In the several fields that Essenlials of L!fi， and and negative aspects of slless， and oilers
llealth surveys， tile related themes ofself-help down-to-earth advice on how I~~ avoid iq ，~
and health as a matter of individual responsi- cope with it. A helpful summary has been
bility have emerged forcefully during recent added at the end of each of the hook s eiehleen
years. In preparing the third edition， it thus chapters.
seemed appropriate not merely to discuss Some ，naterial t} om earlier editions has
these themes in a chapter or two， but to inte- been reorganized in the prescnl ~olume t，， vc-
grate them full) throughout the text and pro- fleet changing concerns: [or inslame， Nulri-
vide an aid to decision making fox\" more tion and Weight Control， subjetls ot imvea~-
heahhy lives. This edition， then， places a new ing importance to Americans， have been
and strong emphasis on the \"How To\" of per- broken into two separate chapters， Nutritiou
sonal well-being: how to understand the rela- ((;hapter 8) and Weight Management (Chapter
tionship between health and life style (int， o- 9)， with the latter containing new material on
ductory chapter)， how (and when) to get help how to develop a weight control program. The
for mental distress (Chapter 1)， how to stop chapters on Emotional Development and
smoking (Chapter 13)， how to build resistance Health and Emotional Problems have been
against disease (Chapte，- 14)， how to talk to
your doctor (Chapter 18) to name just a few combined to fbrm Chapter 1 (Mental Heahh)，
of tim subjects discnssed. In bringing this new and the chapters on Aging and Death and
perspective to the fore， however， ever)， effort Dying have been merged into Chapter 7
:has also been made to preserve the forthright (Aging and Facing Death). Also new to the
ananne，-， clear writing， and distinctive gral)hics third edition are special boxed features scat-
that have earned such gratifying praise for the tered throughout Ihe text. These boxed
first two editions of Essentials of Life m~d Heallh materials are intended to lend support to the
from students and instructors alike， dual thenms of self-help and individual respon-
New subject matter， including special boxed sibility， and stt dents will find the information
features， summaries， and new illustrations and interesting and useful. The boxes are divided
photos， add greater clarity and interest to the into three categories:
wide range ofheahta-related topics covered in I.F.cus boxes {lot example， (:arcinogens in the
tile third edition. The chapter on Health-Care WoIkl)la(e: Love and Sex; Food l\"adsl expand Ihc
Delivery that apl)eared in the last edition has main text wilh tandid discussions of important and
been redone to lbrm tile basis of Chapter 18， limcl) topic.~. 2. How 1o boxes (Ior cxalnph ， . (;ukk
Health Care and the Consumer， which con- }o Sensible Drinking; Decrease Your Risks ofl)evelop-
lng Camre ) oiler uselul and usable--advitc and in-
tains a new and valuable guide to the funda- lbrmation in a list lorlnat. 3. Vicwpoim boxc.~ dm
mentals of self care. And an entirely new chap- example， Is l~lazijuana Sati_.?) highlight controxen，ial
ter Chapter 2 examines both the positive issues. \"
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