Adolescence is a time of major transition, however, health care services in the United States today are not designed to help young people develop healthy routines, behaviors, and relationships that they can carry into their adult lives. While most adolescents at this stage of life are thriving, many of them have difficulty gaining access to necessary services; other engage in risky behaviors that can jeopardize their health during these formative years and also contribute to poor health outcomes in adulthood. Missed opportunities for disease prevention and health promotion are two major problematic features of our nation's health services system for adolescents. Recognizing that health care providers play an important role in fostering healthy behaviors among adolescents, Adolescent Health Services examines the health status of adolescents and reviews the separate and uncoordinated programs and services delivered in multiple public and private health care settings. The book provides guidance to administrators in public and private health care agencies, health care workers, guidance counselors, parents, school administrators, and policy makers on investing in, strengthening, and improving an integrated health system for adolescents.
A revised edition of a classic health reference shares up-to-date advice on a variety of everyday ailments from allergies and colds to insomnia and jet lag, recommending corresponding home treatments for conditions that do not require hands-on professional care. Original.
Simple Steps That Safeguard Your Good Health This invaluable guide to preventive medicine puts the keys to good health where they belong: in your own hands. From interviews with hundreds of experts and the most recent research, here are more than 2,000 tips to help block pain, discomfort, sickness, and infections, ranging from minor annoyances to life-threatening conditions. These simple strategies use common foods, healing herbs, easy stretches, mind-body exercises, and over-the-counter medications and supplements to ward off future health problems-before they start. This complete and practical guide covers more than 140 conditions in all, sharing simple techniques that help ensure lasting health and cut the risk of: ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ALLERGIC REACTIONS ARTHRITIS BACK PAIN BLISTERS CATARACTS COLDS AND FLU EARACHES GALLSTONES HEART DISEASE HEARING LOSS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE INCONTINENCE INSOMNIA MENOPAUSE PROBLEMS OSTEOPOROSIS RASHES SCIATICA SINUSITIS TMD ULCERS AND MUCH MORE!
Environmental toxins are a secret cause of many diseases, including cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, infertility, asthma, hearing loss, and hypothyroidism. By easily minimizing or eliminating your exposure to these toxins, you can protect yourself against these diseases! That’s what Health-Defense is all about—self-defense. In Health-Defense, you’ll find: • How to avoid common toxins found in groceries, personal care products, and household items • The Health-Defense 7-Day Detox—a simple, easy (and delicious) week of environmentally smart eating • How to defend yourself from air pollution and wireless and medical radiation • Tips for preventing and treating the diseases most closely linked to environmental toxins • Other practical steps you can take to reduce your exposure to toxins As you clean up your personal environment, you’ll lose weight more easily, have more energy, achieve better mental clarity, develop fewer infections, sleep better, and enjoy a more vibrantly healthy life!
New drugs, new devices, improved surgical techniques, and innovative diagnostic procedures and equipment emerge rapidly. But development of these technologies has outpaced evaluation of their safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and ethical and social consequences. This volume, which is "strongly recommended" by The New England Journal of Medicine "to all those interested in the future of the practice of medicine," examines how new discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the current system's inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. In addition, the book offers detailed profiles of 20 organizations currently involved in medical technology assessment, and proposes ways to organize U.S. efforts and create a coordinated national system for evaluating new medical treatments and technology.
Completely revised and updated to contain the latest developments in combating cholesterol, a valuable guide shows how to lower cholesterol through menu plans, low-fat dietary regimens, and all-natural remedies; explains the new cholesterol guidelines released by the National Institute of Health; features new sections on vitamins and herbs; and much more. Original. 15,000 first printing.
This follow up to The Sugar Solution offers more than 200 delicious recipes that stabilize blood sugar, which is the key to losing weight quickly, safely, and permanently The latest medical discoveries make it clear: The real key to losing weight isn't in calories, carbs, or exercise—it's learning to control blood sugar. By focusing on the healthiest carbohydrates and fats, The Sugar Solution Cookbook enables readers to keep their blood sugar in check—so they can keep their metabolism up, overeating down, and quell their cravings for fattening foods. They'll learn how to eat six meals a day while dropping a steady 2 pounds a week—and never regain the weight. While some other popular diets are dangerously high in fat and deficient in fiber and other important nutrients, The Sugar Solution Cookbook draws on the latest research in the science of weight loss and features: • a nutritionally balanced eating plan—created by a nutritionist and backed by Prevention, a name readers have learned to trust for safe, effective health information • more than 200 mouthwatering, simple-to-prepare dishes, including such family favorites as All-American Pot Roast, Stir-Fried Orange Chicken and Broccoli, and Cajun-Spiced Oven Fries • tips on how to substitute good fats and carbs in favorite recipes And, since there are no forbidden foods in The Sugar Solution Cookbook, the dessert recipes include such delectable treats as Spiced Kahlua Custard, Peanut Butter Bundt Cake, and Dark Chocolate Pudding. Best of all, every splurge is guilt-free.
