How to Be a Healthy Human: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Health and Longevity

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Learn the truth about how little your genes influence your health, the real impact of lifestyle, the toxins you are exposed to every day, and the power of nutrition.

Trust in the medical profession is at an all-time low. The health-care industry is worth trillions of dollars and growing exponentially, but people in general are getting sicker. Many of us are suffering from chronic illnesses, unwanted weight gain, cardiovascular complications, and mental health problems. So are our children. We need to shift our thinking.

How to Be a Healthy Humanis for anyone who uses the health-care system and wonders if there is another way. Carefully referenced and helpfully illustrated, this narrative is told from the rigorous but witty point of view of Emma Tekstra, an actuary and thirty-year consultant in the global health and corporate benefits space. Tekstra arms you with information about the amazing human body and the modern medical and pharmaceutical industries to empower you totake control of your own health and ultimately how to age well, utilizing conventional medical care only where absolutely necessary.

Full of practical advice anyone can follow,How to Be a Healthy Humaninspires hope in a future of vibrant health.

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Emma Tekstra is a global health consultant passionate about helping companies and individuals understand what truly creates health and well-being. As a fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Emma is deeply rooted in the data and science of the human body and what makes it tick or break down. For twenty-five years, she held executive positions at one of the leading global consulting firms working with some of the world's largest employers on their health and benefits programs. In addition to consulting and speaking engagements, Emma writes on a variety of topics including health and nutrition, the health-care industry, Corporate HR matters, and faith. Originally from Leeds, England, she now resides in Southern California with her family. Learn more at EmmaTekstra.com.