2008 Wellness Reports

These timely, authoritative 64-page publications provide up-to-date information in specific areas of preventive health care. Each report—which has been edited by one or more respected experts at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health—will keep you abreast of the latest research over the past year; evaluate new findings, so you will know what's important and what's changed; and bring you practical, specific advice so you can maintain optimal wellness. When you order, you will receive all the automatic renewal benefits described below.

Wellness Reports titles:
Controlling Your Cholesterol 2008
Dietary Supplements 2008
Eating for Optimal Health 2008
NEW! Women's Health 2008

Controlling Your Cholesterol 2008

Preventing or lowering high levels of blood cholesterol is one of the best ways to prevent coronary artery disease. This report reviews the latest developments in the field and brings you up to date on how to evaluate and better manage unhealthy cholesterol levels. It also provides you with additional potentially life-saving tools for reducing your risk of a heart attack. Sample topics:

• What you need to know about cholesterol testing—and how to weigh the results with other risk factors for heart disease.

• The latest research into HDL (“good”) cholesterol—and five strategies to raise your HDL levels.

• A cholesterol-lowering action plan, starting with the dietary measures that research shows will have the biggest impact.

• Six popular supplements promoted for lowering cholesterol—their potential side effects and bottom-line advice.

• Statin drugs: what you need to know about their effectiveness and safety, and whether taking a statin might be right for you.

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Dietary Supplements 2008

Dietary Supplements 2008
Are you a big believer in taking nutritional supplements? Or are you skeptical…but considering trying supplements to improve some aspect of your health? This report will tell you where things stand, what we know, what’s still a mystery—and how to look beyond the hype. The editors provide in-depth information on supplements that have made news, including:

• Promising new research on vitamin D benefits; whether you should have your blood levels of vitamin D measured; and an updated recommendation on supplemental vitamin D.

• How to know if you’re a candidate for fish oil supplements.

• What the experts are saying about B vitamins and your brain.

• Should you consider taking a multivitamin? Yes, if you fall into one of these six groups.

• 11 dietary supplements known to be hazardous to human health.

• An essential checklist if you’re buying or taking supplements.

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Eating for Optimal Health 2008

This report on the latest findings in nutrition provides 15 keys to a healthy diet along with other disease-protecting nutrition “essentials”—and presents the latest research and recommendations on antioxidants, trans fats, low-carb diets, omega-3s, and other current nutritional fads and concerns. You’ll get expert advice on topics such as:

• Low-carb, high-carb, low-fat, highest-fat—findings from a new study that compares four different weight-loss diets.

• The top 14 foods for obtaining antioxidants.

• The power of potassium for lowering blood pressure—with a sample daily menu to boost your intake.

• The latest news on drinking tea and its effects on heart health, cancer, and bone density.

• What the labels on beef and poultry do (and don’t) tell you.

• A complete guide to vitamins and minerals: benefits, recommended intakes, and the best sources.

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NEW! Women’s Health 2008

How should a woman live to assure that she will be healthy, active, and productive at 35, 55, 75, and beyond? That is the key question this report on women’s health addresses—by providing important new findings and bottom-line recommendations on diet, exercise, women’s cancers, heart disease, bone health, menopause and aging, sexual health, and more. Among the topics:

• A guide to recommended screening tests for preventive care: who needs them and how often.

• Carbs, fat, and gender: special dietary advice for women.

• New guidelines on using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting breast cancer.

• The new vaccine for preventing cervical cancer—and why you still need a Pap test.

• Re-evaluating the health risks of hormone therapy—with expert advice on the alternatives.

• Steps you can take when your sex drive is on underdrive.

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Annual updates of the Wellness Report(s) you order will be offered to you by announcement. You need do nothing if you want the update to be sent automatically. If you do not want it, you will return the announcement. The update is completely optional and will never be sent without prior announcement. You may cancel at any time.