A prescription for healthy living : a guide to lifestyle medicine /: a guide to lifestyle medicine. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Emma Short.
• Editors: Short, Emma
• Contents: About the Editor Preface Section 1 Society, Health and Behaviour 1. Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Liza Kirtchuk and Ann Wylie 2. How Early Childhood Events Impact Upon Adult Health Liz Forty 3. The Psychology of Health-Related Behaviour Change Aria Campbell-Danesh 4. Health Literacy and How to Communicate Effectively with Patients to Elicit a Long-Term Behavioural Change Sonal Shah 5. The Role of the Healthcare System in Social Prescribing Emma Ladds Section 2 Mental Health and Wellbeing 6. The Role of Stress in Health and Disease Athanasios Hassoulas 7. The Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep Devina Leopold and Thom Phillips 8. Gratitude: Being Thankful is Proven to Be Good for You Sonal Shah 9. Loneliness as a Risk Factor for Chronic Disease Sonal Shah 10. The Health Implications of Achieving a Satisfactory Work-Life Balance Emma Short and Laura Sheldrake 11. Happiness and Health Alka Patel 12. The Role a Mentor can Play in improving Well-Being Nita Maha Section 3 Physical Activity and Physical Health 13. Fit for Life: The Health Benefits of Cardiovascular Activity Caroline Deodhar 14. Sedentary Behaviour and Adverse Health Outcomes Emma Short 15. The Gut Microbiome Venita Patel 16. Cigarettes: The Facts, Strategies for Smoking Cessation, e-cigarettes and Vaping Adam Douglas and Arfa Ahmed 17. Alcohol: Its Impact on Wellbeing, Morbidity and Mortality Hayley S. McKenzie 18. Cancer: How to Help Your Patients to Reduce Their Cancer Risk Ailsa Sita-Lumsden 19. Lifestyle Factors and Women's Health Alexandra J. Kermack 20. Skin Health: What Damages and Ages Skin? Evidence-Based Interventions to Maintain Healthy Skin Lorna Jeng and Anjaly Mirchandani 21. Western Medical Acupuncture Carolyn Rubens Section 4 Nutrition and Healthy Eating Habits 22. Fruit and Vegetables: Prevention and Cure? Gemma Newman 23. Macronutrients and Micronutrients Laura Gush, Sonal Shah and Farah Gilani 24. Caffeine in Health and Disease: A Brief Overview Emmajane Down 25. Water: How Much Should be Consumed and What are its Health Benefits? Ekua Annobil 26. Intermittent Fasting: A Health Panacea or Just Calorie Restriction? Ellen Fallows and Hayley S. McKenzie Concept Boxes: Mindfulness, Healthy Weight and Bone Health Saba Jaleel, Emma Short and Claire Stansfield Conclusions and How to Access Reliable Health Information Emma Short
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610; Medicine, Preventive; Health promotion; Health behavior
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128215746
• Related ISBNs: 9780128215739
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