Most Popular Books by Mayo Clinic

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Now updated: With more than a million copies sold, this comprehensive guide lets you quickly check symptoms, learn about treatments, and prevent illnesses. The information in this invaluable reference is easy-to-understand and organized into convenient sections: Injuries and Symptoms, Pregnancy and Healthy Children, Healthy Adults, Diseases and Disorders, Tests and Treatments. Also included is a forty-eight-page color section to help understand human anatomy. From infancy to old age, from prevention to treatment, from standard practices to alternative medicine, the comprehensive fifth edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book is a must-have for every family, from a world leader in patient care and health information that employs more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers advancing medical science.

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Organized to present a comprehensive overview of the field of cardiology in an accessible, reader-friendly format that can be covered in about 12 months, this new edition contains roughly 50% new material, the cardiac pharmacology section has been completely reworked, cardiovascular trials have been included, and the entire book has been updated to reflect current practice guidelines and recent developments. The book is peppered throughout with numerous tables and clinical pearls that aid the student, as well as the teacher, to remain focused.

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A parent’s guide from“one of the most reliable, respected health resources that Americans have” (Publishers Weekly). Drawing from the collective wisdom of pediatric experts at Mayo Clinic, ranked #1 on US News & World Report’s 2020-2021 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child addresses key questions and concerns many parents have about the preschool and school-age years. In this book, parents learn what to expect in the lively, wonder-filled time between ages 3 and 11. They’ll find answers to family dilemmas such as feeding a picky eater, resolving sleep problems, addressing bullying, treating common injuries and illnesses, and coping with complex health care needs. Experts discuss what it takes to prepare a child for a rich and meaningful adult experience. This book is intended to be a companion manual for navigating those early to middle childhood years, offering encouragement and trusted advice from some of the best experts around, and helping your family find success. The book is divided into 6 sections: · Section 1 addresses growth and development · Section 2 focuses on health and safety · Section 3 discusses important topics related to emotional wellbeing · Section 4 covers common illnesses and concerns · Section 5 is devoted to special circumstances in raising a child · Section 6 provides tips and guidance creating a healthy family unit

In this book, Amit Sood, M.D., M.Sc., a Mayo Clinic specialist in stress and resiliency, reveals how the mind''s instinctive restlessness and shortsightedness generate stress and anxiety and presents strategies for living a more peaceful life. Have you ever driven several miles without noticing anything on the road, or read a page in a book without registering any of it? Do the day''s worries and disappointments crowd your mind as you''re trying to fall asleep at night? Do you feel stressed much of the time and aren''t sure how to find peace? This book is based on the highly popular stress management program offered at Mayo Clinic that Dr. Sood developed after two decades of work with tens of thousands of people. Drawing on groundbreaking brain research, Dr. Sood helps you understand the brain''s two modes and how an imbalance between them produces unwanted stress. From this basis, you learn skills that will help you: Develop deep and sustained attentionPractice gratitude, compassion and acceptanceLive a meaningful lifeCultivate nurturing relationshipsAchieve your highest potential All of these concepts are weaved into a practical and fun journey that has been tested in numerous scientific studies, with consistently positive results. Take the first step to discover greater peace and joy for you and your loved ones. "Dr. Sood has put together a simple, secular and structured program that is anchored in science, is free of rituals and dogmas, and is accessible to everyone. This book can change your life." -- Dr. Andrew Weil "An important innovative approach to well-being, one we all should know about." -- Dr. Daniel Goleman

Doctor-approved tips to stay strong and feel good into your golden years from Mayo Clinic, #1 on US News & World Report’s 2020-2021 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. This book from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic explains the ways your body changes as you age—and what you can do to slow those processes and reduce your risk of serious health problems. Discover: • 7 habits that make the difference in how you look, how you feel and how you age • 8 effective habits of men and women who sleep soundly, night after night • What you can do to maintain your vision • 6 ways to avoid or reverse embarrassing and uncomfortable urinary changes • Advice on maintaining bone strength and muscle mass and avoiding aches and pains • How to recognize common health risk factors and spot them early—to make treatments easier and potentially save your life • Information on conditions from depression to gastrointestinal disorders • 9 ways to cope with major life changes gracefully and keep your stress in check, and more Supporting both your emotional and your physical health, this guide offers many options for staying young and healthy—and the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll enjoy the benefits.

