Family Health, Nutrition and Fitness

by Reisser, Paul C.

• ISBN13: 9780842361811
• ISBN10: 0842361812
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-17
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

The $lt;i>Complete Guide to Family Health, Nutrition, and Fitness$lt;/i>will help you take an active role in improving the health and well-being of you and your family by offering authoritative and current medical information in a convenient, easyto-understand format. Taking a balanced, commonsense approach to the issue of health and wellness, this indispensable guide delivers an encouraging perspective with helpful reference sections.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
James Dobson
Acknowledgments	xi
In Pursuit of Health	1	(14)
How Are We Doing? Assessing Your Family's Health	15	(26)
Three Common Health Problems You Want to Avoid (If at All Possible. . .)	41	(36)
Health Screening in Adults	77	(42)
Some Food for Thought on Food	119	(70)
Dealing with Excess Weight	189	(86)
Born to Move: Exercise and Physical Fitness	275	(40)
The Emotional Weather	315	(64)
More Than Molecules: Spiritual Health	379	(48)
Bad Habits: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs	427	(74)
Safety First (and Last)	501	(72)
Healthy Sexuality	573	(38)
Selected Topics in Women's Health	611	(64)
Senior Maintenance	675	(60)
To Sleep	735	(48)
``Why Am I So Tired All the Time?'' The Problem of Fatigue	783	(28)
Health-Care Discernment: How to Be a Wise Consumer	811	(54)
Appendix A Abortion: A Risk for Breast Cancer? A Working Paper from Focus on the Family's Physicians Resource Council	865	(4)
Appendix B Vitamins and Minerals: What Each One Does and How Much We Need	869	(54)
Appendix C Body Mass Index: Tables for Adults and Children	923	(6)
Appendix D Strength Training and Stretching Exercises	929	(16)
Appendix E Common Sexual Dysfunctions	945	(8)
Appendix F Hormone Therapy Controversies: A Closer Look at the HERS and WHI Studies	953	(6)
Appendix G Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	959	(8)
Endnotes	967	(18)
Index	985