American Medical Association complete guide to prevention and wellness : what you need to know about preventing illness, staying healthy, and living longer.

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Title:

American Medical Association complete guide to prevention and wellness : what you need to know about preventing illness, staying healthy, and living longer.

ISBN:

9780470251300

Publication Information:

Hoboken : Wiley, c2008.

Physical Description:

viii, 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

The basics of prevention and wellness -- Nutrition, prevention, and wellness -- Live younger longer with exercise -- Weight, prevention, and wellness -- Stress, rest, and relaxation -- Reducing your health risks -- Health care will keep you well -- Preventing health problems -- Preventing heart attacks and strokes -- Avoiding type 2 diabetes -- Preventing cancer -- Preventing infections -- Keeping your bones and joints healthy -- Keeping your digestive system healthy -- Keeping your urinary tract healthy -- Controlling allergies -- Keeping your lungs healthy -- Heading off headaches -- Keeping your ears, nose, and throat healthy -- Keeping your eyes healthy -- Reducing dementia risks -- Keeping your mouth, teeth, and gums healthy -- Prevention and wellness throughout life -- Keeping your children healthy -- Adolescents' guide to health and wellness -- Women's reproductive health and wellness -- Male reproductive health -- Preventing premature aging.

Subject Term:

Health.

Medicine, Preventive.

Medicine, Popular.

Added Corporate Author:

American Medical Association.

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Summary

MORE THAN 3 MILLION AMERICANMEDICAL ASSOCIATION BOOKS SOLD

From America's most trusted source for medical advice--a comprehensive guide to preventing illness and promoting wellness

If you're one of the millions of people who have decided to take more direct control of their health by focusing on illness prevention and self-care, the American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness is the resource you need. This authoritative guide provides valuable information to help you prevent disease and stay healthy throughout your life. It lays out the foundations of good health and shows you the basic steps you can take to reduce your health risks and prevent major illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and some forms of cancer. You will learn how to avoid these and other common afflictions by making lifestyle changes and understanding what your body needs to stay fit and healthy.

Filled with leading-edge information, this indispensable reference also describes key risk-reducing measures, from eating a healthy diet and being more physically active to reducing stress, getting a good night's sleep, and having all the recommended screening tests. You will find the most effective techniques for avoiding food-borne illnesses, and you'll learn how to minimize specific risks for children, adolescents, women, and men.

Comprehensive in scope, easy to navigate, and filled with clear, helpful information and illustrations, the American Medical Association Complete Guide to Prevention and Wellness is the essential health resource for every age and stage of life.

Author Notes

For more than 150 years, the American Medical Association has been the leading group of medical experts in the United States and one of the most respected health-related organizations in the world. The AMA continues to work to advance the art and science of medicine and to be an advocate for patients and the voice of physicians in the United States.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Nutrition, exercise, health issues, reproductive health and aging are all covered in this informative, no-nonsense guide. Whether anything sets this book apart from many others like it (i.e., the Mayo Clinic guides) is debatable. The information is decidedly up-to-date and well organized. As the title says, the goal of the book is disease prevention and overall wellness rather than a discourse on methods for treating problems once they've occurred. Anyone new to the idea of "wellness" will find this guide a wonderful first course on the subject. Specifically, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and pulmonary issues are covered, as is bone health, digestive health and diabetes. The mind-body connection is fully acknowledged, as is the link between spirituality and well-being. Helpful graphs, charts and illustrations throughout further complement the book's comprehensiveness. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

Verdict: Although there is some overlap of material, the book is very well organized and easy for consumers to follow, providing beneficial illustrations, graphs, charts, and tips. Many will find this a valuable wellness and prevention resource. Recommended for public libraries and consumer health wellness collections. Background While many books are aimed at patients who are already diagnosed with a particular condition, this latest book from the American Medical Association (AMA) addresses wellness issues in an attempt to prevent patients from developing chronic illnesses and diseases. The first section focuses on general wellness issues like nutrition, exercise, and weight, while the next sections address the prevention of specific chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. The book concludes with sections on how to keep children and teens healthy and women's and men's health.--Dana Ladd, Community Health Education Ctr., Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Libs. & Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Health Syst., Richmond (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Part 1 The Basics Of Prevention And Wellness

1 Nutrition, Prevention, and Wellness

2 Live Younger Longer with Exercise

3 Weight, Prevention, and Wellness

4 Stress, Rest, and Relaxation

5 Reducing Your Health Risks

6 Health Care Will Keep You Well

Part 2 Preventing Health Problems

7 Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes

8 Avoiding Type 2 Diabetes

9 Preventing Cancer

10 Preventing Infections

11 Keeping Your Bones and Joints Healthy

12 Keeping Your Digestive System Healthy

13 Keeping Your Urinary Tract Healthy

14 Controlling Allergies

15 Keeping Your Lungs Healthy

16 Heading Off Headaches

17 Keeping Your Ears, Nose, and Throat Healthy

18 Keeping Your Eyes Healthy

19 Reducing Dementia Risks

20 Keeping Your Mouth, Teeth, and Gums Healthy

Part 3 Prevention And Wellness Throughout Life

21 Keeping Your Children Healthy

22 Adolescents and Wellness

23 Women's Reproductive Health and Wellness

24 Men's Reproductive Health and Wellness

25 Preventing Premature Aging

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