Cookies help us deliver our services. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more
Skip to content
Newer Version Available
Cover of Health Now: An Integrative Approach to Personal Health v2.0
Published: 
October 2015
Page Count: 
612
ISBN (Digital): 
978-1-4533-8343-8

Health Now: An Integrative Approach to Personal Health

Version 2.0
By Linda B. White

Included Supplements

Key Features

  • Summaries of historical milestones culminating in our current understanding of health
  • Learning objectives listed by section
  • Exercises and key terms for every section in the book
  • Videos from health organizations that help cement or augment many of the concepts
  • Self-assessments and recommendations for a healthy lifestyle
  • Timely research and additional sources provided
  • Customizable

Students

Online Access Price:  $32.95 Color Printed Textbook with Online Access Price:  $57.95
Buy This Book Redeem My Code

This textbook is suitable for the following courses: Personal Health.

Health Now: An Integrative Approach to Personal Health is an introduction to personal health that presents and identifies lifestyle changes that promote health and wellness and prevent disease. Students will learn how personal habits ripple outward, affecting not only themselves, but also their loved ones and ultimately the local and global environment. Not only will students develop a firm grasp of health basics, but also a health literacy that encourages students to consult credible sources for answers.

New in This Version

  • Enhanced recommendations for use of technology in relation to health
  • Updated information on smoking, vaping, alcohol, drugs, and the opioid epidemic
  • Included more information regarding personal safety, with new information on gun violence, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment
  • Provided new information on stress and sleep
  • Added information on emerging cancer treatments, such as immunotherapy
  • Incorporated current data on impacts of climate change and developments in national and international efforts to control carbon emissions
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Dedication
  • Preface

    • Chapter 1: Health for Life

  • 1.1 Defining Health and Wellness
  • 1.2 Global and National Health Concerns
  • 1.3 Take Charge of Your Health
  • 1.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 2: Conventional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine

  • 2.1 Conventional Medicine
  • 2.2 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • 2.3 Holistic Medicine and Integrative Medicine
  • 2.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 3: Stress: Staying Sane in a Hectic World 

  • 3.1 Overview of the Stress Response
  • 3.2 The Downsides of Stress
  • 3.3 How to Become Less Stressed
  • 3.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 4: Sleep

  • 4.1 All Animals Sleep: Humans Just Don’t Sleep Enough
  • 4.2 The Function of Sleep
  • 4.3 Regulation of Sleep and Wakefulness
  • 4.4 States and Stages of Sleep
  • 4.5 How Sleep Changes with Age
  • 4.6 Sleep Deprivation: Running on Empty
  • 4.7 Sleep Disorders
  • 4.8 How to Sleep Better
  • 4.9 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 5: Mental Health

  • 5.1 A False Dichotomy
  • 5.2 Mental Disorders
  • 5.3 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 6: Social and Gender Health

  • 6.1 Defining Social Health
  • 6.2 Sex and Gender: Influences on Health
  • 6.3 Sexual Relationships
  • 6.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 7: Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • 7.1 Men’s Sexual Health
  • 7.2 Women’s Sexual Health
  • 7.3 Sexual Function, Safer Sex, and Contraception
  • 7.4 Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • 7.5 Pregnancy and Infertility
  • 7.6 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 8: Nutrition: Eating Right for Life

  • 8.1 Nutrition Basics
  • 8.2 Healthy Eating
  • 8.3 Food Safety
  • 8.4 Combating Hunger and Malnutrition
  • 8.5 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 9: Physical Fitness

  • 9.1 Fitness Basics
  • 9.2 The Impact of Physical Activity on Your Health
  • 9.3 Your Exercise Plan
  • 9.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 10: Body Weight

  • 10.1 Body Image and Body Composition
  • 10.2 Overweight and Obesity
  • 10.3 Body Image Disturbances and Eating Disorders
  • 10.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders and Addictive Behaviors

  • 11.1 Defining Substance Use Disorders
  • 11.2 Tobacco
  • 11.3 Alcohol
  • 11.4 Opioids, Depressants, and Stimulants
  • 11.5 Marijuana, Hallucinogens, Club Drugs, and Inhalants
  • 11.6 Behavioral Addictions
  • 11.7 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 12: Personal Safety

  • 12.1 Unintentional Injuries
  • 12.2 Intentional Injuries
  • 12.3 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 13: Immune System Health