Good food is one of life''s greatest pleasures. That''s the foundation of this revised recipe collection from the highly respected Mayo Clinic. Eating well is not about enduring a restrictive meal plan. It''s about enjoying superb foods that also have remarkable health benefits. The 200 recipes inside are designed to be as satisfying as they are good for you. They include the best ingredients each season has to offer, from fresh corn and juicy plums to toasted almonds and grilled salmon. But delicious, health-promoting recipes aren''t all you''ll find. Also included is an interactive guide that presents a new philosophy of eating based on the latest evidence about the disease-fighting properties of many foods-properties that can lower your risk of developing illnesses from heart disease to cancer. With The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook 2nd Edition, you''ll discover that preparing tantalizing, healthy meals is easier than ever.

From the breast health experts at Mayo Clinic comes a guide to the many aspects of breast cancer—from prevention, to care and coping, to survival, to living with hope. The Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Book is the trusted resource for anyone wanting reliable information about this dreaded disease. Mayo Clinic set out to provide comprehensive and up-to-date facts in easy-to-understand language. They''ve succeeded in this handbook for those who''ve been diagnosed, or for those who want to give sensitive and helpful support to someone with breast cancer. The Mayo Clinic Breast Cancer Book stands out for its tone of companionship, as well as for the many patient stories that appear throughout the book. This straightforward yet approachable resource will empower all who are affected by breast cancer. Here are facts about the disease, but also suggestions and inspiration for working effectively with one''s doctors and caregivers. This volume offers solid tools for coping with the many uncertainties and decisions that need to be made when one is diagnosed.

An overview of complementary and alternative medicine discusses various treatments, including herbs and energy therapies, and examines how alternative and conventional therapies can be combined to treat twenty common conditions.

Comprehensive information on hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, and other common ear problems from the experts at the renowned Mayo Clinic. Ear-related problems are more common than many realize—but fortunately, there are also more options for treating hearing loss today than ever before. You may be an ideal candidate for one of the many astounding improvements in hearing technology. Medicine, and even social attitudes about hearing loss, have changed for the better, too. Mayo Clinic on Better Hearing and Balance, Second Edition offers helpful, practical guidance to find effective treatments that fits your individual needs and lifestyle. Learn about: • Causes of hearing loss, including some drugs and environmental chemicals • Surgical options • Common causes of dizziness and balance problems • Six tips for coping with tinnitus and reducing its severity • Preserving your hearing as you age • Functioning well in difficult listening situations, and more

The #1 New York Times bestseller adapted for people with diabetes, now in paperback—with 16 brand-new pages, full of menus designed to kick-start your weight loss and control your blood sugar. From Mayo Clinic, a leading authority in health and nutrition, comes The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, adapted for people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes from the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Mayo Clinic Diet. This reliable plan is what you need to lose weight to help you control your blood sugar. The medical specialists at Mayo Clinic have created The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet as a two-phase plan—Lose It! and Live It! The Diet helps at-risk people prevent and control diabetes by losing weight quickly and safely, and then maintaining that weight loss. The Lose It! phase is a simple, straight-forward, two-week plan that encourages quick but safe weight loss that can help lower blood sugar. The Live It! phase of the diet offers basic and manageable steps and lifestyle changes and choices that are designed to help participants lose one to two pounds a week until a healthy weight is reached, and then to keep the pounds off. Mayo Clinic''s weight-loss and nutrition experts have packed this book with meal plans, practical solutions, and specific tips on how to improve health and lose weight safely. The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet tackles all the familiar obstacles that get in the way of weight loss—dislike of exercise, distaste of healthy food, too little time to cook well, a too hectic schedule, struggles with cravings, and minimal support from family and friends. It is a reliable and safe companion for losing weight and controlling diabetes, beginning immediately and into the future. "This diabetes diet isn''t a fad; it''s about changing your habits for the better," states Donald Hensrud, M.D., Mayo Clinic specialist in nutrition and internal medicine and medical editor-in-chief. "With The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet, people can truly manage diabetes, eat well, lose weight and enjoy life."

