The Slim Book of Health Pearls: The Perfect Prescription

Sheldon Cohen, Megan Godwin

iUniverse, 2011 - Health & Fitness - 72 pages

Therapies for specific illnesses or symptoms include many medications. The ultimate decision to take these medications rests with the patient relying on a healthcare professional's advice. Medications carry with them benefits, risks, and the potential for medical errors. Patient vigilance is necessary to eliminate medical errors that could result in serious or fatal consequences.

Exercise is an alternative or adjunct to medication. No medication is as versatile and has as many widespread benefits as a well-designed exercise program done with physician supervision. The authors list the many symptoms and illnesses that benefit from exercise, detailing the research and the reasons why these benefits occur.

A well designed, physician supervised and faithfully executed exercise program may well obviate the need for medication and will provide life-long benefits.

About the author

A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Sheldon Cohen has practiced Internal Medicine, served as a medical director of a Chicago area Catholic Hospital and two Health Maintenance Organizations, taught physical diagnosis and internal medicine, at two Chicago area medical schools, served as a quality consultant for hospitals in the United States, Europe and South America, served as a consultant to the Ministry of Health in Ukraine, lectures to lay audiences on medical topics and is the author of twelve books.Megan Godwin was born on June 12, 1990 in Frankfort, Germany. Raised in Tulsa Oklahoma, she graduated from Jenks high school in 2008 and currently attends the University of Oklahoma where she majors in health and exercise science and minors in zoology and chemistry. She is eternally grateful for the love and support that she receives from her grandparents, her mother, Gail Cohen and her father, Gary Godwin. After graduation, she would like to attend medical school and is currently undecided on her focus.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Slim Book of Health Pearls: The Perfect Prescription
• Authors: Sheldon Cohen, Megan Godwin
• Publisher: iUniverse, 2011
• ISBN: 1450296165, 9781450296168
• Length: 72 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Exercise