Healthy Women, Healthy Lives : A Guide to Preventing Disease from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study
by Hankinson, Susan E. (editor); Colditz, Graham A. (editor); Manson, Joann E. (editor); Speizer, Frank (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine (-) Book/Very Good (+) Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0684855194
- ISBN 13
- 9780684855196
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Free Press, The, 2001 Book. Fine (-) Book. Hardcover. First Edition.. Solid binding with clean, unmarked text. Jacket with few micro tears. We knew it all along, but now here's proof--women are different! Healthy Women, Healthy Lives is the first book to be based on the now-famous 30-year study of thousands of nurses. Researchers from Harvard Medical School have assembled a straightforward medical guide focusing on the major preventable diseases that women are susceptible to, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis. The advice here is not particularly earthshattering. Eating grains and vegetables will make us healthier, as will exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, and not smoking. It's the level of practical detail in each chapter on disease that stands out; after reading this, you'll have a full understanding of how to balance your behaviors and unpreventable risks to achieve optimum health. Best of all, every detail is woman-specific, from healthy weights to average age of first heart attack.After providing ways for reading statistical charts and background on the study, the book is divided into two parts. The first 10 chapters are devoted to individual diseases, your possible risks, and ways to reduce those risks. Each chapter ends with a no-nonsense article written by a doctor, based on the study, that summarizes the advice that doctor gives to his or her own patients. The last chapters offer advice on changing behaviors. Here, you'll find suggestions on improving activity levels and diet modification, as well as the risks and benefits of aspirin, alcohol, and vitamins.If you're tired of the daily news reports with their conflicting evidence and suggestions, treat yourself to a book that delivers practical information, useful statistics, and advice that actually makes sense. --Jill Lightner 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rose City Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265100
- Title
- Healthy Women, Healthy Lives : A Guide to Preventing Disease from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study
- Author
- Hankinson, Susan E. (editor); Colditz, Graham A. (editor); Manson, Joann E. (editor); Speizer, Frank (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine (-) Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (+) Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0684855194
- ISBN 13
- 9780684855196
- Publisher
- Free Press, The
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- MEDICINE PREVENTIVE WOMEN HEALTH HYGIENE FITNESS S MEDICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- HEALTH & FITNESS;
Terms of Sale
Rose City Books
Delivery is provided by the United States Postal Service (USPS). All orders are packaged with extra care, generally in a new book box with protective plastic & bubble wrap, and Media Mail is the normal shipping service. International shipping may incur additional charges due to rate increases with USPS (depending on the weight of the parcel). And if there is a need for additional shipping fees then I will only charge (request) the precise amount necessary, since I can't absorb those costs. Thank you!
About the Seller
Rose City Books
Biblio member since 2004
Portland, Oregon
About Rose City Books
Rose City Books is an independent, antiquarian bookseller and publisher, located in Portland, Oregon (The City of Roses); specializing in rare and hard-to-find books, magazines, and vintage sheet music. Serving a world of literary enthusiasts from the beautiful, Pacific Northwest.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...