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The Joy of Well-Being

A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life

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The Joy of Well-Being

By: Jason Wachob, Colleen Wachob
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In this empowering and accessible new resource, the co-founders of mindbodygreen challenge our definition of wellness, health, and self-improvement by revealing what a healthy lifestyle looks like at the fundamental level - and it's not what we think.

On your journey toward a more health-conscious life, you've likely been bombarded by an overwhelming amount of information - from the Kardashian-like wellness influencers who (unrealistically) insist upon sustainably sourced Epsom salt baths every night, to the elite longevity optimizers who measure their lactate levels after a workout. The echo chamber of the internet, and social media algorithms that favour polarizing opinions to drive views and engagement, have hijacked our understanding of health. No matter which corner of the wellness world you inhabit, our social feeds are filled with advice that presumes we all have the same amount of time, money, and resources. In this saturated landscape, how can you avoid the potential scams and dodge the doctors-turned-celebrities to find what really works for you?

Over the past decade, Colleen and Jason Wachob, co-founders of mindbodygreen, have cultivated a leading wellness lifestyle media brand for everyone seeking to cut through this noise, and live a happier, healthier, and greener lifestyle. The Joy of Well-Being is a distillation of almost fifteen years of this experience on the forefront of the well-being conversation: they've done the legwork so you don't have to. The Wachobs are a product of their mentors and years of working with hundreds of the world's most brilliant well-being minds, PhDs, MDs, therapists, movement specialists, spiritual leaders, and journalists. They've developed ways to discern meaningful points of information amidst the chaos, an act they consider both a science and an art. The Joy of Well-Being is more than a book, it's a reawakening, marking a crucial shift away from the do-this-then-do-that paradigm, to cultivating a joyful lifestyle that centres each individual, and their own health and happiness. True well-being isn't something you chase, it is something you weave together, as each new day presents an opportunity to make choices that support feeling good in your body, in your relationships, and in your life.

©2023 Jason Wachob and Colleen Wachob (P)2023 Hachette Book Group
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Insightful

Being a passionate advocate for well-being, I loved the holistic approach of this book and the very practical and helpful integration tips.

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overall a bit disappointed

Started well with the first two chapters, and overall there is some good information in this book.

But...
The chapters on food and fitness were not very good.
The nutrition chapter was very generalised.
i.e. the recommendation from Michael Pollan on... eat mainly plants, etc. is pretty useless.
The wording in the book sounds like, eat mostly plants and occassionly have some grass fed meat.
Too general and no real information.
Protein is really where food matters, learn more about it please.

The chapter on fitness was just wrong.
Targetted at people who do not exercise and the overall gist was to...
Do some, but you don't need to do to much, that's what we do.
... complete rubbish recommendation.

Read Peter Attia's book - Longevity.
This goes into great detail on why you need to push your boundaries when it comes to fitness.
You loose fitness as you age. If you want to be fit at 70 or 80 years of age, then doing the minimum now will put you in a word of trouble as you age.

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