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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgments
    • Dedication
    • Preface
    • 1Health for Life
      • 1.1Defining Health and Wellness
      • 1.2Global and National Health Concerns
      • 1.3Take Charge of Your Health
      • 1.4Recommended Resources
    • 2Conventional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine

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      • 2.1Conventional Medicine

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      • 2.2Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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      • 2.3Holistic Medicine and Integrative Medicine

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      • 2.4Recommended Resources

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    • 3Stress: Keeping Your Balance in a Hectic World 

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      • 3.1Overview of the Stress Response

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      • 3.2The Downsides of Stress

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      • 3.3How to Become Less Stressed

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      • 3.4Recommended Resources

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    • 4Sleep

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      • 4.1The Function of Sleep

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      • 4.2Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness

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      • 4.3States and Stages of Sleep

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      • 4.4How Sleep Changes with Age

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      • 4.5Sleep Deprivation: Running on Empty

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      • 4.6Sleep Disorders

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      • 4.7How to Sleep Better

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      • 4.8Recommended Resources

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    • 5Mental Health

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      • 5.1A False Dichotomy

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      • 5.2Mental Disorders

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      • 5.3Recommended Resources

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    • 6Social and Gender Health

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      • 6.1Defining Social Health

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      • 6.2Sex and Gender: Influences on Health

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      • 6.3Sexual Relationships

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      • 6.4Recommended Resources

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    • 7Sexual and Reproductive Health

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      • 7.1Men’s Sexual Health

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      • 7.2Women’s Sexual Health

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      • 7.3Sexual Function, Safer Sex, and Contraception

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      • 7.4Sexually Transmitted Infections

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      • 7.5Pregnancy and Infertility

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      • 7.6Recommended Resources

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    • 8Nutrition: Eating Right for Life

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      • 8.1Nutrition Basics

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      • 8.2Healthy Eating

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      • 8.3Food Safety

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      • 8.4Combating Hunger and Malnutrition

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      • 8.5Recommended Resources

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    • 9Physical Fitness

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      • 9.1Fitness Basics

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      • 9.2The Impact of Physical Activity on Your Health

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      • 9.3Your Exercise Plan

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      • 9.4Recommended Resources

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    • 10Body Weight

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      • 10.1Body Image and Body Composition

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      • 10.2Overweight and Obesity

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      • 10.3Body Image Disturbances and Eating Disorders

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      • 10.4Recommended Resources

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    • 11Substance Use Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

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      • 11.1Defining Substance Use Disorders

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      • 11.2Tobacco

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      • 11.3Alcohol

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      • 11.4Opioids, Depressants, and Stimulants

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      • 11.5Marijuana, Hallucinogens, Club Drugs, and Inhalants

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      • 11.6Behavioral Addictions

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      • 11.7Recommended Resources

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    • 12Personal Safety

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      • 12.1Unintentional Injuries

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      • 12.2Intentional Injuries

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      • 12.3Recommended Resources

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    • 13Immune System Health

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      • 13.1Immune System Overview

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      • 13.2Immune System Dysfunction

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      • 13.3Fortifying Immune Function

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      • 13.4Recommended Resources

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    • 14Coping with Common Infections

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      • 14.1Understanding Infections

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      • 14.2Respiratory Infections

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      • 14.3Gastrointestinal Infections

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      • 14.4Central Nervous System Infections

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      • 14.5Skin Infections

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      • 14.6Urinary Tract Infections

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      • 14.7Recommended Resources

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    • 15Preventing Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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      • 15.1Diabetes Mellitus

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      • 15.2Cardiovascular System

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      • 15.3Common Cardiovascular Diseases

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      • 15.4Keeping Your Cardiovascular System Healthy

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      • 15.5Recommended Resources

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    • 16Cancer: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

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      • 16.1Defining Cancer

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      • 16.2Types of Cancer

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      • 16.3Detecting, Diagnosing, Treating, and Living with Cancer

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      • 16.4Preventing Cancer

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      • 16.5Recommended Resources

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    • 17Environmental Health

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      • 17.1Humans and the Environment

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      • 17.2Climate Change: Causes and Consequences

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      • 17.3Recommended Resources

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