Authentic Health: The Definitive Guide to Losing Weight, Feeling Better, Mastering Stress, Sleeping Well Every Night, and Enjoying a Sense of Purpose

Authentic Health is a comprehensive guide to reclaiming health for the millions of Americans plagued by painful chronic conditions including obesity, depression, diabetes, and insomnia. In this straightforward, easy-to-use roadmap, Dr. Gus Vickery lays out a comprehensive program for addressing painful chronic conditions, including obesity, diabetes, depression, persistent headaches, and difficulty sleeping. From nutrition and physical activity to lesser-known, but powerfully effective, techniques for managing stress, sleeping well, and cultivating a sense of purpose, Dr. Vickery offers a powerful manifesto for claiming the good health that’s within you.

Dr. Gus Vickery is a board-certified family doctor with extensive experience in helping individuals manage their health. He participates in teaching both family medicine residents and medical students from UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University. Dr. Vickery has served as president of the Western Carolina Medical Society and as chairperson for Moving Healthcare Upstream, an initiative of The Development Council. Dr. Vickery is the medical director for The Clinic at Biltmore, a nationally recognized innovative direct to employer health care model and personally produced a nutritional curriculum to help his patients lose weight and reverse obesity related chronic diseases, which was used for The Biltmore Company’s Healthstyles program successfully. He resides and practices in Asheville, North Carolina.