Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness: Dr. Dean's Straight-Talk Answers to Hundreds of Your Most Pressing Health Questions (Dr. Dean's Straight-Talk ... to Hundreds of Your most Pressing Health..)

America is in a chronic state of confusion and anxiety about matters ofhealth. Each day, we are bombarded with news of medical breakthroughs,wonder drugs, and hidden dangers. Now author and radio host Dr. DeanEdell clears things up with this at-home medical resource that squarelyconfronts more than five hundred common health concerns, including: The skinny on fat, carbs, Atkins, and Xenical Sex, with a look at Viagra, orgasms, chlamydia, and HPV "Alternative medicine" and the myths of herbs, essential oils,and supplements Women's issues, from fertility to breast-feeding to fibroids Botox, breast implants, and the business of beauty Infectious diseases, from the common cold to the WestNile virus Cancer—breast, colon, prostate—and advances in early screening and treatment Addictions, including coffee, booze, grass, Vicodin, and Paxil Containing quizzes, symptom checklists, web links, and recommendedreading lists, this invaluable guide will help you take charge of your ownhealth, save time and money, and alleviate anxiety over health issues today. Dr. Dean Edell is your guide through the media hype, direct to the bottom line. Whether you're interested in advice on sex health, arthritis, or how to spot medical myths, you will see why millions of Americans have come to revere Dr. Dean. His refreshingly candid health talk on radio and television, and in the bestselling Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, is just like Grandma's advice: practical and enlivened with a strong dose of opinion.Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness is a comprehensive medical resource for the whole family, applying Dr. Dean's practical health philosophies to today's most pressing health topics -- from attention deficit hyper-activity disorder to obesity, depression, and the effectiveness of alternative medicines. This book features more than 500 questions and answers from Dr. Dean's popular radio show, plus quizzes, symptom checklists, Web links, and recommended reading.You'll also find plenty of often-surprising facts, debunked "truths," and critical details from the latest medical research. This is thebook you'll want on your nightstand, for your family's good health.Dr. Dean has answered more than 50,000 questions on the air in the lasttwenty-five years. In Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness, he encourages readers to take charge of their own health with their most powerful weapons -- common sense and a dose of skepticism -- saving time, money, and especially anxiety. America is in a chronic state of confusion and anxiety about matters ofhealth. Each day, we are bombarded with news of medical breakthroughs, wonder drugs, and hidden dangers. Now author and radio host Dr. DeanEdell clears things up with this at-home medical resource that squarelyconfronts more than five hundred common health concerns, including: -The skinny on fat, carbs, Atkins, and Xenical -Sex, with a look at Viagra, orgasms, chlamydia, and HPV -"Alternative medicine" and the myths of herbs, essential oils, and supplements -Women's issues, from fertility to breast-feeding to fibroids -Botox, breast implants, and the business of beauty -Infectious diseases, from the common cold to the WestNile virus -Cancer'breast, colon, prostate'and advances in earlyscreening and treatment -Addictions, including coffee, booze, grass, Vicodin, and Paxil Containing quizzes, symptom checklists, web links, and recommendedreading lists, this invaluable guide will help you take charge of your ownhealth, save time and money, and alleviate anxiety over health issues today My philosophy about food is simple: Enjoy what you eat.