Dianne Hales Libri

In this new edition of a leading personal health text, Dianne Hales encourages students to embrace behavior change and practical applications of health concepts. The text offers comprehensive coverage of health topics—body, mind, and spirit—alongside practical tools such as Your Strategies for Change, Your Strategies for Prevention, and Your Health Action Plan. A new feature, Making Change Happen, outlines a four-step plan for implementing change in specific areas. To foster a community-oriented perspective, Community Focus boxes are included in many chapters, and a feature called Health on a Budget addresses the current economic climate. This student-friendly text is filled with relevant examples, vibrant photos, figures, and up-to-date research and statistics presented engagingly. It serves as an excellent resource for students and instructors, helping to achieve key course objectives and reinforce learning. Choose this text to inspire your students toward meaningful change. Important Notice: Media content referenced in the product description may not be available in the ebook version.

"For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua, she brings the story of her decades-long experience with "the world's most loved and lovable language" together with explorations of Italy's history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle, and food in a true opera amorosa - a lobor of love of Italy. Dianne offers charming insights into what makes Italian the most emotionally expressive of languages, from how the pronto ("Ready!") Italians say when they answer the telephone conveys a sense of something coming alive, to how even ordinary things such as a towel (asciugamano) or handkerchief (fazzoletto) sound better in Italian, and she invites readers to join her as she traces the evolution of Italian in the zesty graffiti on the walls of Pompeii, in Dante's incandescent cantos, and in Boccaccio's bawdy Decameron. Like Dianne, readers of La Bella Lingua will find themselves innamorata, enchanted, by Italian, fascinated by its saga, tantalized by its adventures, addicted to its sound, and ever eager to spend more time in its company."--Back cover

Focusing on a holistic approach to well-being, this book guides students in achieving a healthier lifestyle through comprehensive coverage of physical, mental, and social health. The latest edition includes updated research on happiness, life expectancy, mental health, and substance abuse, including the opioid epidemic. It offers practical strategies for healthy living on a budget, emphasizing preventive measures and the impact of small lifestyle changes. Topics like sleep, stress management, and safe sex practices are also addressed, making it a valuable resource for lifelong health.