Since its publication in 1979, The Well Baby Book has become the baby care manual for a generation of parents. Updated to include sweeping d evelopments that have occurred in the field over the past decade, here is the most current information on prenatal and newborn care; childhood diseases and therapies; physical, social, and behavioral issues; and much more. Photographs, line drawings, charts and graphs throughout.

This manual is designed to be used by parents and children together to help ensure health from conception until age four. It includes medical advice on how to deal with common illnesses and accidents. It emphasizes the importance of balancing stress, nutrition, exercise when considering a child's health. The authors provide a guide on a child's body and how it works - written for children. This work goes on to explain how to analyze a home environment in order to protect and improve a child's health.

Easy-to-use charts, diagrams, and checklists enhance a fully updated and accessible guide for parents-to-be that covers every phase and aspect of pregnancy, including prenatal care, hormonal changes, and birthing options.

Cameron Diaz shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide grounded in science and inspired by personal experience, a #1 New York Times bestseller. Throughout her career, Cameron Diaz has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down-to-earth star was not always health-conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the body was just one of the life-changing lessons that has fed Cameron’s hunger to educate herself about the best ways to feed, move, and care for her body. In The Body Book, she shares what she has learned and continues to discover about nutrition, exercise, and the mind/body connection. Grounded in science and informed by real life, The Body Book offers a comprehensive overview of the human body and mind, from the cellular level up. From demystifying and debunking the hype around food groups to explaining the value of vitamins and minerals, readers will discover why it’s so important to embrace the instinct of hunger and to satisfy it with whole, nutrient-dense foods. Cameron also explains the essential role of movement, the importance of muscle and bone strength and why we need to sweat a little every day. The Body Bookdoes not set goals to reach in seven days or thirty days or a year. It offers a holistic, long-term approach to making consistent choices and reaching the ultimate goal: a long, strong, happy, healthy life.