Product Description

America is in a chronic state of confusion and anxiety about matters of health. Each day, we are bombarded with news of medical breakthroughs, wonder drugs, and hidden dangers. Now author and radio host Dr. Dean Edell clears things up with this at-home medical resource that squarely confronts more than five hundred common health concerns, including:

• The skinny on fat, carbs, Atkins, and Xenical
• Sex, with a look at Viagra, orgasms, chlamydia, and HPV
• "Alternative medicine" and the myths of herbs, essential oils, and supplements
• Women's issues, from fertility to breast-feeding to fibroids
• Botox, breast implants, and the business of beauty
• Infectious diseases, from the common cold to the West Nile virus
• Cancer—breast, colon, prostate—and advances in early
screening and treatment
• Addictions, including coffee, booze, grass, Vicodin, and Paxil

Containing quizzes, symptom checklists, web links, and recommended reading lists, this invaluable guide will help you take charge of your own health, save time and money, and alleviate anxiety over health issues today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1481457 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Edell, author of Eat, Drink and Be Merry, presents relaxed and practical advice familiar to the millions of people who have watched him on TV or listened to him on radio. Changes in the health care system can make it difficult for patients to get the treatment they want: Edell offers advice to them and also addresses the many advances in scientific research such as hormone therapy and cancer that can be confusing to physicians, let alone patients. The book is organized in general subject areas-including sex, women's issues, children, alternative medicine, aging and addiction-that feature a short introduction, resource list and q&as. These sections are logical, although there are occasional entries that seem almost trivial, compared to more serious issues. For example, Edell answers the question of whether "eating seaweed makes your hair grow thicker." Overall, however, the questions Edell fields are very specific and relevant to many, and cover a wide range of topics. It's unlikely that this volume will replace the many other health titles, but it is a useful reference, especially for advice on nutrition and alternative medicine
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From AudioFile
A health expert with a radio and TV following and a polished voice to match, Edell offers a sweeping range of observations, philosophies, and suggestions on how to live well. The common sense offered here is so smooth and familiar that listeners may overlook the care and medical wisdom within. This entertaining audio covers so much ground that to some ears it may sound too homogenized or polished. Yet Edell's advice is worth hearing repeatedly, especially his elegant invitations to do everything in moderation and to be loving toward one's body and physical functioning. The last segment covers some common questions the author received on his radio show. T.W. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About the Author

Dean Edell, M.D., probably has the largest medical practice in the United States -- his hugely popular radio and television broadcasts are heard by more than ten million fans every week. A graduate of Cornell University Medical College and the author of the national best-seller Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.