7 Steps to Wellness

The book contains descriptions of the key psychological elements of wellness and provides the tools to assess and develop your motivation, self-management, coping, bingeing, willpower(including his pioneering self-control techniques that have been featured on ABC's "20/20"), and your support system. These specific retraining exercises will give you the skills you need to lose weight, keep it off and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The book includes a 14 day menu plan, along with snack suggestions, grocery lists, personal healthscope and dining-out guide.

As a nationally acclaimed author Howard J. Rankin is in demand whenever people want to learn about how to take charge of their health and their lives.

Howard's goal in both his writing and his highly celebrated seminar series, is to provide practical tools for overcoming life's obstacles. Through his research, academic background and vast clinical experience, Howard teaches people to motivate, communicate and develop resilience. He is just as effective in large organizations as he is with small groups.

Howard is as comfortable doing stand-up comedy as he is delivering a serious keynote address. Using previous experience as a comedy writer and as the only person ever to have written a scientific paper in limerick form, Rankin is a entertaining as well as inspirational speaker. He has a natural ability to turn academic and research data into easily understood principles with real life application. As a result, his seminars are highly acclaimed. Howard has been described as "the best stand-up comedian in the serious subject of health," "a master communicator, " and "the leading lifestyle change expert."

Rankin's work has been featured on ABC's "20/20" as well as CNN and other national television and radio shows. He has been a consultant to the World Health Organization and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Howard's work has also been featured in many newspapers and print media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Dallas Morning News, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ladies Home Journal, Prevention, Family Circle, Mademoiselle, Health, New Woman and weight watchers to name but a few.