  • 13.1 Immune System Overview
  • 13.2 Immune System Dysfunction
  • 13.3 Fortifying Immune Function
  • 13.4 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 14: Coping with Common Infections

  • 14.1 Understanding Infections
  • 14.2 Respiratory Infections
  • 14.3 Gastrointestinal Infections
  • 14.4 Central Nervous System Infections
  • 14.5 Skin Infections
  • 14.6 Urinary Tract Infections
  • 14.7 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 15: Preventing Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

  • 15.1 Chronic Diseases
  • 15.2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • 15.3 Cardiovascular System
  • 15.4 Common Cardiovascular Diseases
  • 15.5 Keeping Your Cardiovascular System Healthy
  • 15.6 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 16: Cancer: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

  • 16.1 Defining Cancer
  • 16.2 Types of Cancer
  • 16.3 Detecting, Diagnosing, Treating, and Living with Cancer
  • 16.4 Preventing Cancer
  • 16.5 Recommended Resources

    • Chapter 17: Environmental Health

  • 17.1 Humans and the Environment
  • 17.2 Climate Change: Causes and Consequences
  • 17.3 Recommended Resources
    • Instructor’s Manual

    Instructor’s Manual

    The Instructor’s Manual guides you through the main concepts of each chapter and important elements such as learning objectives, key terms, and key takeaways. Can include answers to chapter exercises, group activity suggestions, and discussion questions.

    Instructor’s Manual

    PowerPoint Lecture Notes

    PowerPoint Lecture Notes

    A PowerPoint presentation highlighting key learning objectives and the main concepts for each chapter are available for you to use in your classroom. You can either cut and paste sections or use the presentation as a whole.

    PowerPoint Lecture Notes

    Test Bank Files for Import to Learning Management Systems

    Test Bank Files for Import to Learning Management Systems

    For your convenience, we've packaged our test items for easy import into Learning Management Systems like Blackboard, Brightspace/D2L, Canvas, Moodle, or Respondus.

    Test Item File

    Test Item File

    Need assistance in supplementing your quizzes and tests? Our test-item files (in Word format) contain many multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer questions.

    At FlatWorld, we take pride in providing a range of high-quality supplements alongside our titles, to help instructors teach effectively. Supplements are available for instructors who have registered their adoption with us. If you need to review or preview something specific, please contact us.


    Sign up for FlatWorld

    Already registered? Sign in here

    Linda B. White Metropolitan State University of Denver

    Linda Blachly White (MD University of California, San Diego) received B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from Stanford University in addition to an MD. Following two years of residency training at the University of Colorado in Denver, she taught human physiology for several semesters in the biology department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Prior to her passing, Linda devoted herself full time to freelance writing, editing, and consulting.
    Between 2004 and 2014, Linda returned to MSU Denver and developed and taught courses in the Integrative Therapies Program. These classes include Stress: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Treatment, Sleep Science, Physiology of Aging, Dynamics of Health, Pediatric Holistic Health, Herbal Medicines, Botanical Pharmacology, and Writing for the Health Professions.
    In 1990, Linda published her first book: The Grandparent Book (Gateway Books). She also contributed chapters to Consumer Guide’s The Complete Pregnancy and Baby Book (Publications International, 1987) and Maximum Food Power for Women (Rodale Books, 2001). She coauthored Kids, Herbs, & Health (Interweave Press, 1999), The Herbal Drugstore (Rodale, 2000), and 500 Time-Tested Home Remedies and the Science Behind Them (Fair Winds Press, 2013). In 2010, she worked as a contributing editor for National Geographic’s Complete Guide to Medicinal Herbs and Other Healing Plants. She also was a contributor and advisor for Complete Guide to Natural Home Remedies (National Geographic, 2012). 
    Linda's articles have appeared in Sesame Street Parents’ Guide, Mothering, Runner’s World, Vegetarian Times, Herbs for Health, Herb Companion, Pediatrics for Parents, Nutrition Science News, Natural Home, Natural Pharmacy, Delicious Living, Nutraceuticals World, Great Life, AllHerb.com, Taste for Life, Remedies, Mother Earth News, and Mother Earth Living.
    Linda lectured nationally and internationally, including at the Smithsonian Institute and three universities in Xi’an, China. She appeared on local television as well as CNN and Good Morning, America. 

    Back to top