Healthwise for Life: A Self-Guide for People Age 50 and Better

Now in its 8th edition, Healthwise® for Life helps people age 50 and older take care of themselves, lower their health care costs, and stay healthy as they grow older. With the book's easy-to-understand information, helpful illustrations, and full-color format, readers can learn how to deal with common health problems, partner with their doctors, live better with chronic disease, stay healthy, stay independent, and make better health decisions.

With Healthwise for Life, readers will have the tools to stop, think, and decide. They can stop before saying yes to a major surgery, medical test, or medicine. Then, they can think about what is important to them and get the facts about their options. And finally, they can decide by using information in the book and online interactive tools to help them know what care is right for them.

Go-to-web codes throughout the book link readers from Healthwise for Life to more Healthwise content online in the Healthwise Knowledgebase.

With more than 30 million Healthwise self-care handbooks in print, Healthwise is a leader in providing medical self-care books to health care organizations, including health plans, disease management companies, and employers. The books have repeatedly won focus group selections for their easy-to-use format, consumer focus, and clear guidelines for decision support. The Healthwise Handbook and La salud en casa: Guía práctica de Healthwise are also available from Amazon.com.

Sharing her expertise with both the public and private sectors, Molly Mettler is a tireless advocate for a stronger role for health care consumers. Ms. Mettler helped develop national policy on health education and promotion. Known internationally as an author and lecturer, Ms. Mettler speaks on medical self-care, aging and health issues, medical consumerism, and information therapy.

Donald W. Kemper, MPH, has written six books on self-care, health promotion, and information therapy, including the Healthwise Handbook as well as Information Therapy: Prescribed Information as a Reimbursable Medical Service, which he coauthored with Molly Mettler. Mr. Kemper is founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of the nonprofit Healthwise, Incorporated.