Health and Wellness
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...
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Outlining the basic principles of physical, mental, and spiritual wellness, this colorful textbook explains how to eat and exercise toward a healthy lifestyle, build healthy relationships, prevent disease, and use drugs responsibly. Stress management techniques are described in the appendix. The eighth edition discusses SARS, West Nile virus, and the AIDS epidemic. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews New edition of a text that provides information needed to understand and implement the basic principles of physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. The authors believe that the key to health is self- responsibility for one's behaviors, both positive and negative, and that health involves our entire being and is not just a matter of repairing broken parts. Twenty-four chapters discuss achieving wellness, eating and exercising, relationships, understanding and preventing disease, drug use and abuse, healthy choices, and overcoming obstacles. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
1Achieving Personal Health32Mind-Body Communications Maintain Wellness213Managing Stress: Restoring Mind-Body Harmony414Maintaining Emotional Wellness575Choosing a Nutritious Diet796Managing a Healthy Weight1117Physical Activity for Health and Well-Being1318Developing Healthy Intimate and Sexual Relationships1499Understanding Pregnancy and Parenthood17310Choosing a Fertility Control Method19311Protecting Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS21512Reducing Infections and Building Immunity: Knowledge Encourages Prevention23313Cancer: Understanding Risks and Means of Prevention26514Cardiovascular Diseases: Understanding Risks and Measures of Prevention28715How Genes Affect Health30916Using Drugs Responsibility32717Eliminating Tobacco Use35118Using Alcohol Responsibly36719Making Decisions About Health Care38520Exploring Alternative Medicines39921Preventing Unintentional Injuries and Accidents: What You Can Do41322Understanding Aging and Dying43323Violence in Our Society45124Working Toward a Healthy Environment467App. AStress Management Techniques488App. BCalendar of Events and Health Organizations499Glossary503Study Guide and Self-Assessment Workbook517Index583Photo Credits599
\ From The CriticsThis textbook focuses on the student's responsibility to make lifestyle choices that support physical, mental, and spiritual health. Coverage includes, for example, diet and exercise, developing healthy sexual relationships, drinking responsibly, preventing injury, how genes affect health, and the relationship between health and the environment. Special boxed sections discuss health and wellness topics as they relate to different cultures. Relaxation exercises and stress-management techniques are described in the appendices. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsNew edition of a text that provides information needed to understand and implement the basic principles of physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. The authors believe that the key to health is self- responsibility for one's behaviors, both positive and negative, and that health involves our entire being and is not just a matter of repairing broken parts. Twenty-four chapters discuss achieving wellness, eating and exercising, relationships, understanding and preventing disease, drug use and abuse, healthy choices, and overcoming obstacles. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
