The 3LS Wellness Program is a simple, low-cost way of improving your health. You can do it at home. It consists of practicing Skilled Relaxation 20 minutes, two times a day; following a Perfectly or Mostly Whole Foods Diet; and doing the Right Exercise for You. Many people are able to reverse their chronic health conditions by following this program. At the very least it will give you more energy and make you feel great!
Articles on this Website About the 3LS Wellness Program
The website of Walt Stoll, MD has much free information about the 3LS Wellness Program: http://www.askwaltstollmd.com. Visit also the website of the Stoll Foundation for Holistic Health for additional free information: www.stollfoundation.org.
Recapture Your Health Book
Recapture Your Health, by Walt Stoll, MD and Jan DeCourtney, CMT, gives step by step instructions for using the 3LS Wellness Program.
Phone consultations are available with Jan DeCourtney, CMT. Read more by clicking this link: Phone Consultations
Books from Amazon.com
The three books described below are the key resources for each of the aspects of the 3LS Wellness Program. You may click on the titles or photos for a direct link to Amazon.com.
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by Martha Davis, Matthew McKay,and Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman This book is a key resource for the practice of Skilled Relaxation. (Fifth Edition, 2000, New Harbinger Publications, Inc.; published continuously since 1980). This is the most effective self-help book to learn a variety of Skilled Relaxation techniques. Earlier editions are also good. This book contains information on the following SR methods: breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, visualization, applied relaxation training, self-hypnosis, autogenics, recording a relaxation tape, combination techniques, and thought stopping. The fifth edition also includes useful information about body awareness, stress management, coping skills, time management, assertiveness training, and exercise. This latest edition is an example of a book that has been exclusively about the one topic of Skilled Relaxation for 25 years. It recognizes the importance of the 3LS Wellness Program by including short information about diet and exercise. This is a fabulous self-help book.
The Healing Power of Whole Foods by Beth Loiselle, with a foreward by Walt Stoll, M.D. (Healthways Nutrition, 1993). Beth's easy-to-understand and inspirational book is an invaluable resource for those wanting to learn every aspect of the basics of eating and healing through whole foods. It contains information about following the Perfect Whole Foods diet, a liberal Whole Foods Diet, recipes, adapting your diet to address candida, food allergies/sensitivities, the soft diet, and weight loss. It also has references for knowing if foods, additives, and brand name products are included as part of the Perfect Whole Foods Diet.
Fitness for Dummies by Suzanna Schlosbert and Liz Neporent (Wiley, John & Sons, 1999) This is the best exercise book we have seen. This is a great reference book that covers a wide variety of exercise and describes them in detail.
This the the other book by Walt Stoll, MD, which includes some information about the 3LS Wellness Program plus holistic healing. It is a great companion to Recapture Your Health.
Saving Yourself from the Disease-Care Crisis by Walt Stoll, MD (Sunrise Health Coach, 1996). Dr. Stoll's first book contains a wealth of information about holistic healing and offers safe, simple treatments which have been effectively used to relieve suffering and reverse the effects of many of the ills produced by the modern American lifestyle. It also discusses the critical state of health care in America today and asks hard questions about the monopoly of conventional medicine that limits the options available to most consumers of medical services.
The video mentioned below may help many people get started on an exercise program who thought they might not be able to start, because they need an exercise that is very gentle. This video is included in this list because it is hard to find.
Practitioners
People looking for a health care practitioner in their area who works with the 3LS Wellness Program in their practice may search the practitioner network of the American Holistic Health Organization. Type in the keyword "3LS Wellness Program" to look for a practitioner.
Products Helpful to Practicing the 3LS Wellness Program
Other Book Resources
Listed below are all the books listed in the resources section of Recapture Your Health provided for further information and learning.
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Application of the aspects of the 3LS Wellness Program to Certain Conditions
Please note that this section listing specific conditions does not provide a complete list of conditions, diseases, or illnesses that may be helped by the 3LS Wellness Program. The 3LS may help many conditions, including those that are unable to be diagnosed and the 3LS also may help wierd or unusual symptoms.
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