Drawing from cutting-edge research in gender-based medicine, women's health expert and best-selling author Dr. Pamela Peeke tailors the original Body-for-Life program to the unique obstacles women face. With stunning before- and-after photos and testimonials providing motivation and inspiration, "Body-for-Life for Women" features a 12-week Mind-Mouth-Muscle eating, exercise, and emotional health program for women to help them achieve optimal health during their hormonal milestones. 'Dr. Peeke explores how stress directly affects your body composition and shows how you can control your weight by harnessing the mind's power to achieve stress resilience!' - Herbert Benson, MD, Mind-Body Medical Institute, Harvard University, and author of "The Relaxation Response and Timeless Healing".

About the Author
PAMELA PEEKE, MD, MPH, FACP, is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and a Pew Foundation Scholar in nutrition and metabolism. Dr. Peeke was named one of America's top women physicians by the National Institutes of Health and is the author of Fight Fat after Forty and Fit to Live. She maintains a private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, and can be reached at DrPeeke.com.

Reviews
"Dr. Peeke explores how stress directly affects your body composition and shows how you can control your weight by harnessing the mind's power to achieve stress resilience." -Herbert Benson, MD, Mind-Body Medical Institute, Harvard University, and author of The Relaxation Response and Timeless Healing

"A must for any woman who wants to take responsibility for her own health and improve both the quantity and quality of her life--for life." -Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, founder of the Cooper Aerobics Center

"Dr. Peeke provides us with the evidence explaining the stress-fat connection and she presents an easy, enjoyable program to resist stress eating and achieve mind and body fitness for life." -C. Everett Koop, MD, former US surgeon general and founder of Shape Up America!



Book Information
ISBN 9781605298283
Author Pamela Peeke
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Rodale Press
Publisher Rodale Press
Weight(grams) 374g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 192mm * 19mm