Edlin, Gordon,  1932- <br/><br/>
Health and wellness / 
Gordon Edlin, Eric Golanty. 
 - 8th ed. 
 - Sudbury, MA :  Jones and Bartlett,  c2004. 
 - xxi, 599 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Achieving personal health -- Mind-body communications maintain wellness -- Managing stress: restoring mind-body harmony -- Maintaining emotional wellness -- Choosing a nutritious diet -- Managing a healthy weight -- Physical activity for health and well-being -- Developing healthy intimate and sexual relationships -- Understanding pregnancy and parenthood -- Choosing a fertility control method -- Protecting against sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS -- Reducing infections and building immunity: knowledge encourages prevention -- Cancer: understanding risks and means of prevention -- Cardiovascular diseases: understanding risks and measures of prevention -- How genes affect health -- Using drugs responsibly -- Eliminating tobacco use -- Using alcohol responsibly -- Making decisions about health care -- Exploring alternative medicines -- Preventing unintentional injuries and accidents: what you can do -- Understanding aging and dying -- Violence in our society -- Working toward a healthy environment. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0763748196 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003025929 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Health.<br/>Holistic medicine.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA776  / .E24 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613