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An authoritative guide for experts put together by experts, but also accessible for the lay person interested in improving and maintaining his or her good health. Author Garry Egger, one of Australia's leading experts on obesity and weight loss, is the founder of the GutBuster Waist Loss Program. The text reviews all the available literature in the field to offer a resource for those dealing professionally or personally with obesity. ... Read more

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"Up to 70% of all visits to a doctor are now thought to have a predominantly lifestyle-based cause."

"This comprehensive yet highly readable text summarizes the theoretical framework behind lifestyle medicine and provides practical guidance for GPs and allied health professionals to implement preventative 'three A' (Assess, Advise, Arrange) interventions in brief clinical consultations....this excellent resource offers strategies that may provide health care teams with practical approaches that are, for the most part, realistic to implement in primary care settings."--American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine is the essential book for contemporary times. It concentrates largely on the contribution that can be made directly by the clinician at the personal level.

But what is "lifestyle medicine?" Lifestyle medicine calls for a modified approach to health management to help clinicians effectively prevent, treat, and manage a range of modern health problems with predominantly lifestyle-based etiologies.

The rise in obesity worldwide has focused attention on lifestyle as a prominent cause of disease. However, obesity is just one manifestation, albeit an obvious one, of lifestyle-related problems. A wide range of others have resulted from the environment and behaviors associated with our modern way of living. Inactivity, poor and over-nutrition, smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, inappropriate medication, stress, unsafe sexual behavior, inadequate sleep, risk-taking, and environmental exposure (i.e. sun, chemicals, the built environment) are significant modern causes of disease.

New and adaptive approaches to health management are needed to deal with these complex problems. Lifestyle Medicine provides these tools to enable clinicians to successfully manage patients in our current environment.

Key Features:

• Presents the latest research
• Written by a team of renowned experts
• Highly practical and accessible format
• Includes practice tips, key points, and professional resources
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