Dr Miriam Stoppard's Family Health Guide

by Miriam Stoppard (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.36

  The essential home reference for a lifetime of good health from Dr Miriam Stoppard. From babyhood to old age, practical, easy to follow advice shows you how to maintain health and fitness throughout life. Miriam's advice includes a quick-reference guide to symptoms to help you decide when to seek medical help, plus essential First Aid procedures...a one-stop health guide packed with advice on how to maintain a lifetime of good health and emotional wellbeing. OK! Magazine

• Used

  Hardcover
  2002

  $3.36

  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.