Health and Wellness by Gordon Edlin
The 10th edition of Health & Wellness provides a holistic view of what it really means to be healthy today. The text draws a parallel between the behaviors, social and physical environment as well as the positive mind and body attitude necessary to achieve a healthy, happy lifestyle. Several features have been developed to help students learn and understand the concepts of health and wellness in the text such as Learning Objectives, Self-assessments, key terms, epigrams and health tips. Chapters conclude with Critical Thinking about Health and encourage students to answer questions and explore their own opinions on health topics. End of chapter material includes Health in review - brief review of the chapter, Health and Wellness online a glimpse at the resources available on the web, References, Suggested readings, and recommended websites. New to the Tenth Edition: ? Study data about the effect of prayer on healing and managing stress with music ? Expanded coverage of Vitamin D deficiency and food additives ? Coverage of the sedentary lifestyle of most Americans and what constitutes physical activity\ ? Discussions on bacteria and health as well as coverage of new vaccines for HPV, herpes zoster and hepatitis E ? New information on the swine flu pandemic of 2009 Resources: Workbook for self-assessments and activities to explore health Frequently updated Health statistics website
Edlin, Gordon: - Gordon Edlin, PhD, has a bachelor's degree in physics from MIT and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Oregon. He was a professor of genetics at the University of California, Davis, for 22 years, where his research focused on the molecular biology of microorganisms. His interest in health was dramatically increased after he was tear-gassed on the Berkeley campus in the late 1960s while protesting the Vietnam War. Although his approach to health and medicine is scientific, he also has considerable experience with alternative medicines.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763765934 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763765937 |
| Title | Health and Wellness |
| Author | Gordon Edlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc |
| Year published | 2009-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 810 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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