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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise October 2017
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Your Patient Safety Survival Guide : How to Protect Yourself and Others from Medical Errors
by Gretchen Lefever Watson
Each year, one out of every four hospital patients in the United States will be harmed by the care they receive. The author contends this could be cut in half through consistent use of simple and nearly cost-free safety behaviors. Harrowing tales of small human errors leading to disastrous results are followed by handy charts for both patients and providers with key safety checks that have had great success in reducing errors.
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| The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China by John D. Day and Jane Ann Day with Matthew LaPlanteDuring a conversation with his Mandarin tutor, cardiologist John Day heard about a location in China's Guangxi Province called "Longevity Village." He decided to spend some time there to find out why so many centenarians called it home and why ailments such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and depression were so rare. In this engaging and accessible book, Day relates how he spoke with the villagers and learned their stories, deriving lifestyle and diet recommendations from what they told him. Intriguing and inspiring, The Longevity Plan offers the wisdom of people whose lives exemplify these principles. |
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| The Boy who Loved too Much: A True Story of Pathological Friendliness by Jennifer LatsonIn The Boy Who Loved Too Much, journalist Jennifer Latson recounts three years (from age 12 to 15) in the life of a boy whose genetic disorder makes him unable to be distrustful. Eli D'Angelo "loves" everybody he encounters. Following Eli and his mother Gayle, Latson details their experiences as Eli enthusiastically interacts with the world and Gayle shields him from danger. Eli's condition, Williams syndrome, is rare, but Latson expressively relates Gayle's parenting struggles to those of any parent in this "widely appealing chronicle of a fascinating disorder" (Booklist). |
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| The Way We Die Now: The View from Medicine's Front Line by Seamus O'MahonyObserving that terminally ill patients are often kept ignorant of their impending deaths while hospitals continue to administer high-tech medical treatments up to the end, Irish gastroenterologist Seamus O'Mahony would like to promote more humane conversations about the end of life. In The Way We Die Now, he examines modern attitudes towards death in comparison with those of earlier societies. He also mourns the disappearance of spirituality from Western considerations of mortality. Fans of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal may appreciate O'Mahony's critique of medicalized death, which The Guardian calls "searingly honest and humane." |
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| He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe in Himself by Adam PriceSome parents of teenaged boys may bemoan their apparent lack of application to their schoolwork, but in He's Not Lazy psychologist Adam Price argues that students like these may fear failure rather than simply not caring. Explaining various factors that influence children's development from preteen through high school age, Price goes on to offer specific guidance to parents and other adults who are concerned about their kids' performance. In a starred review, Library Journal calls this "one of the most significant books of the year." |
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| The Strength Switch: How the New Science of Strength-Based Parenting Can Help... by Lea WatersNear the beginning of this book on positive psychology methods of child-rearing, psychologist and parent Lea Waters says, "I think the best approach is one that supports your child’s ability for self-development." Waters continues by explaining her reasons for building on children's strengths instead of trying to correct weaknesses. This strategy allows children to discover their own abilities to build self-esteem, self-control, and the all-important characteristics of resilience and optimism. Thoughtful and realistic, The Strength Switch offers accessible tips for supporting kids as they learn "the tools to take on the mantle of CEO" of their own lives. |
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