Textbook of Lifestyle Medicine 1st Edition Labros S. Sidossis

Textbook of Lifestyle Medicine 1st Edition Labros S. Sidossis – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781119704379, 1119704375

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• ISBN 10: 1119704375
• ISBN 13: 9781119704379
• Author: Labros S. Sidossis

The Textbook of Lifestyle Medicine provides foundational knowledge essential to students and scientists across various disciplines to better understand this new area of research and practice. Incorporating the latest evidence-based research on the relationships between lifestyle factors and disease, this unique book discusses the practical tools necessary to address growing public health crises such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease using a holistic approach to physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.

The book offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of how lifestyle medicine professionals can prevent and mitigate ‘Lifestyle Diseases’. Clear and accessible chapters explore modifiable lifestyle factors that positively affect health, nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress control, and social support, and highlight the negative impact of smoking, alcohol abuse, and other unhealthy lifestyles. Topics include sleep physiology, the genetic background and development of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), the characteristics and principles of healthy lifestyle, the clinical significance of physical activity, and the mechanisms connecting social interaction and health implications.

Table of contents:

CHAPTER 1: Basic Concepts

CHAPTER 2: The Lifestyle Disease Epidemic

CHAPTER 3: Components of an Unhealthy Lifestyle

CHAPTER 4: Characteristics and Principles of a Healthy Lifestyle

CHAPTER 5: Progression from Nutrients to Dietary Patterns

CHAPTER 6: Popular Dietary Patterns Around the World

CHAPTER 7: The Mediterranean Diet

CHAPTER 8: The Mediterranean Lifestyle Paradigm

CHAPTER 9: Physical Activity in the Mediterranean Region

CHAPTER 10: The Need for Sleep and Its Effect on Health

CHAPTER 11: Social Life, Spirituality, and Stress Management

CHAPTER 12: Use of the Mediterranean Lifestyle Paradigm in the

CHAPTER 13: Obesity Case Study

CHAPTER 14: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Case Study

CHAPTER 15: Hypertension Case Study

CHAPTER 16: Dyslipidemia Case Study

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