The Man Manual: The Definitive Step-by-step Guide to Men's Health;The Definitive Step-by-step Guide to Men's Health

by Ian Banks

The first edition of this book became an international best-seller. This new edition, now in full colour, has been revised and updated to take account of developments in the fast-moving world of health care and disease prevention. It has also broadened its outlook to take a more holistic view of what constitutes good health, which means not simply the absence of disease but the promotion of a sense of positive well-being. That said, this is no New Age publication and Dr. Ian Banks' style is as robust and realistic as ever. The new material includes sections on asthma, allergies, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, nutrition and statins. There are also tips on how to get the best from your GP, pharmacist and occupational health service, the very latest on BPH and prostate cancer, and plenty of hints, myths and startling statistics.

Genres: Reference

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Ian is a retired accident and emergency doctor and general practitioner. He is a former president of the Men’s Health Forum (England and Wales), past vice president of the International Society of Men’s Health (ISMH), past deputy editor of the Men’s Health Journal and for six years the medical editor for Men’s Health magazine. He was a trustee of Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP, formerly Doctor Patient Partnership) for six years. Ian is a founder member of the Self Care Forum (UK) and the official spokesman on men’s health issues for the BMA.

The BBC book The Trouble with Men was written by Ian in 1996 to accompany the television series of the same name. It was followed by Men’s Health, The Good Patient Guide, The Children’s Health Guide, Get Fit with Brittas, Men’s Health in General Practice, The Dad’s Survival Guide and Ask About Sex.

Ian has written a series of books for Haynes. These include Man Workshop Manual, Baby Workshop Manual, Sex Workshop Manual, Woman Workshop Manual, Toddler Manual, Cancer Manual (the only book in 2004 to win the Plain English Award), HGV MAN (on men and weight) and Brain (dealing with men and mental wellbeing). He has also written or edited over 150 small workshop manuals on various areas of men’s health with a distribution of over two million copies.

From: http://emhf.org/about-the-emhf/ian-ba...

Not to be confused with Iain Banks