Everyman's Guide to Perfect Health

It has been rightly said that a healthy body is the guest chamber of soul and a sick one its prison. No doubt, with significant advances in Medical Science and gaining control over infectious diseases, the human lifespan has increased; but equally true is another aspect that the fast life of today has caused greater stress and strain thereby resulting in various diseases and health disorders. The present book is a detailed study of various health problems ranging from heart attack, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, gout and many others. It aims to develop awareness among readers about the basic nature of disease and to suggest preventive measures so that one may live a healthy life and enjoy it. To maintain a healthy body one must not only follow the rules of moderate healthy living but also essentially have a proper understanding of health as well as sickness. In this respect, the present book will serve as an invaluable guide to readers. All information on health has been provided in a simple and concise manner, so as to make the book easily accessible to the average readers. The book, needless to mention, will be found useful and highly informative by the students of Medicine--be it Allopathy, Homeopathy or Ayurvedic--in addition to the general readers.

S.N. Khosla, M.D. MNAMS, FIAMS, is a distinguished physician who is devoted to teaching and research in medicine. He has held senior faculty positions in various medical colleges and has published more than 250 Research papers in various international and national medical journals. He has been an invited speaker and has chaired scientific sessions at various international and national medical conferences. He is recipient of Best Research Work and Lifetime Achievement Awards from IMA and IMA Academy of Medical Specialties as well as Best Research Work Award in Medicine by Indian Council of Medical Research. Dr. Khosla has two books to his credit--Text Book of Medicine and Digestive Disorders. He also contributes on medical topics in lay press and has published more than 150 articles in journals like Imprint, Mirror, Caravan, Woman's Era, Debonair, Alive etc. Apart from these, he has regularly contributed a medical column 'Your Body' to a national fortnightly for a number of years. He has also delivered radio talks on various health problems.