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Think before you swallow : the art of staying healthy in a health-obsessed world / Noel O'Hare.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland : Penguin, 2007Description: 288 p ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143006022 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Body: 1. Never Supersize Your Wardrobe -- 2. Keep Your Nose Clean -- 3. Talk to the Hand -- 4. Don't Torture Your Soles -- 5. Keep In Touch -- 6. Obsess About Oral Hygiene -- 7. Just Walk -- 8. Sleep On It -- Mind: 9. Take Your Own Sweet Time -- 10. Choose to be Happy -- 11. Give Away Your Time -- 12. Live the Quiet Life -- 13. Take a Sonic Tonic -- 14. Get Down to Earth -- 15. Read for Your Life -- Family: 16. Screen Your Genes -- 17. Survive the Family -- 18. Stand By Your Man -- 19. Be Wary of Your Pets -- World: 20. Take Your Glasses to the Supermarket -- 21. Work to Live -- 22. Tune Into the Weather -- 23. Don't Be In It for the Long Haul -- 24. Try Not to Take Globetrotting Literally -- 25. Scrub Up -- Pills and ills: 26. Learn the Difference Between a Pill and an iPod -- 27. Overcome Your Chlolesterolphobia -- 28. Keep Taking the Right Tablets -- 29. Treat Yourself With Care -- 30. Read Between the Lines -- On the Fringe: 31. Go Complementary, Not Alternative -- 32. Resist the Lure of the Health Store -- 33. Avoid Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About! -- 34. Try the Panacea in the Pantry -- 35. Increase Your Pulling Power -- 36. Take the Piss -- 37. Have a Cuppa -- Finally -- 38. Think Before You Swallow.
Body -- Mind -- Family -- World -- Pills and ills -- On the fringe.
Summary: "What lifestyle changes can really make a difference to your health? Which medication is the right one for you and are there times when it should be avoided? When is it a good idea to consider alternative therapies? Should you always believe the health stories you read in the media? Trying to make the right health choices has never been harder. We're constantly bombarded with dubious health information and made to be anxious by scare stories in the media. The multibillion health industry has become a minefield of competing claims, contradictory opinions and slick marketing masquerading as expert advice. It's no place for the naïve and uninformed. In this book seasoned health writer Noel O'Hare casts his skeptical eye over the many 'facts' we've been encouraged to swallow - from the dangers of cholesterol to the values of supplementary vitamins, from the benefits of exercise to the threat of epidemics. Laced with humour and leavened with fascinating minutiae, this is one of those rare health books that is both informative and entertaining."--Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 613 OHA 2 Available T00455388
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"What lifestyle changes can really make a difference to your well-being? Which medication is the right one for you and are there times when it should be avoided? When is it a good idea to consider alternative therapies? Should you always believe the health stories you read in the media? Trying to make the right choices to ensure ongoing physical and mental well-being for ourselves and our families has never been so bewildering. We're constantly bombarded with dubious health information and made to be anxious by scare stories in the media. The multimillion-dollar health industry has become a minefield of competing claims, contradictory opinions and slick marketing masquerading as expert advice. It's no place for the naive and uninformed. In Think Before you Swallow, seasoned health writer Noel O'Hare casts his skeptical eye over the many 'facts' we've been encouraged to believe - from the dangers of cholesterol to the value of supplementary vitamins, from the benefits of exercise to the threat of epidemics. Laced with humour and leavened with fascinating minutiae, this is one of those rare health books that is both informative and entertaining"--Back cover..

New Zealand author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Body: 1. Never Supersize Your Wardrobe -- 2. Keep Your Nose Clean -- 3. Talk to the Hand -- 4. Don't Torture Your Soles -- 5. Keep In Touch -- 6. Obsess About Oral Hygiene -- 7. Just Walk -- 8. Sleep On It -- Mind: 9. Take Your Own Sweet Time -- 10. Choose to be Happy -- 11. Give Away Your Time -- 12. Live the Quiet Life -- 13. Take a Sonic Tonic -- 14. Get Down to Earth -- 15. Read for Your Life -- Family: 16. Screen Your Genes -- 17. Survive the Family -- 18. Stand By Your Man -- 19. Be Wary of Your Pets -- World: 20. Take Your Glasses to the Supermarket -- 21. Work to Live -- 22. Tune Into the Weather -- 23. Don't Be In It for the Long Haul -- 24. Try Not to Take Globetrotting Literally -- 25. Scrub Up -- Pills and ills: 26. Learn the Difference Between a Pill and an iPod -- 27. Overcome Your Chlolesterolphobia -- 28. Keep Taking the Right Tablets -- 29. Treat Yourself With Care -- 30. Read Between the Lines -- On the Fringe: 31. Go Complementary, Not Alternative -- 32. Resist the Lure of the Health Store -- 33. Avoid Cures 'They' Don't Want You to Know About! -- 34. Try the Panacea in the Pantry -- 35. Increase Your Pulling Power -- 36. Take the Piss -- 37. Have a Cuppa -- Finally -- 38. Think Before You Swallow.

Body -- Mind -- Family -- World -- Pills and ills -- On the fringe.

"What lifestyle changes can really make a difference to your health? Which medication is the right one for you and are there times when it should be avoided? When is it a good idea to consider alternative therapies? Should you always believe the health stories you read in the media? Trying to make the right health choices has never been harder. We're constantly bombarded with dubious health information and made to be anxious by scare stories in the media. The multibillion health industry has become a minefield of competing claims, contradictory opinions and slick marketing masquerading as expert advice. It's no place for the naïve and uninformed. In this book seasoned health writer Noel O'Hare casts his skeptical eye over the many 'facts' we've been encouraged to swallow - from the dangers of cholesterol to the values of supplementary vitamins, from the benefits of exercise to the threat of epidemics. Laced with humour and leavened with fascinating minutiae, this is one of those rare health books that is both informative and entertaining."--Publisher.

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