The Intellectual Devotional Health: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Digest a Daily Dose of Wellness Wisdom [Hardcover]

David S. Kidder (Author), Noah D. Oppenheim (Author), Bruce K. Young MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 2009

In this fourth installment of the New York Times best-selling Intellectual Devotional series, authors Noah Oppenheim and David Kidder have partnered with Bruce K. Young, MD, to offer a year’s worth of medical knowledge and wellness wisdom. Each daily dose in this infectious volume offers insight into the mysterious terrain of the human body and the factors that impact its constitution.

Drawn from seven diverse categories, including lifestyle and preventive medicine; the mind; medical milestones; drugs and alternative treatments; sexuality and reproduction; diseases and ailments; and children and adolescents, these 365 entries are as informative as they are functional. From aspirin to the x-ray, headaches to Hippocrates, Viagra to influenza, The Intellectual Devotional: Health will revive the mind and rejuvenate the body. Sure to please devoted intellectuals and newcomers alike, this timely volume sheds new light on an endlessly fascinating subject: ourselves.

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About the Author

David S. Kidder is an entrepreneur with a wide range of technology and marketing expertise. Kidder and his companies have appeared in numerous publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Fast Company. Kidder is a graduate of Rochester Institute of
Technology and was a recipient of ID magazine's International Design Award. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife, Johanna, and son.

Noah D. Oppenheim, a senior producer of NBC's Today show, has extensive experience in television and print journalism. He has produced and reported for Scarborough Country and Hardball with Chris Matthews, and his writing has appeared in Esquire, the Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, and the Weekly Standard. He resides in New York City.

 

Bruce K. Young, MD., is internationally known as a leader and innovator in obstetrics and gynecology. He developed the first obstetrical intensive care unit and founded the Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at NYU Medical Center. He is the Silverman Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Medical School and is listed among America’s Top Doctors and in New York magazine’s Best Doctors 2008.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (October 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605299499
• ISBN-13: 978-1605299495
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David S. Kidder
Creator, The Intellectual Devotional Series
www.TheIntellectualDevotional.com

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
www.Clickable.com

David S. Kidder is co-founder and CEO of Clickable, a Web service that brings simplicity to online advertising. Prior to Clickable, Kidder co-founded SmartRay Network, a mobile advertising delivery pioneer acquired by LifeMinders. Previously, David helped lead corporate development at THINK New Ideas, a publicly traded e-business and interactive advertising firm. Prior to THINK, Kidder founded Net-X, a Web authoring and Internet advertising services company, acquired by Target Vision. Kidder is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and received ID Magazine's International Design Award and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. Kidder is founder of GoodAdds.org, a nonprofit cause-marketing platform created in partnership with GE and Millennium Promise. He also is the creator and co-author of the two-time New York Times bestselling book series, The Intellectual Devotional, published by Rodale. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and two sons.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Before I Go to Sleep, November 10, 2009

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Lynette R. Fleming "Coauthor of Lunch Buddies... (Decatur, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Intellectual Devotional Health: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Digest a Daily Dose of Wellness Wisdom (Hardcover)

Like to read before you fall asleep? The Intellectual Devotional - Health, the fourth in a series of Intellectual Devotionals by David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim, is a book everyone should have on their bedside coffee table. With 365 entries in seven fields of knowledge, this book is the Tell Me Why book for adults interested in health and wellness. Wonder what causes phlebitis? You'll find out by reading the entry for Tuesday, Day 2, Week 44. Interested in learning more about Asperger's Syndrome ... check out Thursday, Day 4 of Week 32.

The authors, with the assistance of Bruce Young, MD, give us insight on seven categories of health and wellness, one for each day of the week. On Mondays we read a topic related to Children and Adolescents. Tuesdays we learn about diseases and ailments. On Wednesdays we enhance our knowledge of drugs and alternative treatments. Thursdays' topics are on the mind. On Fridays we read about sexuality and reproduction. On Saturdays we receive the gift of knowledge about lifestyle and preventive medicine. And on Sundays we learn about medical milestones. From acupuncture to acne, black and blue marks to brain tumors, and lactose intolerance to lymphoma, you'll find the answers to a multitude of your health-related questions.

Whether you're interested in history, disease, prevention, mental health, alternative medicine or diet, you'll find a multitude of relevant topics within the cover of this fascinating book. Find yourself wondering "Why?" Buy this book and read about a different health and wellness topic every night for a year. You might not just sleep better ... you might find yourself living better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, January 23, 2010

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This review is from: The Intellectual Devotional Health: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Digest a Daily Dose of Wellness Wisdom (Hardcover)

This is a great book to mix things up and get 1 page summaries of many health topics. It also has an index in the back if you're looking for something specific.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intellectual Devotional- Health, October 23, 2009

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I love the book! It presents medicine in language that anyone can understand. It gave me knowledge that I believe will help my family and me to live longer and healthier lives! Whether you read a passage a day or read it all at once...read it!