Dr Miriam Stoppard's Family Health

Description: This guide provides practical, easy-to-follow Golden Rules on healthy eating, exercise, dealing with stress and other lifestyle issues, offering a fast track to excellent health. A "Life Stage" section looks at developments in each phase of life, from newborn through childhood and adolescence to adulthood and sixty plus. Drawing on her experience as a doctor, parent and grandparent, Dr Stoppard covers a broad range of physical, social and emotional issues in every life stage that have an impact on health and wellbeing. In a detailed "Disease Directory", Dr Stoppard describes more than 280 common conditions in clear, easy-to-understand language. Entries include information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and outlook, as well as self-help advice. Special "Focus on" pages highlight particular disorders in greater depth. A separate section looks at the health of babies and children and provides the latest thinking on issues such as cot death and infectious diseases. Essential first aid procedures are explained step by step and there is a comprehensive guide to symptoms - from chest pain to itching - with expert advice on when to seek medical help.


Contents: Golden rules for good health: healthy eating; exercise; not smoking; safe drinking; drugs; good sex; restful sleep; managing stress. Life stages: 0-1 years; 1-4 years; 4-11 years; 11-18 years; pregnancy and birth; 18-40 years; cosmetic surgery; 40-60 years; 60+ years. Symptom guides: rashes; itching; chest pain; joint pain; back pain; abdominal pain; diarrhoea; constipation; loss of appetite; weight loss; fever; fatigue; faintness/dizziness; blurred vision; headache; earache; breast pain; lump in scrotum. Directory: how to use this section; heart, blood & circulation; sexuality and fertility; threats to mental wellbeing; allergies & the immune system; infections; digestion; kidneys & bladder; chest & air passages; brain & nervous system; bones, joints and muscles; skin, hair & nails; eyes & vision; ears, nose & throat; teeth & gums; hormones; children's conditions. Reference: first aid; travel health; useful addresses.

Prizes: Shortlisted for WHSmith Book Awards (Home & Leisure) 2003.

Author Biography: Dr Miriam Stoppard is Britian's best-selling pregnancy and childcare author with UK sales of over 2.2 million copies alone. She has appeared on television and has published more than fifty books on child care & development, fitness & diet and women's health, including Conception, Pregnancy and Birth, Baby and Child Health Care, You and Your Toddler, Your New Baby and Complete Baby and Child Care. She is currently a columnist for The Mirror.