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The link between modern lifestyles and increasing levels of chronic heart disease, obesity, stress and poor mental health is a concern across the world. The cost of dealing with these conditions places a large burden on national public health budgets so that policymakers are inc…
Forests, trees and human health
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520 "Anthropology at the Front Lines of Gender-Based Violence is a broad and accessible volume, with a truly global approach to understanding the lives of front-line workers in women's shelters, anti-violence organizations, and outreach groups. Often written from a first-person …
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts…
A targeted guide for yoga practitioners who have experienced physical discomforts related to computer use outlines twenty-three illustrated poses and exercises designed to improve flexibility and range of motion while preventing upper-body injuries, in a guide complemented by br…
This book presents an up-to-date and wide ranging account of the key issues of the biology of physical activity and health. Particular attention is given to activity in children, adolescents and the elderly, activity and weight maintenance, and the psychological effects of activ…
Physical activity and health
by Bouchard, Claude, Blair, Steven N., Haskell, William L.
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The best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek outlines a program for healthy living that draws on 15 years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements and fitness practices.
"This volume examines the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. Bringing together leading scholars from the history of medicine and social policy, it assesses the changing health status of migrant groups in a perio…
"This volume examines the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. Bringing together leading scholars from the history of medicine and social policy, it assesses the changing health status of migrant groups in a perio…
