Transforming the Nature of Health: A Holistic Vision of Healing That Honors Our Connection to the Earth, Others, and Ourselves Hot

Marcey Shapiro is a physician who is more concerned with her patients’ health than with writing prescriptions. Inquisitive and open-minded, Shapiro has trained in a number of alternative modalities, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, nutritional therapy, and a host of others. The result of her research and experience is a conclusion that surprises and reassures: we have the power to determine and direct our level of health.

“To most, poor health does seem to be caused by chance, bad genes, bad luck, environmental factors, virulent ‘germs,’ or poor dietary or lifestyle choices,” Shapiro points out. She goes on to address the connection between what we’ve been taught and our seeming inability to stay healthy: “Because we have accepted the premise as a culture, it is acceptable to believe that the locus of control of one’s health is outside one’s individual consciousness.”

TRANSFORMING THE NATURE OF HEALTH proposes the radical theory that good health is a natural state as well as an integral part of the reality that we create for ourselves. “Most patients do not have a clue about how they might be creating their experience,” writes Shapiro. To correct that lack of understanding, she has written a book that is a primer for those who want to gain a better understanding of her philosophy. Using case studies, personal experience, and her own Transformational Tools (simple exercises included in each chapter), Shapiro leads the reader to a clear understanding of the essence of healthful living.

While none of the information presented in this book was entirely new to me, it’s the first time I’ve seen it applied to the subject of health in such a dramatic and thoroughly appropriate manner. Shapiro shares her knowledge, experience, and insight in a seamless and coherent fashion, yet infuses the book with personality and kindness. Not only does TRANSFORMING THE NATURE OF HEALTH encourage us to take responsibility for our own well-being, it provides solid information that gives us permission to take control of every aspect of our lives. This is one of those rare books that truly does have the potential to change lives!