This fourth edition of the classic book, "Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice" provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories that are most relevant to health education. This essential resource includes the most current information on theory, research, and practice at ...
From the best-selling author of SPONTANEOUS HEALING, a brilliantly conceived, safe and effective eight-week programme for improving and maintaining health. Dr Weil first explains, then shows how, week by week, gradual changes can lead to long-term benefits such as greater vitality, weight loss and a body which heals itself. Incorporating ...
Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behaviour change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight ...
The text builds from a history of the field, through research methods, and then on to contemporary issues (living with chronic illness, behaviours affecting health and more). This book should be of interest to undergraduates of health psychology.
This new edition of Dr. Weil's eight-week plan focuses all of his expertise in both conventional and alternative medicine on a practical week-by-week, step-by-step program that covers diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environment--all of the aspects of daily living that affect health and well-being.
This paradigm-shifting guide to transforming--and ultimately saving--one's life features innovative ideas and solutions from leading scientists, doctors, and business practitioners.
WELLNESS: GUIDELINES FOR A HEALHY LIFESTYLE, Fourth Edition is geared toward courses that emphasize the dimensions of wellness, including the impact of psychological, emotional, and physical health, as well as environmental influences that affect behavior. The authors provide unparalleled coverage of the mind-body connection, the relationship ...
The second edition of Richard Straub's "Health Psychology" explores the psychology behind why we get sick, how we stay well, how we react to illness and how we relate to the health care system and health care providers. "Health Psychology" features superior coverage of major trends in the field, including the mind-body connection, alternative ...
Critser's brilliantly incisive "Generation Rx" shows how shockingly little people know about the prescription drugs they take. The book encourages every American who has ever taken a prescription drug to look anew at what's in the medicine cabinet, and why.
An eight-week programme for improving and maintaining health, this work illuminates the mechanisms and processes of the body's healing systems , along with the ways the individual can optimize the functioning of his or her own system. Incorporating alternative methods and treatments, the author provides information on each component of the ...
A renowned authority on the role of nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention of disease and optimizing health, Pratt offers a complete blueprint for eating well, feeling well, and living well.
Some basic health information is mixed in with rollicking humor in this story about Dr. Dog, a whiz at diagnosing childhood illnesses, who offers good health advice to the Gumboyles, a human family that sorely needs it.
A renowned authority on the role of nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention of disease and optimizing health, Pratt offers a complete blueprint for eating well, feeling well, and living well.
This seventh edition of "Taking Sides: Health and Society" presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is ...
Chris Carmichael's outstanding coaching experiences have convinced him that great success in any area of life is only possible if we first achieve an integrated, healthy, and balanced lifestyle. Only by harmonizing what he considers the five essential aspects of life - fitness, nutrition, relationships, career, and health - do we construct the ...
The thoroughly revised Second Edition of Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care offers a comprehensive overview of the social-economic aspect of pharmaceutical care. The new edition provides both the pharmacy student and practitioner with established principles from the social and behavioral sciences, along with newer findings and ...
LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS was the first book in the field to cover both fitness and wellness in the same text. Now in its Ninth Edition, this proven text -- with its uniquely strong emphasis on using behavior modification techniques to achieve healthy lifestyle habits -- has been praised across the country for its ability to help ...
The problems of medical care confront us daily: a bureaucracy that makes a trip to the doctor worse than a trip to the dentist, doctors who can't practice medicine the way they choose, more than 40 million people without health insurance. "Medical care is in crisis," we are repeatedly told, and so it is. Barely one in five Americans thinks the ...
Draws on more than one thousand studies from a variety of sources to demystify the sometimes contradictory health maintenance practices recommended by today's experts, listing one hundred proven findings on how to promote personal health, in a guide provided in layperson language. Original. 75,000
This new edition of one of the most popular and highly regarded texts on behavioral science and psychology has been fully updated and restructured to reflect the latest Institute of Medicine's recommendations on the teaching of behavioral sciences in medicine. Its 26 chapters are divided into six core domains: mind-body interactions in health and ...
Written by noted authority Dr. Werner Hoeger, LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS, 10e, delivers thorough, balanced, and up-to-date coverage that equips you with the theory and tools needed to make positive health behavior choices now and throughout your life. The text presents material that is interesting, timely, and relevant to your world- ...
Integrative Health Promotion: Conceptual Bases for Nursing Practice is a comprehensive textbook that integrates the conceptual and theoretical bases of lifestyle approaches to health promotion and holistic approaches to healing. Health belief systems, models, and theories are emphasized. Additionally, the text stimulates thought and foundations ...
Focusing on current research findings and practical applications, Haber, in this new edition, continues to stress the importance of collaboration and communication between health professionals and their clients. This expanded evidence-based third edition explores areas including medical screenings, health behavior, exercise, nutrition, weight ...
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