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Tables of Contents for Essential Life Choices
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xvi
 
Acknowledgements
xviii
 
INTRODUCTION
Health Information and Behavior
1
19
Spotlight: The Consumer and Health Fraud
17
3
PART ONE: MIND-BODY INTERACTIONS
Stress and Stress Management
20
20
Spotlight: Faith and Healing
37
3
Introducing: Nerves, Hormones, Immunity
Emotional Health
40
26
Spotlight: Signals from Within
63
3
PART TWO: LIFESTYLE FACTORS IN HEALTH
Nutrition
66
20
Spotlight: Vitamin Supplements
84
2
Weight Control
86
19
Spotlight: An Obsession with Thinness
102
3
Fitness
105
21
Spotlight: Sleep
123
3
Introducing: The Muscles
Medicines, Other Drugs, and Drug Abuse
126
28
Spotlight: Caffeine
152
2
Alcohol: Use and Abuse
154
19
Spotlight: Alcoholism, the Disease
170
3
Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
173
19
Spotlight: Tobacco Advertising and Ethics
190
2
Introducing: The Lungs
PART THREE: HEALTH THROUGH LIFE
Intimacy, Pairing, and Commitment
192
23
Spotlight: Gender and Power
213
2
Introducing: The Reproductive System
Conception, Infertility, and Family Planning
215
20
Spotlight: Why People Don't Use Contraception
233
2
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting
235
24
Spotlight: Birthing Styles
257
2
Mature Life, Aging, and Death
259
21
Spotlight: Spiritual Health
277
3
PART FOUR: ACCIDENT AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Accident and Injury Prevention
280
18
Spotlight: Fire Prevention and Escape
296
2
Infectious Diseases
298
22
Spotlight: Allergy---Vandal of the Immune System
318
2
Heart and Artery Disease
320
22
Spotlight: Diabetes
340
2
Introducing: The Circulatory System
Cancer
342
22
Spotlight: Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
360
4
PART FIVE: HEALTH CARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
The Consumer and the Health Care System
364
23
Spotlight: Your Body---An Owner's Manual
381
6
The Environment and Personal Health
387
31
Spotlight: Personal Strategy---Voluntary Simplicity
418
 
Appendixes
A Addresses
A-1
 
B Nutrient and Food Standards
B-1
 
C Emergency Measures
C-1
 
D Chapter and Spotlight References
D-1
 
E Calorie and Nutrient Contents of Foods and Fast Foods
E-1
 
Index
I-1