xxi, 599 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Contents
1. Achieving Personal Health -- 2. Mind-Body Communications Maintain Wellness -- 3. Managing Stress: Restoring Mind-Body Harmony -- 4. Maintaining Emotional Wellness -- 5. Choosing a Nutritious Diet -- 6. Managing a Healthy Weight -- 7. Physical Activity for Health and Well-Being -- 8. Developing Healthy Intimate and Sexual Relationships -- 9. Understanding Pregnancy and Parenthood -- 10. Choosing a Fertility Control Method -- 11. Protecting Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS -- 12. Reducing Infections and Building Immunity: Knowledge Encourages Prevention -- 13. Cancer: Understanding Risks and Means of Prevention -- 14. Cardiovascular Diseases: Understanding Risks and Measures of Prevention -- 15. How Genes Affect Health -- 16. Using Drugs Responsibility -- 17. Eliminating Tobacco Use -- 18. Using Alcohol Responsibly -- 19. Making Decisions About Health Care -- 20. Exploring Alternative Medicines
21. Preventing Unintentional Injuries and Accidents: What You Can Do -- 22. Understanding Aging and Dying -- 23. Violence in Our Society -- 24. Working Toward a Healthy Environment -- App. A. Stress Management Techniques
