Health/Self-help
128 pp
Illustrations, charts
Health IQ Test
ISBN 0-914171-49-6
$9.95
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"A very practical how to book
. . . applying proven techniques in an easily
accessible
style."
 -David Lawrence, M.D.,
CEO, Kaiser Permanente
"Brimming
with good
health advice . . . offers more to truly improve health than nearly any
pill or medication."
-David Sobel, M.D.,
author of Health
Pleasures
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Smart Ways To Stay
Young
& Healthy
Brad Gascoigne, M.D.
Julie N. Irwin
 he authors
of Smart Ways to Stay Young And Healthy know that an
ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Their advice will help people
of
all ages modify their lifestyles to remain healthy and active in their
later years. This fun, easy-to-read book outlines common-sense ways to
remain healthy.
Tips
include taking power naps, immunizing yourself, doing breathing
exercises
to increase relaxation, maintaining friendships, taking an aspirin
every
other day, stretching in the morning, honoring personal traditions and
keeping your sex life healthy.
Smart
Ways to Stay Young And Healthy not only condenses scientific
information
and provides proven methods of staying healthy, but helps readers
incorporate
healthy behaviors into their everyday lives. Each chapter provides
additional
resources where readers can obtain further information. And sprinkled
throughout
the book are fun and informative questions.
Smart
Ways to Stay Young And Healthy offers the best way to save on
health
care -- by helping to develop a healthy lifestyle. This easy-to-read
book
gives practical suggestions for doing just that. Reinforcing the advice
of one's family physician, Smart Ways to Stay Young And Healthy
outlines common-sense ways to be healthy.
High blood pressure is a contributing
factor in
three-fourths of heart attacks and strokes. Having higher than normal
blood
pressure puts a strain on your heart by increasing the pressure your
heart
must work against each and every beat. Your chances of having a heart
attack
increase because of the extra strain.
Recommendations:
á Get in shape.
á Stop smoking.
á Take a stress-reduction class.
á Take more control of your
day-to-day worklife.
á Practice a meditation or
relaxation technique
daily.
á Use less sodium or salt.
á Moderate your alcohol intake.
á Drink fewer than four cups of
coffee a
day.
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