Joan
C. Barth, PhD.
– Lifecoach
Author –"It Runs In My Family"
Do you think you are doomed to develop heart disease, cancer, or other illnesses because they "run" in your family? A blueprint for actively engineering good health and long life, It Runs In My Family describes how, through altering not only one's eating, smoking, exercise and stress management habits but also one's belief system, an individual can significantly affect his or her chances of developing illnesses that seem to plague other family members.
According to author
Joan C. Barth, a respected family therapist and researcher on the relationship
between illness and one's belief system, family illness passed from generation
to generation is far from inevitable. In fact, while 75% of the population
perceives life-threatening or debilitating illness as "running"
in the family, only 10% of illnesses actually have a genetic foundation,
some geneticists say.
Read what these reviewers have to say:
" This empowering book demonstrates that family illness doesn't have to be passed from generation to generation. Step-by-step, it will help you uncover your own uniqueness and free you from reliving old scripts detrimental to your health and well-being."
—Bernie Siegel, M.D.
Oncological Surgeon
Yale University
Author, Love Medicine & Miracles
"Insightful and empowering!"
—Constance R, Ahrons, Ph.D.
Sociologist
University of Southern California
"Barth's presentation of the ways that individuals can wrest control of their health away from the grip of family myths embodies the optimism and energy she prescribes. 'You can do it,' she says."
—Lee Combrinck-Graham, M.D.
Child and Family Psychiatrist
"This book is must reading for anyone who cares about staying alive…(The book) provides a roadmap for empowering ourselves to live healthy lives."
—Monica McGoldrick, ACSW, Ph.D.
Director, The Family Institute of New Jersey
