Whether you’re dealing with a major health challenge or simply want to improve your diet and have more well-being, “Holistic Health for Smarties” offers a fun and conversational overview to help you get started with a healthier lifestyle or refine your healing path. It’s chock-full of tips, both original and those that distill the best of holistic teachings. Shepherd presents a sensible, balanced approach to diet and healing that emphasizes what works best for you, avoiding dogma and simplistic thinking.

Topics include integrative medicine, reasons for illness, inner guidance, finding leading edge modalities, acupuncture and herbs, minerals and vitamins, water, breathing, reducing electromagnetic pollution, raw foods, food combining, meat, emergency rations, allergies, feeding our pets, fasting and cleanses, green smoothies, healing addictions, microbiome, off-gassing, feng shui, essential oils, exercise, oil pulling, blue light blocking glasses, working with mainstream medicine, alternative health clinics, bodywork, headaches, “You create your own reality,” affirmations and visualization, flower essences, homeopathy, crystals, sound healing, energy work, (lots of) kitchen tips, and more.