The Dr. Higgins Guide to HEALTH & WELLNESS: Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual - Paperback

by Evelyn Higgins (Author)

With nearly three decades as a doctor of chiropractic, as well as a nationally syndicated radio show host and internationally acclaimed health expert, Dr. Evelyn Higgins releases her groundbreaking new book. After studying both Eastern and Western philosophies and seeing our wellness and longevity worsening, she asks, "is our decline in health physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual?" In her down-to-earth style, the reader begins to view health as more than simply the absence of disease as she lays out the complete picture with a blue print for improved health, wellness, happiness, and longevity. As we live longer, let's make sure we're adding quality and not just years. The choice is yours.

Author Biography

Dr. Evelyn Higgins is a recognized international expert on fitness, diet as well as health and wellness. Her trademark 4 Pillars of Health looks at health as more than simply the absence of disease by investigating the physical, emotional, intellectual as well as spiritual elements of wholeness in a warm, passionate & edutainment style for her audiences. She is a graduate of the State University of New York and New York Chiropractic College. Her postgraduate studies at Harvard Medical School in Body, Mind, & Spirit medicine have an emphasis on resiliency. She is also a Certified Addiction Professional and Diplomate of the American Board of Disability specializing in pain management. Dr. Higgins has broadcasted on both public & commercial radio and is the host of The Dr Evelyn Higgins Show, a nationally syndicated radio program. She has a 28-year history as a practicing doctor, author, columnist, national health care commentator of both radio and television. She is a keynote speaker as well as international lecturer to both lay people & multidisciplinary physician groups alike. Dr. Higgins was selected as a community hero bestowing upon her the privilege of being an Olympic Torchbearer. She has served as official team doctor for the 1996 Somali Olympic team, & the 1993-94 US/Ukranian team for the Round the World Whitbread Race. She has had the privilege & honor of advising the US Surgeon General on Physical Fitness & Women's Health & was founder and director of the Georgia chapter of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Her radio show has won the prestigious Gracie Award for Outstanding Lifestyle programming, & was a finalist in the 2009 New York Radio Festival. She has been featured in All Access, Talkers Magazine & Levine Breaking News. She has had numerous national & local television appearances including NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, FOX News, FOX and Friends as well as The Glenn Beck Show on FOX, Rural TV & local national cable networks alike. She has authored several books, including her latest The Dr. Evelyn Higgins Guide To Health And Wellness along with The Mystery of Happiness: A Step By Step Journal of Gratitude. She frequently presents her recognized philosophy "Prescription for Life" when she lectures on various health and wellness topics. Her upcoming book, Three Meetings was the result of a 534 mile trek from southern France through the Pyrenees Mountains and across the entire country of Spain.