You devote a whole chapter to stress and sleep. We seem to live in a stress-filled sleep-deprived society. How does your book help people break this unhealthy lifestyle/pattern?

PC: I believe education is the best antidote for stress of any kind. As the old saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." My book is written for those willing to help themselves. The medical system is designed perfectly for those who want a pill to cover their pains and problems. The number of sick people with drugs in their pocket is astounding today. Much of it is the fault of the general public.

For example, I read an interview with an expert in natural cancer treatment from Germany. In it, he explained how the only people who didn't get better on his program were the people not willing to change their diets or clean them up! He clearly showed that people are so dogmatic, addicted and brainwashed when it comes to food that, unfortunately, many would rather be cut, radiated and endure chemotherapy than stop eating bread or their favorite cookies! Such people have a spiritual quest. They are like the moth that is so addicted to the light, he burns his wings off in the flame of a candle.

People can either wait till they burn their wings off (so-to-speak), or they can listen to people who lead by example.

Almost every chapter of your book closes with a success story. Do you have a favorite success story?

PC: I love them all but Emma Lane is an amazing case. She was a vegetarian (for all the wrong reasons) and had cancer. She followed my advice and the advice of the other members of the team I assembled for her. She not only beat the cancer, but three and a half years later she now travels the world as an instructor in my Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach program! She decided that growing new wings was easier in the long run than having them burned off. There are others like her as well. My practitioners could fill books with similar success cases.

Your book is filled with a bunch of inspirational quotes. Is there one quote that captures how you live your life? Or a personal mantra?

PC: Well, there are many that I use in my self-development. But if you would like to get a sense of me, I will share with you (and the readers) what I say to my food before I eat each meal:

"Dear ___________ (I name the food out loud), thank you for the love you have given Mother Earth, Mother Universe, and now me. Please join me now in body, mind and spirit so that together, we can make this world a better place for all living beings, now, and in the future. Amen."

I then do my level best to make sure that the life forms that will now become me, be part of my team, feel rewarded by contributing to worthy efforts in my day, my life.

Now that you've completed this book, what are you currently involved with? Future projects, books?

PC: I am working on a book teaching people how to implement my "How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" book while living on a low budget. I am also well into my next book, which shares the fruits of my life's search into religion, comparative religion, metaphysics, spiritual development and philosophy.

As my skills as a Holistic Health Practitioner and coach have developed in the past 21 plus years in the business, I've found more and more that a large percentage of what ails people can be alleviated, quite simply, by falling in love with themselves, by falling in love with Mother Earth (Nature) and by a better understanding of the life process.

When people realize that we each create our own life, our own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual existence, reality if you will, they quickly realize that there are no pills to fix what can only be corrected when better decisions are made. That is, in large part, a process of education and is also why I tell people all the time don't go to sick people for help with your health!

Paul Chek, Corrective, Holistic Exercise Kinesiologist and certified Neuromuscular Therapist, is the founder of the C.H.E.K Institute in Vista, California. A sought-after consultant to sporting organizations, his services have benefited numerous professional sports teams and athletes.

Paul has produced over 60 videos, 17 correspondence courses and is the author of several books, audio programs and articles. For more information on Paul's recent book "How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy!" or his popular "Equal But Not The Same" correspondence course, or for any of Paul Chek's other courses, videos and books, call 1-800-552-8789 or 760-477-2620 or visit on-line at www.chekinstitute.com. Feel free to request a catalog of CHEK Institute products.

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