What does being healthy mean to you? The answer to this question can look quite different depending on whom you ask. Despite this subjectivity, one thing remains clear: the vast majority of people struggle to achieve a healthy lifestyle by any definition.

It’s no secret that we are in a health epidemic. Obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mental illness wreak havoc on the lives of millions. Many measures of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being are declining despite advances in technology and medicine. People are not just losing sight of what being healthy means; they are also losing the ability to obtain and sustain a healthy lifestyle. It’s about time we took control of our health and wellness and reversed this trend.

This book provides an integrative system that combines evidence-based information, key frameworks, foundational principles, and strategies for action that will empower you to optimize your health and wellness. Information alone isn’t enough. You need a holistic system that takes all the facets of health into account and helps you adapt to your environment without relying on another person, product, or service. This comprehensive system will help you ignite meaningful and sustainable change across your health, wellness, performance, and longevity. It’s not a diet or program that you complete; it’s a lifestyle that you live. With The Vitality System you can translate knowledge into action for yourself and those around you. So what does being healthy mean to you? That is the question this book will help you define, explore, and answer. So crack it open and explore your path to vitality!