Award winning journalist, Today show special correspondent for Breast Cancer Awareness, former Good Morning America host, and health advocate Joan Lunden follows up her moving memoir of battling breast cancer, Had I Known, with this essential health and nutrition roadmap that transformed her life in the wake of her cancer diagnosis.
In Had I Known, Joan showed the world she is stronger than breast cancer; that the disease could not stop her from living life to the fullest on her own terms. In her choice to embrace her fight against cancer and share her battle with the world, she demonstrates unrelenting resilience, a warrior spirit inspiring women everywhere.
Now, Joan offers a total lifestyle makeover to help readers take charge of their own well-being, teaching them that it shouldn’t take a crisis to lead a healthier life. Joan shares in depth the changes she made in her diet and routine, and draws upon the advice of the experts who helped her avoid many of the horrific side effects of chemotherapy—knowledge that ultimately changed her attitude toward her own health going forward.
Continuing where she left off in her memoir, Joan provides readers with easy-to-follow advice they can use and then maintain to become their best selves through healthy eating and better lifestyle choices. As she is an inspiration for fighting breast cancer, Joan now embraces her role as a model for wellness, demonstrating through her own experiences what it means to be strong and make health-conscious decisions. Complete with more than twenty-five photos, over a dozen recipes, and motivational sidebars, this is a beautiful and informative companion book for every reader who embraced Had I Known or is looking to improve their health and longevity.