Complete Family Guide to Healthy Living (The Complete Book)

This family guide to healthy living provides a plan for everyone based upon nutrition, exercise, stress control and relaxation. The diet programme shows how to eat well, how to identify food with health-giving properties and how to reduce cholesterol and reduce weight. The short, structured exercise programmes offer advice for all levels of fitness and the questionnaires show how healthy the reader is, identifying problem areas and setting goals.

YA?This highly visual work addresses health issues such as the importance of food as fuel; weight consciousness; alcohol, smoking, and drug abuse; fitness; and managing stress. It also gives an overview of how the body works; provides guidance in talking to doctors and understanding tests; and offers advice on safety and well being in one's daily environment. The author concludes with brief guides to nutrition and immunization. The end result is a painless education for teens seeking general information on healthy living for themselves and/or their families.?Barbara Hawkins, Oakton High School, Fairfax,
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