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Your Lifebook Your Path to Optimal Health and Wellbeing
Your LifeBook is an interactive journal and workbook designed to support your progress on your health journey. Used independently or in conjunction with Dr. A’s Habits of Health, Your LifeBook is like having Dr. A walking you through the Habits of Health, giving you lightweight daily and weekly tasks to move you forward toward your goals.
543 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2019
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February 23, 2022
This is a companion book to Dr. Anderson's Dr. A's Habits of Health: The path to permanent Weight Control and Optimal Health. I would call this a workbook, in which you, the reader, are supposed to fill in much of the content by answering questions along the way. The purpose of this book is to help you progress on a journey toward optimal health and wellbeing.
While the book initially looks intimidating at a hefty 543 pages, it is really fast-going. Many of the pages are blank or nearly blank. Many figures and schematics are used to illustrate the concepts. The book is divided into 26 elements, each of which is focused on a narrow topic about your journey toward health. The beginning elements are about figuring out what your goals are; what do you want to accomplish, and why. How important are your goals, and what are the key steps to achieving them.
Self-awareness is a key element for installing habits of a healthy mind. Taking responsibility for your behavior and the results is a key step. When we place blame on others, we give away our power and surrender control. "When we decide we are the dominant force in our lives, we are taking back our power and our responsibility, and the cause lies inside ourselves." I particularly like this quote: "Most people play the victim and wonder why life is happening to them." The main idea is to make good choices, and to avoid the need for willpower.
There is plenty of advice here about healthy foods for losing weight. The emphasis is clearly on foods with low glycemic index, that do not rapidly raise your blood sugar level. Foods with refined sugar and flour are clearly avoided. Also, a number of beverages are avoided, such as fruit juices, sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, and alcohol. Here, the idea is to avoid metabolic switches that stimulate insulin, which prevents leptin from signaling satiety. Avoiding sugar and flour will help to stop the wild surges in dopamine. These surges create cravings leading to addiction and loss of control. While meat and fish are OK in this life plan, the author's favorite source of protein is soybeans, which contain twice as much protein as other legumes.
I recommend this book to those who are interested in losing weight and keeping it off. The program works--I know because I see the evidence in myself and in others. My wife is a health coach, and she sees incredible success in her clients who have joined this program. It works.
While the book initially looks intimidating at a hefty 543 pages, it is really fast-going. Many of the pages are blank or nearly blank. Many figures and schematics are used to illustrate the concepts. The book is divided into 26 elements, each of which is focused on a narrow topic about your journey toward health. The beginning elements are about figuring out what your goals are; what do you want to accomplish, and why. How important are your goals, and what are the key steps to achieving them.
Self-awareness is a key element for installing habits of a healthy mind. Taking responsibility for your behavior and the results is a key step. When we place blame on others, we give away our power and surrender control. "When we decide we are the dominant force in our lives, we are taking back our power and our responsibility, and the cause lies inside ourselves." I particularly like this quote: "Most people play the victim and wonder why life is happening to them." The main idea is to make good choices, and to avoid the need for willpower.
There is plenty of advice here about healthy foods for losing weight. The emphasis is clearly on foods with low glycemic index, that do not rapidly raise your blood sugar level. Foods with refined sugar and flour are clearly avoided. Also, a number of beverages are avoided, such as fruit juices, sodas, energy drinks, sports drinks, and alcohol. Here, the idea is to avoid metabolic switches that stimulate insulin, which prevents leptin from signaling satiety. Avoiding sugar and flour will help to stop the wild surges in dopamine. These surges create cravings leading to addiction and loss of control. While meat and fish are OK in this life plan, the author's favorite source of protein is soybeans, which contain twice as much protein as other legumes.
I recommend this book to those who are interested in losing weight and keeping it off. The program works--I know because I see the evidence in myself and in others. My wife is a health coach, and she sees incredible success in her clients who have joined this program. It works.
July 21, 2020
Started reading a section a day and finished today., it had very good information in it if you are on the Optavia diet.
January 18, 2021
I am so grateful to this book and the path I have started to better health and wellness. Although I have now finished reading it and working through its elements, it is time to start again to build better micro habits and to envision a stronger, better future.
June 14, 2022
Great paired journal to go with Dr. is Habits Of Health book. Highly recommend!
October 29, 2023
Redundant compared to Habits of Health. But if read solo, without HOH, then I'd highly recommend.
September 5, 2025
did not finish
December 10, 2025
Enjoyed this book alongside habits Of Health. it really took the information and helped you think over it and move it to your life
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