Health Books

Our Bodies, Ourselves
Edition: 40th anniversary ed.
( 613.0424 Our )
Summary
This updated edition contains vital new information on such issues as the HPV vaccine, changes in the healthcare system, cosmetic surgery, violence against women, healthcare activism in the 21st century, and much more. It will tie in closely to the group's Web site, one of the leading online women's health resources. 848 pp. 75,000 print.

The South Beach Wake-up Call, by Agatston, Arthur. ( 613.712 Aga )

Publisher's Weekly Review
Rather than writing a sequel touting his best-selling book, The South Beach Diet, cardiologist Agatston addresses additional facets of Americans' unhealthy lifestyles. Readers will recognize many of the foibles discussed here: sloppy food shopping, shortchanging sleep, and casual parenting among them. Plenty of stats support Agatston's contentions and colorful warnings abound: "Medical advances are showing us that our vessels and organs are rusting in a manner similar to a poorly maintained vehicle." Agatston offers testimonials from those winning the health battles and presents a riveting chapter on gluten that serves as a veritable expose on unrefined grains. The latter part of the book provides strategies to reverse a toxic lifestyle, a master shopping list for a healthy diet, and a number of recipes-some delicious, some not so much.