Authors: Dean Edell, David Schrieberg, David Schrieberg
ISBN-13: 9781615589166, ISBN-10: 1615589163
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: June 2000
Edition: Bargain
Dean Edell, M.D., probably has the largest medical practice in the United States his hugely popular radio and television broadcasts are heard by more than ten million fans every week. A graduate of Cornell University Medical College and the author of the national best-seller Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
No wonder. How often have you felt whipsawed by the experts, confused by conflicting advice, or torn with guilt over what you eat, drink, think? Prepare yourself for a shock: You can relax, enjoy life, and still be healthy.
Renowned for candid straight talk on radio and television, Dr. Dean Edell applies his unique common-sense perspective to America's growing obsession with health. Frank and iconoclastic, Dr. Edell walks readers through a lifetime of experience from deep inside twin worlds of media and medicine. As one of the first media doctors, he knows better than anyone the dangers of distorted medical reporting. With colorful detail, he shows how medical consumers are made neurotic at a time when people are healthier than ever before. Dr. Edell sorts through the morass of research, distinguishing documentable fact from panic-inducing fiction. With trademark humor, grace, and style, he shares with us the essential reassuring facts about our health: you can be fatter than you think; too much exercise might kill you; and yes, sex will add years to your life!
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Acknowledgments | ix | |
Introduction: Come Join the Dance | 1 | |
1. | Trust the Media at Your Peril (It's Your Health, Not Theirs) | 9 |
2. | Nutrition Made Easy: Eat What You Want and Still Be Healthy | 47 |
3. | The Truth About Your Weight: You Can Be Fatter Than You Think | 71 |
4. | Exercise Is No Fun If It Kills You | 107 |
5. | Would You Fly on a Plane Without Wings? The Wrong Kind of Medicine Can Hurt You | 139 |
6. | Take the Abuse Out of Some Substances and They Can Be Good for You | 177 |
7. | There Is a Santa Claus: Great Sex Is Good for Your Health | 207 |
8. | Some Germs Are Your Friends. You Shouldn't Always Avoid Them | 237 |
9. | Handling the Mechanics Who Keep Your Engine Purring Smoothly | 273 |
10. | Be Happy: Your Body Will Thank You for It | 301 |