Essential Concepts for Healthy Living

Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, Fifth Edition provides students with a clear and concise introduction to the latest scientific and medical research in personal health. With its unique focus on critical thinking and analysis of health-related behaviors and attitudes, this text enhances students' understanding of their own health needs and presents the scientific background necessary for students to think critically about the reliability of health-related information they encounter in the media. With updated content and new chapter learning tools, the Fifth Edition maximizes student comprehension of the material and makes this a more user-friendly text.