Many common health problems can be treated with simple remedies you can do at home. Even if the steps you take don''t cure the problem, they can relieve symptoms and allow you to go about your daily life, or at least help you until you''re able to see a doctor. Some remedies, such as changing your diet to deal with heartburn or adapting your home environment to cope with chronic pain, may seem like common sense. You may have questions about when to apply heat or cold to injuries, what helps relieve the itch of an insect bite, or whether certain herbs, vitamins or minerals are really effective against the common cold or insomnia. You''ll find these answers and more in Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies. In situations involving your health or the health of your family, the same questions typically arise: What actions can I take that are immediate, safe and effective? When should I contact my doctor? What symptoms signal an emergency? Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies clearly defines these questions with regard to your health concerns and guides you to choose the appropriate and most effective response.

Deciding to start or build a family is a life-changing decision, and, once the choice is made, there''s a whole new set of unknowns—including how challenging the journey will be. For the first time, fertility experts at Mayo Clinic offer an essential guide for those who want to have a baby. With color photographs and graphics throughout, this user-friendly yet comprehensive book provides answers and explanations on nearly every aspect of achieving a successful pregnancy: lifestyle and nutrition; the intricacies of natural conception; common fertility problems; the latest medical treatments (including intrauterine insemination,IVF, and donors); and information on special situations (including fertility preservation, chosen single parenthood, same-sex couples, and more).

An invaluable resource for the millions of Americans—men, women, and children—affected by this condition. From “one of the most reliable, respected health resources that Americans have” (Publishers Weekly), this reference provides an abundance of information on incontinence, a condition that affects more than six million Americans. The good news is that most incontinence can be improved or even cured, vastly improving quality of life. Included in this volume are facts about: • Noninvasive therapies, including exercises and bladder training • Selecting a care provider • Medications that may help—and others that may aggravate your symptoms • Foods and beverage that can irritate your bladder and bowel • Surgical techniques, when to consider the, and much more

Explores the diagnoses, indications for surgery, choice of operation, operative techniques, and surgical outcomes for every major gastrointestinal condition - from the esophagus to the anal cancer; features more than 845 intraoperative photographs, line drawings, diagnostic images, pathology slides, tables, and graphs that make every technique easy to follow; covers all of the latest minimal-access techniques - including Nissen fundoplication, Heller myotomy, splenectomy, and colectomy - as well as the transplantation, and proctolectomy; outlines approaches for managing challenging conditions such as morbid obesity, pelvic trauma, GERD, esophageal hiatal hernia, Crohn''s disease and colon cancer; and provides evidence from the literature to support each therapeutic recommendations.

The Mayo Clinic''s practical, systematic account of the elements of the neurologic examination and of diagnostic procedures useful in clinical practice, published in evolving editions since 1956. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Features 140 recipes using a wide variety of foods that offer maximum nutrients and flavor without excessive calories, fat, or sodium; each with a color photograph and nutritional information.

Happiness is a habit. For some of us, that habit is a natural inclination; for others, it is a learned behavior. The Mayo Clinic Handbook for Happiness combines wisdom from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality to help you choose contentment. Dr. Amit Sood''s actionable ten–week program has helped tens of thousands of people reduce anxiety and find greater fulfillment in life. Each of the book''s four sections is filled with practical insights and easy–to–implement exercises. You''ll understand why your brain struggles with finding happiness and what real–world practices can help you to better manage stress and choose peace and contentment instead. Praise for the Stress–Free Living Program: “This book can change your life.”–Dr. Andrew Weil “An important innovative approach to well-being.”–Dr. Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

This manual provides a detailed guide to the performance of nuclear medicine procedures. Focuses on the performance of over 80 clinical nuclear medicine procedures Gathers all the information required into one source Contents follow the format of the nuclear medicine requisition card Includes uncommon proceduresfor rare cases Special emphasis on GI procedures

Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Vision covers all the leading causes of vision loss, with practical information on prevention, as well as everything you need to know about detection and treatment. Its all based on the same medical knowledge Mayo Clinic doctors share with their patients. Now enjoy this healing wisdom from the comfort of home by downloading your copy of Mayo Clinic Guide to Better Vision.