You-- the owner's manual : an insider's guide to the body that will make… (original 2005; edition 2005)

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YOU: The Owner's Manual: An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F. Roizen (2005)

A lot of good information and it covers a lot, but I was put off a bit by the puns, jokes and current event references. It made this quite a bit harder to read. I suppose he's trying to reach a wide audience, but I would have preferred more depth and less wordplay. ( )

Be the expert on YOUR body

This book contains so much awesome information that it is hard to read it all front to back, I found that I did a lot of skipping around, depending on what information I was looking for, or what caught my eye as interesting as well.

Chapter 15 contains many FAQ's that are helpful

Chapter 13 is all about The Owner's Manual Diet, not focusing on pounds lost, but rather making you feel better & help you live longer & slow the effects of aging. Complete with menu ideas & recipies to choose from.

Chapter 6: Gut Feelings: Your Digestive System

Chapter 3: Do you Mind: Your Brain & Nervous System

Chapter 8: Sex Marks the Spot: Your Sexual Organs

This book also touches on working out, strength training, etc.

Throughout there are different tests that you can take, such as Action 5: Test Yourself - regarding hearing, Myth or Fact? are all over the book to test your knowledge a bit & factoids are there as well to teach you a bit too.

Factoid: Excessive sweating, a condition called hyperhidosis, which affects 25% of Asians, comes from a malfunction of the sympathetic nerves that cause an inappropriate amount of sweat from your extremities.......Botox is know to help with this in 90% of people.

Myth or Fact? Your eyelashes are mostly decorative. - They primarily protect your eyes against pollen & other items in the environment, but they also can sense when something is coming towards the eye, which gives you a microsecond to react - and close it. You grow new eyelashes every 5 weeks, and some medications actually make them grow.

So needless to say, this book covers alot! Your Whole Body! It is a great reference to have on hand & I am really glad that I have this one to read & refer back to. I especially like the Q&A section at the back. ( )