American Medical Association Family Medical Guide or The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide

American Medical Association Family Medical Guide

Author: American Medical Association

The Long-Awaited Revision of the Bestselling Family Health Guide

"This completely updated fourth edition of our bestselling health reference is comprehensive, easy to understand, and even more user-friendly than the previous editions. We’re excited to provide our patients with an invaluable resource to help them become more involved in their own health care. We think this is a book that belongs on the bookshelf in every home."
–AMA President John C. Nelson, MD, MPH

The American Medical Association is the nation’s premier health authority–an organization that both patients and doctors look to for state-of-the-art medical information and guidance. Now, for the first time in 10 years, the AMA has updated its landmark medical reference–a book that belongs in every home.

This new edition of the American Medical Association Family Medical Guide has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date and make it more accessible than ever before. Opening with a brand-new full-color section that walks you through key health issues, it follows with several new and expanded sections on everything from staying healthy and providing first aid and home care to diagnosing symptoms and treating hundreds of different diseases and disorders. This classic guide is the definitive home health reference for the twenty-first century–an indispensable book to keep you and your loved ones healthy.

• Authoritative guidance on hundreds of diseases and the latest tests, treatments, procedures, and drugs
• New or greatly expanded coverage of genetic testing, sexuality, learning disabilities, preventive health, infertility, pregnancy andchildbirth, substance abuse, home caregiving, and first aid
• A host of new and updated features–including full-color spreads on important health topics, Q&A sections, first-person case histories, and newly designed symptoms flowcharts
• New chapters on diet and health, exercise and fitness, maintaining a healthy weight, reducing stress, genetics, complementary and alternative medicine, staying safe and preventing violence, cosmetic surgery, and preventive health care
• A new section on health issues at various life stages
• 64 pages in full color and almost 1,000 illustrations and photographs

Publishers Weekly

Medical "bibles" go out of date quickly. Diseases don't change, but our understanding of them does. So a new volume of a standard guide for the nonphysician is certainly welcome. What's perhaps most gratifying about this updated reference is that, based on new understanding of how much regular people can do to keep body and mind whole, it advises readers to take an active approach. For those already suffering a particular medical condition-and the book covers a great deal of territory, from blood to heart to brain diseases-this volume will serve as a source of real understanding. Armed with the basics, patients may be less embarrassed to ask more of their physicians or surgeons. The authors acknowledge the benefits of yoga and meditation (which they call the relaxation response) and offer a rundown of homeopathic medicine. Other new additions include expanded coverage of genetic testing, learning disabilities, ADD and stem cell transplants. The authors discuss sexually transmitted diseases, sexual orientation, contraception and abortion with forthrightness. Self-help charts that will supposedly lead readers from symptom to diagnosis are a kind of maze game and will keep hypochondriacs busy for hours. This is a well-organized volume, considering the amount of information it covers. By educating patients, the book may be as much a help to physicians as it is to their charges. Photos, illus. (Sept.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Much has changed since the third edition of this family guide was published ten years ago; this new volume is 50 percent longer, and 90 percent of its material is new. Overseen by an editorial board of physicians, dentists, fitness specialists, and therapists, the guide is divided into six sections, beginning with an all-new, full-color chapter on current health issues such as stress, weight control, genetics, and terrorism. Part 2, which deals with preventative medicine, includes a 32-page section of color plates illustrating anatomy, common medical conditions, and diagnostic imaging. Part 3 covers emergency situations and home care giving issues. Part 4 features a series of symptom flowcharts that help readers decide when to call a physician, go to the emergency room, or care for a problem at home. In Part 5, there are new chapters on children's health, adolescent health, sexuality, infertility, pregnancy and childbirth, and death and dying. Part 6, the bulk of the book, is devoted to diseases and conditions. Arranged by organ systems, the guide provides the names of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and prevention. New to this edition is information about dental health and cosmetic surgery. Besides a general glossary, there is a glossary of the most frequently prescribed classes of drugs. Unfortunately, the list of drugs by generic name lacks cross references to brand names, which may be confusing for users unfamiliar with the generic name of the drug that they have been prescribed. Bottom Line While a very nice update, this fourth edition covers much of the same material as last year's The American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia, albeit in a more concise form. Libraries already owning that work do not need to purchase this one unless they want a circulating copy.-Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

The Abs Diet Eat Right Every Time Guide

Author: David Zinczenko

Smart Eating Choices - Made Simple!

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HAVE CHANGED THEIR BODIES - AND THEIR LIVES - with the help of The Abs Diet, the New York Times bestseller from David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health magazine.

The principles of The Abs Diet are simple: Eat more healthy food - six delicious meals a day - and crowd out the bad stuff that's making you fat. The Abs Diet has been proven to strip off 10, 15, even 20 pounds of flab - from your belly first - in six weeks or less.

Now, Zinczenko makes eating smart and healthy easy with this eye opening portable weight-loss manual, THE ABS DIET EAT RIGHT EVERY TIME GUIDE. This on-the-go guide pinpoints the foods you should choose to burn away belly fat no matter where you are - at home, in the supermarket, even at the fast-food counter. And it reveals the hidden killers that are adding inches to your waistline and taking years off your life!

Discover these amazing weight-loss secrets:

• Should you toast a bagel or an English muffin? Did you know that making the wrong choice will cost you 150 extra calories?
• What's healthier - a bean burrito or a taco salad? Would you believe the healthy salad will pile 130 more calories onto your plate?
• Which will make you fatter - a Whopper or a Big Mac? You'll be stunned to discover the shocking truth!
• Learn why a hot fudge sundae is a treat you should eat, why potato chips are better for you than french fries, and why Swiss cheese is three times healthier than Cheddar.

You don't have time for complicated plans or fancy recipes. In THE ABS DIET EAT RIGHT EVERY TIME GUIDE, Zinczenko tells you how to strip away belly fat in every situation - from the frozen food aisle to the deli, from a five-star restaurant to the drive-thru. On-the-go eating doesn't have to end up on your gut.