The New Wellness Encyclopedia: The Best-Selling Guide to Preventing Disease and Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being [Paperback]

Editors of The Wellness Letter (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 1995

In 1991, the editors of the University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter brought you The Wellness Encyclopedia. A reference guide covering hundreds of topics and methods for improving health and the quality of life, it has sold more than 300,000 copies. Now the editors bring you a completely revised, updated, and expanded edition of this invaluable resource, with the most current and timely information on preventive health and well-being. Expanded by 80 pages, this new volume includes more than 250 new or updated entries, 100 new marginal notes, sidebars, and boxes, new illustrations, and an expanded glossary and cross-referenced index. This comprehensive volume includes all you need to know about: Antioxidants; Whether a low-fat diet works; Smoking and cervical cancer risk; How to eat healthfully in ethnic restaurants; Vitamins and minerals; Understanding breast cancer risk; Drugs and hormones in milk; Update on air bags and seat belts; The new food labels; Protecting yourself

Product Details

• Paperback: 632 pages
• Publisher: Mariner Books; Rev Upd edition (May 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395733456
• ISBN-13: 978-0395733455
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,842,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As a soldier, This book is a great help, July 17, 2001

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n8whit (Twin Cities) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Wellness Encyclopedia: The Best-Selling Guide to Preventing Disease and Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being (Paperback)

I am a soldier in the US Army. I put a lot of stress daily on my body both physically and mentally. I constantly have health related questions. This book answers most of them and helps me get better insight on general health issues so I can ask my doctor the right questions. This book is easy to use and the index has every lookup word that you can think of for health insight.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My husband and I love this book, February 10, 2000

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Bo Bipidty (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Wellness Encyclopedia: The Best-Selling Guide to Preventing Disease and Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being (Paperback)

We refer to this book regularly. It is a wonderful reference for general, health-related issues and gives good, sound advice based on the most recent medical research which is chronicled in the University of California Wellness letter. Another reviewer sited that it did not have many natural remedies...it does make mention of homeopathic remedies, when research supports it, but not otherwise. Save trips/phone calls to the doctor and get this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great health, disease prevention and nutrition reference., October 21, 1999

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Niko Triantafillou ([e-mail]) (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Wellness Encyclopedia: The Best-Selling Guide to Preventing Disease and Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being (Paperback)

The book serves as an excellent reference for anyone concerned with improving their health and well being. The book includes very up-to-date information on nutrition and many common sense health issues such as, home safety issues, safe food preparation, child car safety seats, water intake etc.