Manual of Lifestyle Medicine
Rippe, James M.
- 出版商: CRC
- 出版日期: 2021-05-07
- 售價: $2,590
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,461
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 316
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0367481316
- ISBN-13: 9780367481315
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The fundamental premise of lifestyle medicine is that daily habits profoundly impact health and quality of life both in the short-term and long-term. Written by lifestyle medicine pioneer and cardiologist, Dr. James Rippe, this book provides a clinically oriented, evidence-based look into key lifestyle factors and how to prescribe them to individuals of all ages.
Written for professionals working at all levels of medical and healthcare practice, this manual summarizes the major components of lifestyle medicine, from physical activity and nutrition to weight management and the avoidance of tobacco products. It includes clinical guidelines and practices for using lifestyle medicine principles to lower the risk of numerous chronic conditions. The manual also provides information on behavior change, approaches to lowering the risk of dementia, treatment of addictions and injury prevention.
Features:
- Explains how lifestyle medicine can reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis, dementia and many other chronic conditions.
- Chapters begin with bulleted key points and conclude with a list of clinical applications.
- Provides strategies for prescribing physical activity and helping patients improve their nutrition, lose weight if necessary and reduce stress.
- Includes clinically relevant sections on "Treating Addiction, Preventing Injury and Improving Brain Health".
This book provides updated and clinically targeted summaries used in conjunction with Dr. Rippe's major academic textbook Lifestyle Medicine, now in its third edition, published by CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
作者簡介
JAMES M. RIPPE, M.D.
Dr. Rippe is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School with postgraduate
training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is currently Founder and
Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University
of Massachusetts Medical School.
Over the past 25 years, Dr. Rippe has established and run the largest research
organization in the world exploring how daily habits and actions impact short- and
long-term health and quality of life. This organization, Rippe Lifestyle Institute
(RLI), has published hundreds of papers that form the scientific basis for the fields of
lifestyle medicine and high-performance health. Rippe Lifestyle Institute also conducts
numerous studies every year on physical activity, nutrition, and healthy weight
management. Dr. Rippe has written over 500 academic papers and research abstracts
and also written or edited 56 books, including 33 for health care professionals and
23 for the general public.
A lifelong and avid athlete, Dr. Rippe maintains his personal fitness with a regular
walk, jog, swimming, and weight training program. He holds a black belt in
karate and is an avid wind surfer, skier, and tennis player. He lives outside of Boston
with his wife, television news anchor Stephanie Hart, and their four children, Hart,
Jaelin, Devon, and Jamie.