Stephen Lock, Tony Smith: The Medical Risks of Life

Next time you see a TV programme or read a magazine article about dangers to your health from the modern environment, the food you eat or the way you live, don't get anxious and depressed. Instead, try reading The Medical Risks of Life. You won't find any magic formulas for instant health -for none exist - but the 'sane hypochondriac' and other interested parties will find a lot of answers in this book. The authors pinpoint the life patterns that contribute to well-being. they discuss the significance of diet, exercise, stress, occupation and climate; and they investigate the well-known 'diseases of affluence', alcohol, tobacco and drugs. Their aim is not to horrify the reader with advice of the 'give up or die' type, but to put these various hazards into realistic perspective, showing the reader how to act prudently, but not over-cautiously, for his or her own good.