LONG BEACH, Calif., April 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bookstore shelves are often lined with books on special diets and fitness tips, but few address the changes it truly takes to commit to a healthy lifestyle. In his new book, Get Your Act Together: Think Healthy, Be Healthy (now available through AuthorHouse), Frank G. Addleman shows people how to make permanent changes for the better by thinking about which foods and activities will help the human body achieve its greatest potential.
Get Your Act Together is broken into simple to read chapters that address important ideas about changing one's mindset toward improving health, not just the quickest way to drop a few pounds. Addleman discusses the common myths about diet and exercise that perpetuate unhealthy habits. He explains what really happens inside the body when a person exercises, and he gives examples of how the body processes and burns food as fuel. Addleman's insight into how the body functions gives readers a basis for understanding why making daily healthy choices is much more important than sticking to fad diets for a specific period of time.
"Once we can breakdown the myths and incorrect assumptions people have about health and fitness, we can then show them the powerful preventive effect that nutrition and exercise has over their health and well-being," Addleman writes.
He tackles other pertinent issues such as smoking, drinking alcohol and taking prescription drugs. Get Your Act Together illustrates that health is more than looking good; it's a lifestyle that begins with healthy thinking.
At 67, Addleman is in excellent health. He has adhered to the recommendations he gives in his new book, which, he says, have kept him young. Professor emeritus at Santa Ana College, he taught a nutrition and fitness course in the sports medicine department and uses a humorous and motivational approach to give presentations for sports conventions, corporations and medical professionals. He has written one other book, The Winning Edge: Nutrition for Athletic Fitness and Performance (Simon and Shuster, 1985), which has sold 120,000 copies to date.
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