A Prescription for Healthy Living

A Guide to Lifestyle Medicine

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Elsevier Science | e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9780128215739
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A Prescription for Healthy Living: A Guide to Lifestyle Medicine takes an evidence-based approach to health promotion and disease prevention. Medical doctors, healthcare professionals and research scientists from a variety of backgrounds provide informed advice on how to encourage patients to take charge of their health and future. This book addresses the impact that socioeconomic and environmental factors have on the health of a population and explores the psychology of health-related behavioral change, as well as considering a variety of subject areas as diverse as nutrition, physical activity, the practice of gratitude, the adverse health impacts of loneliness and the importance of achieving a satisfactory work-life balance.A Prescription for Healthy Living aims to encourage and inspire healthcare practitioners and public health officials to empower patients to make simple behavioral changes that will have a large and positive effect on their physical and mental wellbeing.

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ISBN13:9780128215739
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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Section 1. Society, Health and Behaviour <br>1. Social and Environmental Determinants of Health<br>Liza Kirtchuk and Ann Wylie <br>2. How Early Childhood Events Impact Upon Adult Health<br>Liz Forty <br>3. The Psychology of Health-Related Behaviour Change<br>Aria Campbell-Danesh <br>4. Health Literacy and How to Communicate Effectively with Patients to Elicit a Long-Term Behavioural Change<br>Sonal Shah <br>5. The Role of the Healthcare System in Social Prescribing<br>Emma Ladds<br><br>Section 2. Mental Health and Wellbeing <br>6. The Role of Stress in Health and Disease<br>Athanasios Hassoulas <br>7. The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep<br>Devina Leopold and Thom Phillips <br>8. Gratitude: Being Thankful is Proven to Be Good for You<br>Sonal Shah <br>9. Loneliness as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease<br>Sonal Shah <br>10. The Health Implications of Achieving a Satisfactory Work-Life Balance<br>Emma Short and Laura Sheldrake <br>11. Happiness and Health<br>Alka Patel <br>12. The Role a Mentor can Play in improving Well-Being<br>Nita Maha<br><br>Section 3. Physical Activity and Physical Health <br>13. Fit for Life: The Health Benefits of Cardiovascular Activity<br>Caroline Deodhar <br>14. Sedentary Behaviour and Adverse Health Outcomes<br>Emma Short <br>15. The Gut Microbiome<br>Venita Patel <br>16. Cigarettes: The Facts, Strategies for Smoking Cessation, e-cigarettes and Vaping<br>Adam Douglas and Arfa Ahmed <br>17. Alcohol: Its Impact on Wellbeing, Morbidity and Mortality<br>Hayley S. McKenzie <br>18. Cancer: How to Help Your Patients to Reduce Their Cancer Risk<br>Ailsa Sita-Lumsden <br>19. Lifestyle Factors and Women's Health<br>Alexandra J. Kermack <br>20. Skin Health: What Damages and Ages Skin? Evidence-Based Interventions to Maintain Healthy Skin<br>Lorna Jeng and Anjaly Mirchandani <br>21. Western Medical Acupuncture<br>Carolyn Rubens<br><br>Section 4. Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits <br>22. Fruit and Vegetables: Prevention and Cure?<br>Gemma Newman <br>23. Macronutrients and Micronutrients<br>Laura Gush, Sonal Shah and Farah Gilani <br>24. Caffeine in Health and Disease: A Brief Overview<br>Emmajane Down <br>25. Water: How Much Should be Consumed and What are its Health Benefits?<br>Ekua Annobil <br>26. Intermittent Fasting: A Health Panacea or Just Calorie Restriction?<br>Ellen Fallows and Hayley S. McKenzie <br>Concept Boxes: Mindfulness, Healthy Weight and Bone Health<br>Saba Jaleel, Emma Short and Claire Stansfield <br>Conclusions and How to Access Reliable Health Information<br>Emma Short
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