Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition: A Holistic Approach to Eating and Living for Optimal Health, Weight, and Wellness

Our present-day society offers more food choices, more medical support, and more nutrition resources than ever before, yet we face more health and weight challenges than ever. The basic act of nourishing ourselves has become a complex task, and we have turned the healing and preventative power of food against ourselves.
Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition takes the reader on a journey to reconnect with the most fundamental healing tool—our food. In a clear and concise manner, you will learn how to eat, what to eat, and why for optimal health, weight, and wellness. You will learn how to navigate the modern food and nutrition landscape and make the best choices for your wellbeing. You will understand why whole plant foods offer an unparalleled potential for your health, why isolated nutrients and numbers are not the answer, and how to integrate holistic living practices for the most effective results.

This book will offer you an abundance of practical tips for optimal eating and living and will be an indispensable resource for you to refer to readily. You will walk away empowered and confident about the necessary steps you need to take to improve the quality of your life. Whether you are interested in weight loss, healing, prevention, or health maintenance, you will be equipped with the right guidance for knowing how to make that happen. Begin the transformation to live your best life ever now!

With a foreword from bestselling author, Dr. Elaine R. Ferguson, MD:

Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition is a clarion call to nutritional and health empowerment. Evita is indeed a nutritional troubadour providing a laser-sharp guidance light of substantive evidence-based information, common sense, and ancient truths. This book, in its elegant simplicity provides guidance, information, and a pathway to greater foundational health and wellbeing.
—Elaine R. Ferguson, MD, author of Superhealing: Engaging Your Mind, Body, and Spirit to Create Optimal Health and Well-Being

"Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition shows us how to take charge of our own health outcomes without having to rely on doctors, drugs, surgeries, and wishful thinking. Based on cutting edge science and brimming with common sense, it gently guides us through the minefields of nutritional dogma and tainted research." -- Howard Jacobson, PhD, Co-author of 'Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition' and 'Proteinaholic'

"Healing & Prevention Through Nutrition teaches us about the relationships between diet and disease and how a lifestyle that incorporates natural, whole, unprocessed foods is the best medicine. Highly recommended!" -- Larry Malerba, DO, DHt, Author of 'Green Medicine' and 'Dynamic Medicine'

Evita Ochel BSc, BEd, CHN, CYT, has been a teacher, speaker, and writer in the fields of optimal human wellbeing for 20 years. She holds an honors bachelor of science degree in the areas of biology and psychology and a bachelor of education degree in the areas of science and mathematics. She is also a certified holistic nutritionist and certified yoga teacher. Over the years, Evita has created and shared thousands of resources in the form of classes, courses, workshops, articles, essays, videos, recipes, reviews, interviews, and posts to elevate human consciousness and support healthy, compassionate, and mindful living. She is also the founder of the Healthytarian lifestyle, based on Fresh Thinking, Smart Eating, and Mindful Living. Aside from her work to raise awareness, educate, and innovate, she prioritizes living in nature and harmony with the self, others, and our Earth. Visit evitaochel.com to learn more about Evita and her work.