Prescription for healthy living : a guide to lifestyle medicine / edited by Emma Short.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Short, Emma, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Preventive.

Health promotion.

Health behavior.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : Academic Press, and imprint of Elsevier, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Social and environmental determinants of health / Liza Kirtchuk and Ann Wylie

How early childhood events impact upon adult health / Liz Forty

The psychology of health-related behaviour change / Aria Campbell-Danesh

Health literacy and how to communicate effectively with patients to elicit a long-term behavioural change / Sonal Shah

The role of the healthcare system in social prescribing / Emma Ladds

The role of stress in health and disease / Athanasios Hassoulas

The importance of a good night's sleep / Devina Leopold and Thom Phillips

Gratitude : being thankful is proven to be good for you / Sonal Shah

Loneliness as a risk factor for chronic disease / Sonal Shah

The health implications of achieving a satisfactory work-life balance / Emma Short and Laura Sheldrake

Happiness and health / Alka Patel

The role a mentor can play in improving well-being / Nita Maha

Fit for life : the health benefits of cardiovascular activity / Caroline Deodhar

Sedentary behaviour and adverse health outcomes / Emma Short

The gut microbiome / Venita Patel

Cigarettes : the facts, strategies for smoking cessation, e-cigarettes and vaping / Adam Douglas and Arfa Ahmed

Alcohol : its impact on wellbeing, morbidity and mortality / Hayley S. McKenzie

Cancer : how to help your patients to reduce their cancer risk / Ailsa Sita-Lumsden

Lifestyle factors and women's health / Alexandra J. Kermack

Skin health : what damages and ages skin? Evidence-based interventions to maintain healthy skin / Lorna Jeng and Anjaly Mirchandani

Western medical acupuncture / Carolyn Rubens

Fruit and vegetables : prevention and cure? / Gemma Newman

Macronutrients and micronutrients / Laura Gush, Sonal Shah and Farah Gilani

Caffeine in health and disease : a brief overview / Emmajane Down

Water : how much should be consumed and what are its health benefits? / Ekua Annobil

Intermittent fasting : a health panacea or just calorie restriction? / Ellen Fallows and Hayley S. McKenzie

Concept boxes : mindfulness, healthy weight and bone health

Conclusions and how to access reliable health information / Emma Short.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

0128215747

9780128215746

OCLC:

1229125525

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.