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Your medicine cabinet is brimming with antacids, gas relievers, and digestive aids of every description. You may have tried lightening up on rich foods or spending money on tests and pricey medication. But your suffering has only gotten worse! Maybe it's not another pill you need but a good dose of common sense—that and a man with a plan for making you better. Learn more »
Beating Diabetes provides readers with a practical understanding of how today's typical lifestyle has led to major health problems, including diabetes, and gives them proven strategies to improve health for people who have, or are at risk for, diabetes. Learn more »
Drawing on the latest nutrition research, Dr. Walter Willett has written Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy as an alternative — and antidote — to the flawed new USDA Pyramid. The book features eye-opening new research on the healthiest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; an explanation of why weight control is still the single most important factor for long-term health; and menu plans and brand-new recipes that make it even easier to reinvent your diet. Learn more »
Parents are often bombarded with new information on children’s nutrition, and as a result, the most important dietary considerations often get lost in the mix. Drawing on his forty years of clinical research, as well as the latest scientific findings, Dr. Walkers helps guide parents on healthy eating through the various stages of their children’s lives, from infants to eight-year-olds, in his book Eat, Play, and Be Healthy. Learn more »
Healthy Women, Healthy Lives provides women with information obtained from the landmark Nurses' Health Study at Harvard Medical School — as well as data from other significant women's health research — so that they can achieve and maintain good health throughout their lives. Learn more »
If you’ve struggled to lose weight, you’re in good company. But health experts have shifted toward recommending that people follow a healthy diet rather than trying to become thin. Many people have unrealistic expectations about how much weight they need to lose. Losing just small amounts of weight — about 10% of your body weight — can improve your health. Learn more »
To take advantage of the latest medical advances, and to deal with the often-confusing world of health care, you need information that is clear, accurate, easily understandable, and accessible. Developed by 170 faculty members of Harvard Medical School, physicians who care for patients every day, The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide brings you the information you need to keep your and your family healthy and to cope with illness when it does strike. Learn more »
All parents know that kids need nutritious foods as they grow. New research confirms that what a woman eats during pregnancy can also profoundly affect the health of her baby when that baby becomes an adult — for better or for worse. Healthy Eating During Pregnancy offers solid information and medically sound advice for pregnant and nursing women from one of the world’s leading experts in nutrition. Learn more »
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health is the ultimate in men's health information, assembled into a single volume containing a quarter-century's worth of hard-won knowledge about men's health — knowledge that men need to lead longer, healthier, more vigorous lives. With results taken from Harvard studies of more than 96,000 men, this all-in-one men's health book features the best and most current information on the behaviors, foods, and preventative activities that make —... Learn more »
Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders is an insightful and comforting guide, written by two internationally known experts, that shatters the myths, mysteries, and misconceptions surrounding eating disorders. The book includes the widest range of professional care options available, both psychotherapeutic and medicinal, as well as preventive solutions for children who display early warning signs. Most inspiring of all are the real-life stories of families who have faced eating disorders... Learn more »
