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    Wellness: Body, Mind and Soul
    Wellness: Body, Mind and Soul
    Wellness: Body, Mind and Soul
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    Wellness: Body, Mind and Soul

    By Geetha Patel

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    This book is the product of the author’s curiosity regarding the secrets behind good health and well being of a person even after the age of seventy. She was inspired by her neighbor’s zest for life and her positive attitude during her advanced years. This prompted her to interview many seniors in Canada and in India to find out the secret to their well being and she found six most common elements. Even though the book starts with these, it also reveals interesting natural remedies used to cure some unique and simple ailments, the medicinal value of some herbs and spices, beauty and hair treatments and face masks used when Geetha was growing up, and then concludes with some healthy vegetarian and non-vegetarian recipes. A fascinating component of this book is the real life stories from the author’s experiences. Useful for young and old, men and women.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSunstone Press
    Release dateJan 25, 2016
    ISBN9781611394399
    Wellness: Body, Mind and Soul
    Author

    Geetha Patel

    Geetha Patel is an Indo-Canadian and a retired school vice principal from the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Her faith, her positive and grateful attitude towards life, her passion for writing, and her active and healthy life style have been the factors responsible for her well being. She introduces readers of her book to some of the ancient customs practiced by her community in South India and the benefits of those practices.

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      Book preview

      Wellness - Geetha Patel

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      Wellness

      Body, Mind and Soul

      Geetha Patel

      © 2016 by Geetha Patel

      All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including

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      except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

      Sunstone books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use.

      For information please write: Special Markets Department, Sunstone Press,

      P.O. Box 2321, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2321.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Patel, Geetha, 1944- author.

      Title: Wellness : body, mind and soul / by Geetha Patel.

      Description: Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, [2015]

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015041481 | ISBN 9781632930989 (softcover : alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Health--Popular works. | Nutrition. | Vitality. | Self-care,

      Health.

      Classification: LCC RA776 .P25 2015 | DDC 613.2--dc23

      LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015041481

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      SUNSTONE PRESS / Post Office Box 2321 / Santa Fe, NM 87504-2321 /USA

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      I would like to dedicate this book to

      my wonderful late mother, Cecilia and

      the elders in my community back in Soouth India who helped me put together this book.

      The contents of this book are designed to provide helpful information on the subjects discussed. This book is not meant to be used, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any medical condition. For diagnosis or treatment of any medical problem, consult your own physician. The publisher and author are not responsible for any specific health or allergy needs that may require medical supervision and are not liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action, application or preparation, to any person reading or following the information in this book. References are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute endorsement of any websites or other sources. These are the remedies the author witnessed in her family and community as she was growing up in India.

      Foreword

      Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

      —World Health Organization 1948

      I was in my early forties when I immigrated to Canada with my family. The buzz about health foods and eating healthy was making its way into mainstream Canadians. Even though people were watching their diets and trying to lose weight, there was not a conscious search for the secrets to good health and happiness. As the World Health Organization rightly points out, health is a total package of well being of body, mind, and soul. Whenever the topic of eating healthy, longevity and happiness came up, I could not but think of my neighbour back in India. Let me call her Genevieve aunty. She was past seventy and was not only in excellent health, active, and on no medications, but also looked amazingly young for her age and had a positive attitude toward life. It is not that she did not have her share of trials and tribulations, but the way she handled them, always looking at the brighter side, is what made her who she was. I had known her since I was a child. In India we address every lady our mother’s age as ‘aunty,’ so we too called her aunty. She came to Canada to be with her children a few years after I arrived.

      It was then that I realized that Genevieve aunty, and the other healthy and happy elders must be doing something right. I wanted to know their secret. This thought inspired me to talk to the elderly in Canada and India to see what they thought contributed toward their health and well being.

      When I spoke to Genevieve aunty, she just laughed at me and said, "Perhaps it is because of the genes I inherited from my parents.

      Could very well be, I said, but I would like to know your childhood and upbringing, your food and your lifestyle, your beliefs and your attitude that might have contributed to your state of health now."

      She replied, You are indeed asking me a lot, but I’ll try and answer your question to the best of my recollection. Come over when you have time and I will tell you what I remember about my life. Please remember there are no guarantees in life about anything, including health. Many factors come into play in each person’s life and there is no magic wand. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but I am grateful to God for these seventy plus years. I will tell you about my life, my beliefs and attitude. It does not mean that it is the only way to well being, but it has been my way.

      We talked a lot after that; sometimes for hours and I enjoyed every minute of it. The more I heard, the more I felt that these things were worth recording. She had a life that was in harmony with nature. The best part was, all the natural remedies she used for simple ailments, were also used by my mother, when I was growing up in India. After all she and my mother were almost of the same age and their parents had the same upbringing.

      After that, I interviewed many other elderly healthy people and took notes. Very soon I noticed that there were about five to six factors that were common to most of them. I knew then that it couldn’t be a coincidence.

      Many of those I talked to or interviewed have passed away, including Genevieve aunty, my mother, Mrs. Shah and more, but I will never forget their advice and their zest for life.

      Preface

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