Health
307 Articles & Excerpts
Freedom Talks No. II by Julia Seton, M.D. Ever since the birth of the human race there have been health and disease. Everywhere we find those who live at levels of comprehension that cannot express in flesh the perfect power of the word and these must by natural law take on the form
Papers on Health by John Kirk In this book we set forth a series of simple remedies and preventives of many common troubles. They are all well tried and have been proved by long experience to be effective and safe. We give, as far as we know, the reasons why they are likely to do well
Find the Fire
Why Good Things Happen to Good People: The Exciting New Research that Proves the Link Between Doing Good and Living a Longer, Healthier, Happier Life by Stephen Post, Ph.D., Jill Neimark A longer life. A happier life. A healthier life. Above all, a life that matters - so that when you leave this world, you'll have changed it for the better. If science said you could have all this just by altering one behavior, would you?
As a Matter of Course by Annie Payson Call As far as we make circumstances guides and not limitations, they serve us. Otherwise, we serve them, and suffer accordingly. Just in proportion, too, to our allowing circumstances to be limits do we resist them.
Doctor and Patient by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D. The essays which compose this volume deal chiefly with a variety of subjects to which every physician must have given more or less thought. Some of them touch on matters concerning the mutual relation of physician and patient
Vitality Supreme by Bernarr Macfadden Vitality first of all means endurance and the ability to live long. It naturally indicates functional and organic vigor. You cannot be vital unless the organs of the body are possessed of at least a normal degree of strength and are performing
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M. Gould, M.D., Walter L. Pyle, M.D. Since the time when man's mind first busied itself with subjects beyond his own self-preservation and the satisfaction of his bodily appetites, the anomalous and curious have been of exceptional and persistent fascination to him
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by James Sands Elliott The origin of the healing art in Ancient Rome is shrouded in uncertainty. The earliest practice of medicine was undoubtedly theurgic, and common to all primitive peoples. The offices of priest and of medicine-man were combined in one person
Health and Education by Rev. Charles Kingsley Whether the British race is improving or degenerating? What, if it seem probably degenerating, are the causes of so great an evil? How they can be, if not destroyed, at least arrested? - These are questions worthy the attention, not of statesmen only
How to Live; Rules for Healthful Living by Irving Fisher, Eugene Lyman Fisk, M.D. To one who has been an eye-witness of the wonderful achievements of American medical science in the conquest of acute communicable and pestilential diseases in those regions of the earth where they were supposed to be impregnably entrenched
Maintaining Health by R. L. Alsaker Writings on hygiene and health have been accessible for centuries, but never before have books and magazines on these subjects been as numerous as they are today. Most of the information is so general, vague and indefinite that only a few have the time
A Handbook of Health by Woods Hutchinson Looking upon the human body from the physical point of view as the most perfect, most ingeniously economical, and most beautiful of living machines, the author has attempted to write a little handbook of practical instruction for the running of it.
Colorectal Exams by National Institute of Health Your blood pressure is normal, your blood cholesterol values are good, and you've even shed a few of those extra pounds. But then your doctor asks if you've ever had a colorectal exam.
Choosing a Doctor by National Institute of Health Choosing a doctor is a very important decision, yet most people choose doctors based on little more than a recommendation from a friend. It is important to have a doctor who knows you and your health problems and who understands your special health care
Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean? by National Institute of Health Lately it seems to happen almost every day - you hear about a new result of medical research on television or read about it in the paper. Often it's about your 'risk' or chance of having a disease or health problem.
Different Trials, Different Results: How to Explain Them? by National Institute of Health Have you ever thought that something was supposed to be good for your health, but then suddenly heard it was bad for you? How in the world can medical studies come to such different conclusions about the same thing?
Genes or Environment?: Epigenetics Sheds Light on Debate by National Institute of Health Which is more important in shaping who we are and what we will become - our genes or the environment around us? For centuries, people have debated whether nature or nurture decides how we look and act.
The Future of Genetic Testing: Telling Science Fact from Science Fiction by National Institute of Health Are you likely to get heart disease? Is obesity in your future? Your risk of developing many diseases and health conditions is partly written in your genes. One day soon you'll be able to visit the doctor, have some blood drawn and find out more
Getting Back in Action: Participation is Key to Recovery by National Institute of Health Stroke. Heart attack. Arthritis. Serious illness or injury often leads to a long, slow return to health. Thoughts of making a comeback take a backseat to simple survival. Recovery can also mean learning how to live with a disability.
Caring for the Caregivers: The Hidden Victims of Long-Term Illness by National Institute of Health People caring for a sick child, spouse or parent can find the emotional, physical and financial strains overwhelming. Other people thrive in the role of caregiver and feel a sense of well-being and greater meaning in life.
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