Featuring more than 1,800 self-help remedies, this indispensable guide puts the healing power of alternative medicine at readers' fingertips. Organized into two sections, Part I provides a complete overview of alternative approaches, including acupressure, aromatherapy and herbal therapy, while Part II contains an A-Z listing of common symptoms cross-referenced with the appropriate therapy. All remedies are doctor-tested, underscoring natural healing's effectiveness.
These expert-endorsed solutions to high blood pressure include a seven-day meal plan, tips on remembering medications, how to handle complications, and much more. Original.
In recent years, scientists have discovered thousands of substances in foods that go way beyond vitamins and minerals for pure healing power. The Doctors Book of Food Remedies shows you how to use Mother Nature's "healing foods" to lose weight, prevent cancer, reverse heart disease, cleanse arteries, unleash an explosion of new energy, lower cholesterol, look and feel years younger, and much, much more. You will discover how to: • cut the risk of heart attack in half by snacking on nuts • protect against colon cancer by eating grapefruit • cool off hot flashes with flaxseed • heal a wound with honey • fight diabetes with milk—and wine • reduce cholesterol with cinnamon Written in collaboration with the editors of Prevention magazine, one of America's most trusted sources for health information, the book covers 60 different ailments and 97 different healing foods, and offers 100 delicious, nutrient-rich recipes. Newly researched, every entry provides current information and the latest clinical studies from real doctors and nutritionists working in some of the best medical institutions in the United States.
The essential home medical reference guide for children from infancy through age twelve, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Children is a book no parent will want to be without. It contains safe and easy home remedies for the bumps, bruises, aches, pains, scratches, and sniffles that come with childhood. The editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books asked more than 250 doctors, nurses, and health-care professionals for healing tips and techniques that parents could use at home. The result is this practical, easy-to-use medical reference for hundreds of childhood ailments. Inside you'll learn what medical experts do to stop bee stings from hurting, keep poison ivy from itching—and even stop siblings from fighting. "Medical Alerts" tell parents when to call a doctor, a "Prevention" section provides pointers for keeping kids accident-free, and under "First Aid" you'll find essential emergency procedures. Now every parent can get doctor-recommended remedies, for everything from allergies and animal bites to toothaches and TV addiction.
This guide from "Prevention" Health Books can help readers with arthritis create a comprehensive self-care program for maintaining joint health and a vital, active lifestyle. Includes information on medications, mind-body techniques, an anti-arthritis exercise plan, and more. Original.
From the editors of "Prevention" Health Books comes this personal tool for achieving heart-healthy cholesterol levels without high-tech interventions or expensive prescription medications. Includes information on power foods, exercises, and a menu planner. Original.
Designed for health departments, physicians, travel agencies, international airlines, shipping companies & other private & public agencies. Info. on vaccinations required by different countries, prophylaxis & foreign countries' entry requirements, geographical distribution of potential health hazards & how to avoid health problems while visiting foreign countries.
With Prevention's 2-Week Turnaround Diet Cookbook, you can eat your favorite foods, lose weight, have more energy and feel great! To jump-start your weight loss and maximize your overall results, just follow the targeted exercises included in the 2-Week Turnaround Diet Cookbook. These exercises will help you burn fat faster than ever ... tighten and firm up trouble spots ... tone up your muscles for a firm, sexy look ... and help your clothes fit looser and more comfortably. By eating great foods like Seared Tuna with Avocado Salsa, Chicken and Green Bean Shepherd's Pie, Frozen Cinnamon Latte, and following targeted exercises, you can lose weight FAST--just as thousands of people have already done on Prevention's 2-Week Total Body Turnaround program.
The easiest way to get slim, healthy, and happy: clean eating You've seen it in magazines and all over the Internet: clean eating, the super easy and delicious way to slim down and achieve better health. Clean eating offers you a more sustainable and nourishing way to eat--without skimping on flavor or leaving you hungry. And now, you can take clean eating to a new level with the next book in Prevention magazine's Eat Clean series: Eat Clean, Stay Lean: The Diet. This book will teach you to leverage clean eating--instead of counting calories, going carb-free, or adopting restrictive habits--to help you lose weight while still enjoying life. Choose the easy 3-week plan or stick with the program longer, as Eat Clean, Stay Lean: The Diet helps you customize clean eating to fit your individual needs, deliciously. The 70 clean and tasty recipes will keep you satisfied and on track with your weight-loss goals. These meals, combined with exercise tips and advice on removing everyday, metabolism-messing toxins from your home and personal care products, will help you adopt a cleaner overall lifestyle. Now, clean eating and losing weight are easier--and more rewarding--than ever before.
