Record details

• ISBN: 1932994270
• ISBN: 9781932994278
• Physical Description: v, 192 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher: New York : Time Inc. Home Entertainment Books ; [2006]
• Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Your personal checkup with Mayo Clinic experts"--Cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Step 1 Assess Your Health 8 -- A visit with Dr. Floyd Willis 9 -- Gearing up 10 -- Are you fit? 11 -- Are your weight and eating habits healthy? 12 -- Are you eating well? 14 -- Are your other behaviors risky? 15 -- Step 2 Get Fit! 16 -- A visit with Drs. Diane Dahm and Jay Smith 17 -- What's in it for me? 18 -- Fitness in action 22 -- Staying motivated 38 -- Step 3 Eat Well 44 -- A visit with Jennifer Nelson 45 -- Fundamentals of healthy eating 46 -- Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid 52 -- Planning for enjoyable meals 64 -- Step 4 Achieve a Healthy Weight 70 -- A visit with Dr. Donald Hensrud 71 -- Focus on health 72 -- Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Program 78 -- A lifetime commitment 92 -- Menus and recipes 102 -- Step 5 Tackle Tobacco 130 -- A visit with Dr. Lowell Dale 131 -- Confronting a killer 132 -- Secondhand smoke 136 -- A visit with Dr. Julie Abbott 139 -- Are you on course? 140 -- Recommended tests 140 -- Tests to consider 145 -- Suggested shots 146 -- Step 7 Stay Connected 148 -- A visit with Dr. Yonas Geda 149 -- Relationships: A prescription for better health 150 -- Believing in a higher power 152 -- Is your attitude harming your health? 154 -- When you can't get out of a funk 156 -- Step 8 Address Stress 158 -- A visit with Dr. Kristin Vickers Douglas 159 -- Feelin' stressed? 160 -- Stress in action 161 -- 10 ways to stress less 163 -- Step 9 Recharge Your Body and Mind 168 -- A visit with Dr. Lois Krahn 169 -- Give yourself a break 170 -- Save time for sleep 173 -- Overcome insomnia 176 -- Step 10 Play it Safe 180 -- A visit with Dr. Philip Hagen 181 -- Pay attention to the little things 182 -- Buckle up 182 -- Drink wisely 183 -- Use sunscreen 184 -- Practice safe sex 186 -- Wear plugs and goggles 187 -- Use chemicals wisely 188 -- Safeguard your home 189.

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Health.
Nutrition.
Physical fitness.
Self-care, Health.