Cracking The Code To Optimal Health

By Karen Pendleton

Life is a journey.

 

The premise of Purposeful Longevity is to have our best health throughout all the years of our lives. Dr. Karen introduces you to the strategies she has used for 25 years to help her patients achieve their optimal health. You are much closer to the optimal health you desire.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karen M. Pendleton
• Release date: Feb 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088104057

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Cracking The Code To Optimal Health

A Doctor's Guide To Purposeful Longevity And Living Your Best Life

Karen Pendleton, M.D.

CRACKING THE CODE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

A Doctor's Guide To Purposeful Longevity And Living Your Best Life

Copyright © 2022 by Karen Pendleton, M.D.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any manner whatsoever without prior written consent from the author, except as provided by the United States of America copyright law. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means.

Published by Fitness Marketing Group, Sunrise Beach, MO.

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN: 978-1-0881-0405-7

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Contents

Introduction

What If You Knew How to Achieve Purposeful Longevity?

1. The 10 Tenets For Optimal Health

2. Purpose

3. Brain & Heart Health

4. Healthy Relationships

5. Spirituality

6. Stress Management

7. Sleep Fitness

8. Nutrition & Gut Health

9. Hormonal Balance

10. Body Movement

11. Financial Health

12. The Top Ten Never Ever List

13. Action or Inaction? Which Will You Regret More?

14. This Can Change Your Life Forever...

15. What to do next...

About The Author

Introduction

How To Read This Book

THIS BOOK EXISTS FOR two reasons:

Reason #1: You'll eventually let me help you implement the lessons you learn here to achieve Purposeful Longevity.

Reason #2: To get the optimal results you want in advance, you will do Reason #1 as quickly as possible.

I'm going to be transparent and honest with you in this book. My early mentor taught me if you want people to believe you can help them, help them.

I want to help you.

I share with you the steps and strategies included in the Purposeful Longevity Crusade. This is the method I personally use for myself and to help my patients achieve their desired optimal health. I'm excited to share it with you.

It sounds like a lot, but really, the entire book is summarized in the four points:

Point #1: Each day, over 2000 people die from heart disease. Think about it… this is the same as five jumbo jets carrying 400 people with heart disease crashing daily. Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of death. And, 1 in 3 adults (85 million individuals) have one or more cardiovascular diseases. Heart disease and stroke are costly health problems. Annual health care expenditures for these preventable illnesses reach $300 billion.

Point #2: Experimental evidence suggests a higher sense of purpose influences the risk of cardiovascular disease. Enhancement of psychosocial support network buffers against the cardiotoxic effect of severe stress. A strong sense of life purpose has a positive effect on health behaviors and biologic systems. A healthy lifespan needs to be your choice and part of your life purpose.

Point #3: Many of our patients are frustrated with the current healthcare system. Frequently, they ask me why my other physician failed to mention other treatment options. Essentially, the conventional medical model is sick care. At times, the care physicians can provide is limited by rules and regulations dictated by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.

A case in point is the approach to Hashimoto’s disease, which affects about fourteen million Americans. Conventional medicine sees the issue as simply hypothyroidism, requiring thyroid replacement. What is missed? Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an auto-immune disease, and a different treatment approach can help people with this disease.

Point #4: The best method to achieve optimal health is to look at the root causes of illness and to embrace Purposeful Longevity.

Addressing the root cause of illnesses has radically transformed the lives of my patients and my life. Hopefully, you will make the connection for yourself as well. Above all, my sincere hope is you learn more than just implementing Purposeful Longevity.

I've interspersed bits of advice and lessons I've learned from years on the front lines of medicine, seeing the results my patients achieved.

Yes, this is a health book, but it's really a book about designing a better life. A life that brings you joy, rewards, and peace.

I sincerely believe the health of the world can, should, and will change for the better. I believe motivated people like you who will make a healthier future.

So, it's a great privilege to share what I know with you. To inspire and