Drop dead healthy [large print] : one man's humble quest for bodily perfection / A.J. Jacobs.
"Having sanctified himself in The Year of Living Biblically and sharpened his mind in The Know-It-All, A. J. Jacobs had one feat left in the self-improvement trinity: to become the healthiest man in the world. He didn't want just to lose weight, or finish a triathlon, or lower his cholesterol. His ambitions were far, far greater: Maximal health from head to toe.The task was massive. He had to tackle a complicated web of diet and exercise advice, much of which was nonsensical, unproven, and contradictory. He had to consult a team of medical advisers. And he had to subject himself to a grueling regimen of exercises, a range of diets, and an array of practices to improve everything from his hearing to his sleep to his sex life all the while testing the patience of his long-suffering wife. He left nothing untested, from the caveman workout to veganism, from the treadmill desk to extreme chewing. Drop Dead Healthy teems with hilarity and warmth and pushes our cultures assumptions about and obsessions with what makes good health, allowing the reader to reflect on his or her own health, body, and eventual mortality"
Record details
- ISBN: 1410447464
- ISBN: 9781410447463
- ISBN: 141659907X
- Physical Description: 529 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Stomach 31 -- Quest to Eat Right -- Chapter 2 Heart 55 -- Quest to Get My Blood Pumping -- Chapter 3 Ears 87 -- Quest for Quiet -- Chapter 4 Butt 101 -- Quest to Avoid Sedentary Life -- Chapter 5 Immune System 117 -- Quest to Conquer Germs -- Chapter 6 Stomach, Revisited 133 -- Quest for the Perfect Meal -- Chapter 7 Genitals 155 -- Quest to Have More Sex -- Chapter 8 Nervous System 171 -- Quest to Hurt Less -- Chapter 9 Lower Intestine 197 -- Quest to Go to the Bathroom Properly -- Chapter 10 Adrenal Gland 207 -- Quest to Lower My Stress Level -- Chapter 11 Brain 243 -- Quest to Be Smarter -- Chapter 12 Endocrine System 267 -- Quest for a Nontoxic Home -- Chapter 13 Teeth 283 -- Quest for the Perfect Smile -- Chapter 14 Feet 297 -- Quest to Run Right -- Chapter 15 Lungs 309 -- Quest to Breathe Better -- Chapter 16 Stomach, Revisited 323 -- Continued Quest for the Perfect Diet -- Chapter 17 Skin 339 -- Quest to Erase Blemishes -- Chapter 18 Heart, Revisited 355 -- Quest for the Perfect Workout -- Chapter 19 Inside of the Eyelid 369 -- Quest for the Perfect Night's Sleep -- Chapter 20 Bladder 385 -- Quest to Figure Out What to Drink -- Chapter 21 Gonads 401 -- Quest to Get More Balls -- Chapter 22 Nose 419 -- Quest to Smell Better -- Chapter 23 Hands 435 -- Quest for Magic Fingers -- Chapter 24 Back 447 -- Quest to Stand Up Straight -- Chapter 25 Eyes 463 -- Quest to See Better -- Chapter 26 Skull 475 -- Quest to Not Be Killed in an Accident -- Chapter 27 Finish Line 485.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | LP 613.2092 JAC (Text) | 36015000698056 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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