The next best thing to having a doctor in the house... From the editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books comes the most complete, practical, and easy-to-follow guide to good health ever written. Here, in one volume, nearly 700 of America's top health-care professionals offer their better doctor-tested remedies for hundreds of the most common health complaints, from angina to varicose veins, asthma to warts. these are the remedies that doctors themselves use at home and in their offices. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies II is an indispensable resource that can save time, money, and maybe even your life by putting professional medical advice at your fingerprints. No home should be without this important and invaluable book.
Allergy Free Naturally begins by providing important information on oft-hidden allergy triggers and brings to light surprising, connections between foods, pollen, and chemicals. Next, Allergy Free Naturally offers hundreds of effective, nondrug treatments and easy-to-follow action plans for hay fever, asthma, food allergy, pet allergy, and other allergy-related conditionsfor both children and adults.
Medical advice you can trust--from doctors who understand Did you know that African-Americans suffer from a higher rate of serious illness and disease than almost any other group of Americans? In response to this startling statistic, the editors at "Heart & Soul magazine have created an effective and easy-to-use health resource that addresses the specific medical needs and concerns of African-Americans. Doctors agree that the most effective weapon for fighting disease is knowing how to prevent it. With important information from 150 leading African-American doctors, "Health & Healing alphabetically profiles the ailments that cause the most pain and suffering, and explains how you can get the treatment you need by learning how to spot symptoms early. Includes up-to-the-minute information on: Ashy Skin Asthma Atherosclerosis Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Diabetes Domestic Violence Drug Abuse Eczema Endometriosis Fatigue Glaucoma Hepatitis High Blood Pressure Hiv/Aids Keloids Kidney Ailments Lupus Ovarian Cancer Prostate Problems Razor Bumps Sickle Cell Disease Tuberculosis Varicose Veins Vitiligo Weight Problems And Much More!
This encyclopedic volume gives pet owners information they need on using natural remedies safely and effectively for the health and wellness of their dogs and cats. Includes information on a nutritional diet for pets, top 15 herbs for canine and feline health, a handy A-to-Z guide to natural remedies for common pet health concerns, and more.
Describes the best way to use vitamins and minerals to enhance your health and to help in healing. Selecting multiple vitamins and minerals, how to customize your dietary needs, shopping tips, and recipes are just a few items discussed.
Readers get the health information they need fast. The quick-reference Cure Finder is the key to this book--the reader just looks up a health problem, and finds dozens of remedies to try. It's easy to use, easy to understand, and offers a wealth of new hope for hundreds of conditions and diseases.
The most up-to-date advice on how men can take care of themselves For most men, going to the doctor doesn't rank high on the fun scale. So wouldn't it be great to know how to take care of the most common health problems yourself? Here's how, as The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men is full of do-it-yourself options that are fast, effective, and approved by doctors. This indispensable resource to good health and peak fitness presents the best and latest medical advice from more than 400 doctors on how to deal with the aches, pains, ailments, problems, and just plain hassles that men face every day. Out of the 2,000 tips in this easy-to-use volume not one requires a prescription or a doctor's visit. And many won't cost you a dime. So whether it's a serious problem such as angina or a minor annoyance such as five o'clock shadow, you'll find the answers inside: Allergies Anxiety Back Pain Baldness Commuter Strain Congestion Constipation Dandruff Diabetes Flatulence Frequent Urination Hangover High Cholesterol Impotence Jock Itch Kidney Stones Midlife Crisis Nausea Nosebleed Performance Anxiety Razor Burn And Cuts Shinsplints Sex Addiction Stress Toothaches Ulcers Warts And much more!
In this practical and entertaining guide, the top veterinarians and animal experts in the country offer more than 1,000 effective tips for treating common pet problems, such as: allergies, bad breath, ear mites, fleas, itchy skin, paw problems, teething pain, weepy eyes, and wounds. But, much more than a guide to the physical and emotional problems of pets, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Dogs and Cats also provides solutions to some of the toughest behavior problems, letting pet owners know when it is necessary to visit the vet--and what they can do until they get there. Since the health needs of dogs and cats are often entirely different, there are also specific tips for both cats and dogs, along with more than 75 easy-to-follow illustrations. Having this ultimate do-it-yourself pet-care book is like having a veterinarian on call 24 hours a day.
An up-to-date, definitive guide to staying safe and healthy anywhere in the world. Completely updated for 2018 with expanded guidelines for Zika virus, cholera vaccine, and more.
What do doctors do when they get sick? The editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books asked more than 500 of the nations top specialists to recommend their best doctor-tested and easy-to-follow remedies for 138 illnesses and maladies. This complete, practical guide contains the distilled experience of health professionals who offer more than 2300 accessible healing tips for the most common medical complaints. In this handy reference you will find curative techniques and symptom-relieving treatments for bladder infections, depression, emphysema, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, toothaches, and much more. Here are invaluable at-home solutions for annoying afflictions such as canker sores, dandruff, and snoring as well as methods for coping with more serious health problems such as high cholesterol, ulcers, and backaches. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies is like having a doctor on call 24 hours a day. So treat yourself to this prescription for health and stay well.
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