The Body Clock Guide to Better Health: How to Use your Body's Natural Clock to Fight Illness and Achieve Maximum Health - Hardcover

Smolensky, Michael; Lamberg, Lynne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805056610 ISBN 13: 9780805056617

Verlag: Henry Holt and Co., 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Timing Is Everything

What's the best time of day to take your asthma medicine ? Why can' t teenagers get up in the morning? Does an athlete perform better in the morning or the afternoon? Are Pap smears and mammograms more effective at different times during a woman's cycle? Do couples have a better chance of conceiving during the day than at night? How does the body adjust to working the night shift? Why do we tend to gain weight in winter?

All these patterns and mechanisms are governed by the body's internal clock, a clock to which more and more doctors and medical researchers are paying close attention. Chronomedicine -- diagnosis and treatment based on body time -- is at the cutting edge of mainstream medical practice. Surveys show that most doctors know little about this rapidly evolving field. And since the average visit to a doctor today lasts less than fifteen minutes, you need all the information you can get in order to take charge of your own care and treatment. Just as important, an understanding of the body's internal timing can lead to better overall health and fitness, whatever your age or physical condition.

Michael Smolensky, one of the nation's leading authorities in the field, and Lynne Lamberg, a veteran medical journalist, have distilled mountains of medical research into a highly readable book that combines an exploration of this break-through medical science with a wealth of specific, practical health information. Detailed discussions of major health issues such as sleep, exercise, nutrition, medications, sexuality, and fertility set the stage for a first-of-its-kind A-to-Z reference to specific health disorders. Whether it's arthritis or asthma, diabetes or depression, heart disease or ulcers, breakthroughs in chronomedicine can revolutionize your care. To help you assess your own chronobiological status, the book provides many fill-in diaries that let you track when symptoms worsen or diminish, how medication affects them, how long relief lasts, and whether and when side effects occur.

Filled with up-to-the-minute information and authoritative practical health tips on everything from seasonal affective disorder to jet lag, The Body Clock Guide to Better Health represents the next great leap forward in health and wellness.

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Michael Smolenksy, Ph.D., directs the Chronobiology Center at Hermann Hospital in Houston, part of the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center. His is one of a handful of facilities in the United States that focus on body time in health and disease. A tenured professor of environmental sciences, he also is coeditor-in-chief of the journal Chronobiology International. He has been a consultant to the American Medical Association regarding chronotherapy and is a frequent expert commentator on television and radio.

Lynne Lamberg reports on biological rhythms and sleep for The Journal of the American Medical Association and for major magazines and newspapers. She reviews books for the general public in her monthly column, Books for Sleepless Nights. This is her sixth book.

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A leading authority in the field of "chronotherapy"Aadjusting medical treatment to align with the body's natural clockASmolensky starts with an overview of how people's circadian rhythms affect their health and then explains treatments for a variety of ailments. Though still not fully understood or recognized by many in the medical profession, chronomedicine is important, the authors argue, for several reasons, among them: illness symptoms can vary by time of day, and the hour of day can affect diagnosis and treatment. For example, blood pressure increases in the morning; that's why there are more fatal heart attacks and strokes in the morning than at any other time of day. Similarly, different cancer treatments have been shown to be more effective if they're given at a particular time of day. The sections on specific health problems (such as headaches, peptic ulcers and high blood pressure) are clear and concise; readers can walk away with steps to modify their diet and medicine regimen. Though Smolensky's book contains many digressions into other kinds of body rhythms, such as menstrual cycles, his guide makes a competent introduction to an intriguing new field of health. (June)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Henry Holt and Co.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0805056610
• ISBN 13: 9780805056617
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
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