The Self-Care Solution: A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter–One Month at a Time

ABCs chief medical correspondent helps you ring in theNew Year right with a resolution thats actually doable: a year-long plan toimprove your emotional and physical healthfrom giving up alcohol to doing adigital detox, but each for only one month.

Dr. Jennifer Ashton is at the top of her field as an ob-gyn and newscorrespondent. But even at the top theres still room to improve, andwithThe Self-Care Solution, she upends her life one month at atime, using her own experiences to help you improve your health and enhanceyour life.

Dr. Ashton becomes both researcher and subject as shefocuses on twelve separate challenges. Beginning with a new area of focus eachmonth, she guides you through the struggles she faces, the benefits sheexperiences, and the science behind why each months challengegiving upalcohol, doing more push-ups, adopting an earlier bedtime, limitingtechnologycan lead to better health.

Month by month, Dr. Ashton tackles a different area ofwellness with the hope that the lessons she learns and the improved health sheexperiences will motivate her (and you) to make each change permanent.

Throughout, she offers easy-to-comprehend health information about theparticular challenge to help you understand its benefits and to stick with it.Whether its adding cardio or learning how to meditate, Dr. Ashton makes thesedaily lifestyle choices and changes feel possibleand shows how beneficial a mindfullifestyle can be.

Inspiring, practical, and informative, illustrated withhelpful photos and charts,The Self-Care Solutionteaches youhow to recalibrate your life to enjoy a better, healthier year, one month at atime. Featuring guidance from top experts, entertaining case studies,easy-to-follow advice and tips, and Dr. Ashtons observations and insights,this book can help you achieve a better life balance and a more active andhealthy lifestyle.