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YOU: Being Beautiful: The Owner's Manual to Inner and Outer Beauty
written by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
Studio : Free Press
by Free Press
Release Date : 2008-11-11
Publisher : Free Press
Released : 2008-11-11
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781416572343
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 10 reviews)
List Price : $26.99
Our Price : $13.25
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Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans -- all those things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse) your ancestors for. There are, in fact, scientific standards to beauty. Beauty is purposeful, because it's how humans have historically communicated who we are to potential mates. Beauty, in fact, is really about your health and happiness. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz bust the myths and stereotypes about the way we view ourselves -- and how we define beauty. In these pages, you'll find out why beauty isn't as much about your vanity as it is about your humanity. The doctors take a scientific, informative, and entertaining look at the three levels of beauty and explain how they all work together to form a complete and authentic YOU. Those three levels of beauty are: - Looking Beautiful: Your appearance influences your self-esteem and has major health implications. Here, the docs will tell you how you can look the way you want.
- Feeling Beautiful: So what if you have luscious lips or gorgeous locks if your joints creak and you have the energy of a rug? The docs will tell you how to improve your energy levels, beat back your life-altering aches and pains, and come to grips with some of life's toughest stresses.
- Being Beautiful: By improving your relationships with your loved ones as well as with others, you'll be well on your way to finding true happiness. That's the ultimate goal: Having all three levels of beauty working together so you can have a happy and healthy life.
You'll start off by taking the ultra-revealing and validated YOU-Q Test to help you assess where you are on your own beauty scale and where you want to be. Take the test, see how well you do; then use the book to help you improve your score. With their usual candor and honesty, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz break down the mechanics of beauty and explain how little adjustments in your routine can help you become a happier, healthier person. You will learn about the biology of beauty, take YOU Tests to determine where you are on the beauty scale, get tons of YOU Tips to help you improve your life, as well as learn the secrets of the Ultimate Beautiful Day. From hair to toenails, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz go through every part of your body to explain how different foods, vitamins, creams, gels, and injections can really boost your looks. They scrutinize the beauty myths that bombard us every day and offer an unbiased perspective on which ones cause more harm than good. You will be able to revamp your beauty regimen (or start a new one from scratch). They'll also take a close look at chronic pain, mood swings, low energy, and financial stresses. And they'll dive into the science of building relationships, finding happiness, and using spirituality to help you define your own levels of true beauty. Dr. Roizen and Dr. Oz act as tour guides navigating the tricky but exciting terrain of today's beauty industry. YOU: Being Beautiful is your all-inclusive ticket into the world -- the real world -- of beauty. |
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Beauty Means Vitality |
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I enjoyed reading "You: Being Beautiful" because its message emphasizes how health and beauty are connected and we need to keep reinforcing this message. The quizzes, quips and quality advice make this a good springboard for building status and affiliation with others. This book covers a lot of terrain which makes it a bit broad, but it meshes well with my own book,Addicted to Stress: A Woman's 7 Step Program to Reclaim Joy and Spontaneity in Life where I provide a specific proven program for women who want behavior changing steps that they can process and control themselves to harness their power and turn all that stress into strength. Stress will always land on your doorstep, but you don't have to constantly open the door |
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Ayurveda and Beauty |
What is real Beauty? Roizen and Oz tell us in clear direct ways.
I found this book great to combine with the Yale University doctor's book: Ayurveda: A Comprehensive Guide To Traditional Indian Medicine for the West. In that book, Dr. Frank John Ninivaggi MD adds the Eastern perspective to understanding and creating wellness in body, mind, and spirit. Wow! two superb works by medical doctors. |
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I'M RECOMMENDING IT TO MY CLIENTS |
I was a little skeptical of a book written for women by men, however these guys are really knowledgeable and straight forward in their advice and that's what got my attention. I especially appreciated the part where they talk about how your appearance influences ones self-esteem. I've seen this in my therapy clients --- and the authors give advice on how you can feel much better about yourself. No matter your age, the key is to feel beautiful by taking healthy steps to achieve that feeling --- and anyone can do it --- beauty or not! This book covers a lot of topics that women will appreciate despite the fact that the authors are men! Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. [[ASIN:1571744398 The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Mid-Life and Beyond)
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Feeling beautiful already |
I'm a fan of the authors and have read all of their books. What I enjoyed most about You: Being Beautiful is that it targets beauty from three essential angles. They show you how to look beautiful, feel beautiful, and even BE beautiful. As you might expect, they offer a ton of test and tips to help you work on all your beauty areas from your hair, to your skin, your teeth, and so on.
They also take the time to consider beauty as a mental element of a person, both from the pyschological image you have of yourself to keeping stress down and other things in life that are as harmful to your mind as they are to your body. It's a holistic approach that really does leave you feeling as beautiful as you are bound to look after following their tips!
Another book I strongly recommend because I've enjoyed it immensely and have made some major changes since reading it (a healthy mind is a beautiful mind) is The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book
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Looking, Feeling, and Being Beautiful |
"Most people think that beauty revolves around such things as lipstick, sweet eyes, or skinny jeans--all these things that we can see (and obsess over) in the mirror. But the fact is that beauty isn't some superficial pursuit, and it's not some random act that you can thank (or curse) your ancestors for" -- from inner flap of the book.
In "YOU: Being Beautiful" the two doctors discuss "the scientific standards to beauty." They divide them into three levels of beauty:
1. Looking Beautiful. The manes says it all - the authors tell you what to do to look the way you want. That includes:
- taking care of your skin -- how to keep it young and smooth, how to protect it, what to do with acne, eczema, etc.
- taking care of your hair -- proper hair care, hair abuse, hair loss, etc.
- taking care of your mouth -- lips, teeth, gums, bad breath, and more...
- taking care of your hands, feet, nails...
- assuring the proper body shape. (They devoted one of their previous books, "YOU on a diet," to that subject. )
2. Feeling Beautiful. This part of the book is divided into chapters discussing:
- energy levels, and energy crisis resulting from viruses and infections, hormonal imbalances, sleep problems
- aches and pains -- back pain and its relation to the spine and muscles; headache (migraine headache, tension headache, cluster headache); female pains; etc.
- emotional distress
3. Being Beautiful. Love is the biggest beauty boost! We need emotional connection with other people to fill happy. Beauty is the reflection of happiness. The doctors discuss the biology of attraction and love, and the biology of sex life in men and women. They name and talk about the Six Paths to Happiness:
- being positive and generous
- feeling empathy
- finding authenticity
- embracing emotion
- exploring spirituality
- understanding unhappiness
The book ends with "The Be-YOU-tiful Plan for Living the Ultimate Beautiful Day" and other strategies for becoming beautiful.
I think this book is on the level of the authors previous book You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You) which in my opinion is good enough for four stars. However, I think that some ideas (taking care of spine; obesity; internal body hygiene) are better explained in Your Body Maintenance Handbook, which I highly recommend as an addition to this book.
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