My name is Marva Riley, a Registered Nurse and author of the books Eat Sleep Meditate a Nurse’s Guide to Health + The New Healthy Recipe Book: SHEIR (Simple Healthy Easy Inexpensive Recipes)I advocate for a Holistic Lifestyle, which includes moderate exercise, adequate sleep, rest and relaxation. Plenty of water and sunshine, meditation and prayer, plus eating well, with a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, grains and roots, and minimizing meat and flesh.A native of the Island of Jamaica in the West Indies, I immigrated to the US in 1989 with my two children and husband. In my late thirties, I was diagnosed with a life threatening heart disease, severe depression and insomnia, bowel diseases, crippling arthritis and severe food and environment allergies. These debilitating conditions forced me to adopt a healthier way of living. Afte ...