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Dr. Frank Lipman is a South African–born physician and a pioneer in integrative and functional medicine.
Known for: How to Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life
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How to Be Well: The 6 Keys to a Happy and Healthy Life
In How to Be Well, Dr. Frank Lipman argues that real health is not built through quick fixes, single supplements, or emergency medicine alone. It comes from the small, repeated choices that shape how we eat, sleep, move, handle stress, relate to our environment, and connect with other people. Organized around six essential pillars—Eat, Sleep, Move, Protect, Unwind, and Connect—the book offers a practical roadmap for building resilience, energy, and emotional balance in a world that constantly pushes us toward exhaustion and disconnection. What makes the book especially compelling is Lipman’s perspective as a physician trained in both conventional and integrative medicine. Rather than choosing between science and holistic wisdom, he combines the strengths of both. He explains how inflammation, poor sleep, stress, loneliness, and toxic overload quietly undermine wellbeing, then translates those insights into realistic daily habits readers can actually adopt. The result is a wellness guide that feels both grounded and humane: less about perfection, more about restoring the body’s natural capacity to heal. For anyone feeling depleted, overstimulated, or stuck in unhealthy routines, this book offers a clear and encouraging path forward.
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Eat Food That Talks to Your Genes
Every bite you take is sending instructions to your body. That is the starting insight behind Lipman’s first key: food is not merely calories but biological information. What you eat influences inflammation, blood sugar, hormones, the gut microbiome, immune function, mood, and even how your genes ar...
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Sleep Is Your Deepest Repair System
You cannot heal in a state of constant wakefulness. Lipman treats sleep not as a luxury but as one of the body’s most important repair mechanisms. During sleep, the brain clears waste, hormones reset, memories consolidate, tissues recover, and the immune system recalibrates. When sleep is shortened ...
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Move Often, Not Just Intensely
The body was designed for motion, not for long hours of sitting interrupted by occasional bursts of exercise. Lipman’s third key reframes movement as a continuous part of daily life rather than a task confined to the gym. While structured workouts can be valuable, they cannot fully compensate for a ...
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Protect Yourself From Modern Toxic Overload
Health is shaped not only by what you do intentionally but also by what you are exposed to repeatedly. Lipman’s Protect pillar addresses the often invisible burden of modern living: environmental toxins, endocrine disruptors, polluted air, excessive medication, harmful personal care products, and ot...
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Unwind to Reset Your Nervous System
Stress is not only an emotion; it is a full-body biological state. Lipman’s Unwind key argues that many modern health problems are worsened by a nervous system stuck in chronic overdrive. When the body remains in a fight-or-flight pattern, digestion weakens, sleep suffers, inflammation rises, hormon...
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Connection Is a Biological Health Need
Loneliness can be as damaging as many physical risk factors, and Lipman treats human connection as a core wellness practice rather than an optional extra. The Connect key emphasizes that we are profoundly social beings. Relationships affect stress hormones, immune function, emotional resilience, mot...
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About Dr. Frank Lipman
Dr. Frank Lipman is a South African–born physician and a pioneer in integrative and functional medicine. He is the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City and the author of several bestselling books on health and wellness, focusing on combining Western medicine with holistic approa...
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Dr. Frank Lipman is a South African–born physician and a pioneer in integrative and functional medicine. He is the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City and the author of several bestselling books on health and wellness, focusing on combining Western medicine with holistic approa...
Dr. Frank Lipman is a South African–born physician and a pioneer in integrative and functional medicine. He is the founder of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City and the author of several bestselling books on health and wellness, focusing on combining Western medicine with holistic approaches.
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