You : the owner's manual：an insider's guide to the body that will make you healthier and younger

图书标准信息

• 作者 Mehmet C.（穆罕默德C. OZ）、Michael F. Roizen（迈克尔·F·罗森） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2008-04
• ISBN 9780061473678
• 定价 230.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 544页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Betweenyourfull-lengthmirrorandhigh-schoolbiologyclass,youprobablythinkyouknowalotaboutthehumanbody.Whileit'struethatweliveinanagewhenwe'reasobsessedwithourbodiesaswearewithcelebrityhairstyles,therealityisthatmostofusknowverylittleaboutwhatchugs,churns,andthumpsthroughoutthismiraculous,scientific,andartisticsystemofanatomy.Yes,you'veownedyourskin-coveredshellfordecades,butyouprobablyknowmoreaboutyourcell-phoneplanthanyoudoaboutyourownbody.Whenitcomestoyourlongevityandqualityoflife,understandingyourinternalsystemsgivesyouthepower,authority,andabilitytoliveahealthier,younger,andbetterlife.

TheflagshipbookoftheYOUseries,whichspawnedthreesubsequentNewYorkTimesbestsellers,hasnowbeenexpandedandupdatedtomakeyouunderstandyourbodyevenbetter—perhapstoowell.

YOU:TheOwner'sManual,UpdatedandExpandedEditionchallengesyourpreconceivednotionsabouthowthehumanbodyworksandages,thentakesyouonatourthroughallofthehighways,backroads,andlandmarksinsideofyou.Inthisupdate,thedoctorshaveincludedanewchapterontheliverandpancreas,whichwillfinallydemystifythemostexoticpartsofourbodies;anewworkoutchapterthatwillfinallygetyoumoving;andnearlyonehundredQ&Asaskedbyyou,thereader.Ithasalsobeenupdatedthroughouttogiveyouup-to-the-minuteknow-howtonotjustunderstandwhattodotokeepfit,butalsowhyandhow.

Thebookopenswithaquiz,"HowWellDoYouKnowYourBody?,"whichsetsthestageforthefollowingchapters.Aftertakingthequiz,you'lllearnaboutallofyourblood-pumping,food-digesting,andkeys-rememberingsystemsandorgans,includingtheheart,brain,lungs,immunesystem,bones,andsensoryorgans.Eachchapteralsocontainscommonmythsoftheparticularbodypartthattheauthorswilldebunk.

Justasimportant,you'llgetthefactsandadviceyouneedtokeepyourbodyrunninglongandstrong.You'llfindouthowdiseasesstartandhowtheyaffectyourbody—aswellasadviceonhowtopreventandbeatconditionsthatthreatenyourqualityoflife.Completewithexercisetips,nutritionalguidelines,simplelifestylechanges,andalternativeapproaches,YOU:TheOwner'sManual,UpdatedandExpandedEditiongivesyouaneasy,comprehensive,andlife-changinghow-toplanforfendingoffthegremlinsofaging.Totopitoff,thisneweditionincludesevenmoregreat-tastingandcalorie-savingrecipesaspartoftheOwner'sManualDiet—aneatingplanthatisdesignedwithonlyonegoalinmind:tohelpyouliveayoungerlife.

Welcometoyourbody.Whydon'tyoucomeoninandtakealookaround?

【作者简介】

Dr.MehmetC.OzistheprofessorandvicechairmanofSurgeryatColumbiaUniversityanddirectoroftheCardiovascularInstituteandtheComplementaryMedicineProgramatNewYorkPresbyterianHospital.HeisthehealthexpertonTheOprahWinfreyShowandwritesforOMagazine,Esquire,andReader'sDigest.OzandDr.RoizenhostashowonOprah&Friendsradio,wheretheydiscusshealingtechniques,preventativemedicine,andthelatestinhealthnews,sothatAmericanscanmakewell-informeddecisionsabouttheirhealth.