1.Your Full Capacity for Heal#<br > The subject of this book is your full capacity for health， and our pur-<br > pose is to help you achieve "the robust state of health that you de-<br > serve. If we can convince you to re-evaluate your capacity for health<br > and to take some simple steps toward realizing that capacity， you<br > stand to make gains that you will cherish for the rest of your life.<br > You will learn how to achieve a state of fitness and well-being that<br > will afford improved resistance to disease and provide a physical-<br > e~r greater enjoyment of living. You w~l~earn<br > how to slow the agang process， ou w l learn to loo- oetter and feel<br >i better， and with each succeeding year look fbrward to further re-<br >i<br >i wards from living， not to illness， incapacity， or isolation. Finally， you<br >i will learn to forestall unnecessary illness that can cripple or kill.<br > The frst and most irn~ortant step in achieving your full measure of"<br > health， vitality， and emotional well-being is to recognize your own<br > ~atural healing abilities. Most health books， programs， and educators<br > milaforee the antiquated idea that achieving robust health is an ar-<br > duous task that requires considerable time， self-denial， and some-<br > times even pain. We do not subscribe to this philosophy， nor do we<br > believe it effeotive.<br > How many times have you tried to force yourself to lose weight，<br > give up smoking， start exercising regularly， cut down your drinking，<br > or take more time for relaxation? And how many times have you<br > found that the system yota tried didn t work or helped only for a short<br > while? How many programs or pills have failed to relieve your head-<br > aches， insomnia， ind~g~stlon， neck or back pain， or constipation?<br > Most conventional remedices are based on the assumption that the<br > human body is a machine bat can be forced to work by hammering，<br > twisting， oiling， and kicking. But the body is not a machine; it is an<br > 45<br >