive and integrates all aspects of the totality of being in a human body, and how to be responsible for and to it....This book is a smart and gentle well-being bible. -- Alanis Morissette A true healer... Rachel Carlton Abrams marries grounded Western medical knowledge with cutting-edge integrative approaches to health, but more important than all of her genius knowledge and old-soul wisdom is the depth and purity of her wide-open heart. When the heart not only informs but leads the doctor-patient relationship, real miracles can happen, and Rachel embodies this quality more than any physician I have ever met -- Lissa Rankin, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Mind Over Medicine</i> and founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute Bodywise quickly gets to the root of what ails you, showing how you can heal yourself by tuning in to what your symptoms are telling you. This is truly an extraordinary guide for becoming your healthiest self with the right combination of knowledge, self care, and sense of humor -- Sara Gottfried, MD, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i>The Hormone Cure </i>and <i>The Hormone Reset Diet</i> Dr. Abrams offers practical steps to get you feeling better and more in touch with your body.Whether you have pain, are wondering about hormone replacement therapy or simply want to improve your health, Bodywise offers you a path to success -- Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, President of the Academy Integrative Health and Medicine and author of <i>The Heart Speaks</i> There is a common language and wisdom available to every human being since the beginning of time, a great treasure, which we can find if we take time to listen for it. This is what Dr. Rachel Abrams, MD. teaches to us in this remarkable book. It is the language of our bodies and the wisdom which it brings to our consciousness is truly the truth we can learn and trust. It is the physician within each of us and it is what does the real healing. A surgeon can repair a wound but the life force within us does the healing and this is who you will meet and learn from as you study this book and age into health -- Gladys Taylor McGarey, MD. MD[H]. Bodywise is packed with practical information and a step-by-step process by which any woman can better understand herbody and find healing, as well as a life of love and purpose. Dr. Rachel takes complex concepts and relates them to you as if she were your best friend, helping you to find the kind of life you are seeking and the path to healing that is particular to you -- Alan Gaby, MD, author of <i>Nutritional Medicine</i> Dr Rachel Abrams is amazingly caring and conscientious. I have benefitted from her considerable conventional medical knowledge as well as from her skill with natural remedies. She has kept a careful eye over my welfare all the way from California and has maintained a friendly and professional relationship with my South African doctors who have welcomed her contributions happily. It is because they have not been intrusive. My South African medical team and I hold her in very high regard and hope her book is as successful as it deserves to be for the benefit of even more people. God bless you -- Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town. Rach

Dr Rachel graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, received her Medical Degree at the University of California, San Francisco and a Masters Degree in Holistic Health and Medical Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. She practised as a conventional family practice physician for seven years, prior to establishing an integrative medicine practice that allows her to focus on preventive and comprehensive care in more depth. At Santa Cruz Integrative Medicine, Dr Rachel spends more time with her patients exploring the important connections between health and vitality, relationships, lifestyle choices, work and environment. She discusses potential avenues for treatment from both conventional and holistic medicine for all medical concerns, from lifestyle changes to herbal and supplement therapy to prescription medication. Her goal is always to assist her patients in healing from within and to limit the number of supplements or medications that they need to take, while maintaining their optimal health.