The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits
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The Healthy Guide to Unhealthy Living: How to Survive Your Bad Habits

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<center> STRAIGHT TALK FROM A DOCTOR ON HOW TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE FROM THE UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES WE ALL KNOW WE SHOULDN'T MAKE -- BUT DO ANYWAY

There are thousands of books out there on how to live a healthy life, but let's be honest: most of us don't want to live a healthy life -- we want to know how to live our unhealthy lives better. The Healthy Gui

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Paperback, 224 pages
Published January 2nd 2006 by Simon & Schuster (first published 2005)
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Needleroozer
Needleroozer rated it 3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: young people who are partying with any variety of sex, drugs, cigarettes, and booze
Shelves: health-medical
In this book, a doctor tells young folks how to stay healthy while engaging in unhealthy habits. (The key is quitting the dangerous shit before you get too old!)

I really enjoyed Clayton's straightforward, honest advice. I also liked the stories of freaked out patients, like the fellow who over-scrubbed his penis after unprotected sex. The unprotected sex didn't hurt him, but the loofah didn't do him any good.

I don't know if I learned anything new, but I enjoyed the writin...more
Catherine
The premise of the book appealed. While recognizing that making healthy choices all the time would be ideal, the author realizes that people don't usually do what's best for their bodies. His goal is to offer practical advice so people can minimize the damage from poor choices & carry on with life. If there were more potentially damaging bad habits in my life, perhaps this book would have been a more satisfying read. As is, I was fairly meh about it. Lots of common sense tips, plus some helpful ...more
Peacegal
A previously neglected angle in health literature. Unlike most health writers, this author truly seems to "get" human nature.
Rory
Rory rated it 3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: you know who you are
This is hardly ground-breaking...but it isn't generic or patronizing, either. I'm reading it before making my 2009 resolutions, naturally.
Laleh
Laleh rated it 5 of 5 stars
I think more important than being entertaining, this book truly applies to me and EVERYONE I know. There is a lot of really important health information in here . . . for people who drink alcohol, smoke, are stressed out, don't sleep enough . . . you get the point.

Even if you're not in horrible shape, you can learn a lot from this book. I recommend it to everyone.
Ed
Ed rated it 3 of 5 stars
Doesn't quite live up to its title. It doesn't even mention milk thistle! More hipster health than anything else.
Alissa
Alissa rated it 3 of 5 stars
A guide to what you can get away with without totally killing yourself. Good hangover tips, too.
Bob
Bob rated it 4 of 5 stars
A great "coffee table" book for a raging party.
Hannah
Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for: drinkers, smokers, lovers of life.
Maybe my vices won't catch up to me afterall....
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