Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness
Dr. Dean's Straight-Talk Answers to Hundreds of Your Most Pressing Health Questions
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Reference
| Author: | Dean Edell M.D. | ISBN: | 9780061748455 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books | Publication: | October 13, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dean Edell M.D. |
| ISBN: | 9780061748455 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Publication: | October 13, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Language: | English |
America is in a chronic state of confusion and anxiety about matters ofhealth. Each day, we are bombarded with news of medical breakthroughs,wonder drugs, and hidden dangers. Now author and radio host Dr. DeanEdell clears things up with this at-home medical resource that squarelyconfronts more than five hundred common health concerns, including:
- The skinny on fat, carbs, Atkins, and Xenical
- Sex, with a look at Viagra, orgasms, chlamydia, and HPV
- "Alternative medicine" and the myths of herbs, essential oils,and supplements
- Women's issues, from fertility to breast-feeding to fibroids
- Botox, breast implants, and the business of beauty
- Infectious diseases, from the common cold to the WestNile virus
- Cancer—breast, colon, prostate—and advances in early
- Addictions, including coffee, booze, grass, Vicodin, and Paxil
Containing quizzes, symptom checklists, web links, and recommendedreading lists, this invaluable guide will help you take charge of your ownhealth, save time and money, and alleviate anxiety over health issues today.
America is in a chronic state of confusion and anxiety about matters ofhealth. Each day, we are bombarded with news of medical breakthroughs,wonder drugs, and hidden dangers. Now author and radio host Dr. DeanEdell clears things up with this at-home medical resource that squarelyconfronts more than five hundred common health concerns, including:
- The skinny on fat, carbs, Atkins, and Xenical
- Sex, with a look at Viagra, orgasms, chlamydia, and HPV
- "Alternative medicine" and the myths of herbs, essential oils,and supplements
- Women's issues, from fertility to breast-feeding to fibroids
- Botox, breast implants, and the business of beauty
- Infectious diseases, from the common cold to the WestNile virus
- Cancer—breast, colon, prostate—and advances in early
- Addictions, including coffee, booze, grass, Vicodin, and Paxil
Containing quizzes, symptom checklists, web links, and recommendedreading lists, this invaluable guide will help you take charge of your ownhealth, save time and money, and alleviate anxiety over health issues today.
