Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Social and environmental determinants of health / Liza Kirtchuk and Ann Wylie -- How early childhood events impact upon adult health / Liz Forty -- The psychology of health-related behaviour change / Aria Campbell-Danesh -- Health literacy and how to communicate effectively with patients to elicit a long-term behavioural change / Sonal Shah -- The role of the healthcare system in social prescribing / Emma Ladds -- The role of stress in health and disease / Athanasios Hassoulas -- The importance of a good night's sleep / Devina Leopold and Thom Phillips -- Gratitude : being thankful is proven to be good for you / Sonal Shah -- Loneliness as a risk factor for chronic disease / Sonal Shah -- The health implications of achieving a satisfactory work-life balance / Emma Short and Laura Sheldrake -- Happiness and health / Alka Patel -- The role a mentor can play in improving well-being / Nita Maha -- Fit for life : the health benefits of cardiovascular activity / Caroline Deodhar -- Sedentary behaviour and adverse health outcomes / Emma Short -- The gut microbiome / Venita Patel -- Cigarettes : the facts, strategies for smoking cessation, e-cigarettes and vaping / Adam Douglas and Arfa Ahmed -- Alcohol : its impact on wellbeing, morbidity and mortality / Hayley S. McKenzie -- Cancer : how to help your patients to reduce their cancer risk / Ailsa Sita-Lumsden -- Lifestyle factors and women's health / Alexandra J. Kermack -- Skin health : what damages and ages skin? Evidence-based interventions to maintain healthy skin / Lorna Jeng and Anjaly Mirchandani -- Western medical acupuncture / Carolyn Rubens -- Fruit and vegetables : prevention and cure? / Gemma Newman -- Macronutrients and micronutrients / Laura Gush, Sonal Shah and Farah Gilani -- Caffeine in health and disease : a brief overview / Emmajane Down -- Water : how much should be consumed and what are its health benefits? / Ekua Annobil -- Intermittent fasting : a health panacea or just calorie restriction? / Ellen Fallows and Hayley S. McKenzie -- Concept boxes : mindfulness, healthy weight and bone health -- Conclusions and how to access reliable health information / Emma Short |
Notes |
Includes index |
Subject |
Medicine, Preventive.
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Health promotion.
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Health behavior.
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Preventive Medicine
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Health Promotion
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Health Behavior
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Health behavior
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Health promotion
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Medicine, Preventive
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Short, Emma, editor
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ISBN |
0128215747 |
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9780128215746 |
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