Health over gold

This elaborately and richly illustrated publication provides information about a healthy/correct way of life – why and how to do it to stay healthy into old age. The book also includes 18 original cooking recipes from all over the world.

This book is the Czech translation of a book published in 2022 under the English title HEALTH BRINGS WEALTH (Daily Exercise, Good Sleep, Balanced Nutrition and a Peaceful Mindset Are the Keys to a Healthy and Long Life). The book is being published simultaneously in Spanish and Portuguese.
The foreword to the Czech edition was written by PhDr. Marian Jelínek, Ph.D.

The main author – prof. MUDr. Jiří Dvořák is a senior consultant in neurology and research at the spinal unit of the Schulthess Clinic in Zurich, where he previously served as head for 35 years. He is a professor of neurology at the University of Zurich, former chief medical officer of the football association FIFA, and a consultant at the BDMS Wellness Clinic in Bangkok. Prof. Dvořák is the senior advisor to the British Journal of Sports Medicine, has previously been the deputy editor-in-chief of the journal SPINE, and has published 462 original articles.

He has contributed significantly to research in the field of spinal medicine, particularly in terms of clinical biomechanics, and sports medicine in the area of injury prevention; he has received numerous awards for these activities. His current research focuses on the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases, and he is also working on the concept of a national diploma in lifestyle medicine for Thailand. He is an honorary member of EUROSPINE, which he co-founded in 1990, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, and the Czech Medical Academy.