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Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care
Take Care of Yourself is the world's best-selling health guide, and the only one that has been found to help reduce visits to the doctor. It is easy to use, even in a crisis. Simply look up a symptom and you will find a complete explanation of likely causes and how you might relieve that problem at home. Diagrams help you recognize problems and, in many cases, treat them quickly and easily. Easy-to-follow decision charts tell you exactly when to see a doctor. Take Care of Yourself also covers emergencies, how to avoid health problems, what to keep in a home pharmacy, and how to work best with your doctor.
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 28, 1968
About the author
Donald M. Vickery
30 books2 followers Vickery practiced traditional medicine before devoting his time to keeping people well. He and Dr. James Fries wrote "Taking Care of Your Child" and "Taking Care of Yourself."
Vickery went on to write "The Consumer's Guide to the Hospital" and "Life Plan: Your Own Master Plan for Maintaining Health and Preventing Illness."
Ray Vickery said his brother was a "pioneer" in keeping people well by encouraging good diets, plenty of sleep and exercise and lowering stress.
"He believed we all have some responsibility for our own health," said Dr. Michael Friedman, who did his internship with Vickery at Stanford University Medical Center.
He said Vickery was a "caring, compassionate and intelligent person, who never tried to impose his ego on patients.
"He knew that certain treatments wouldn't help everyone and was a pragmatist, believing in whatever worked, and in the judicious use of medicines," said Friedman, an oncologist at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif.
"He had a holistic approach" that might include acupuncture, massage or other "non-ordinary ways of treating people," Ray Vickery said.
Donald M. Vickery was born in Brookhaven, Miss., on Aug. 22, 1944, and moved with his family to Virginia when he was a child. He earned his medical degree at Harvard University and learned about computer-assisted medical care while serving in the Army.
He was the founder of several centers, including the Self-Care Institute, the Center for Health Education and Health Decisions International. He also had been a clinical professor in family medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
He married Shelley Lawrence on June 21, 1965, and they later divorced. He married Carol Stolzfus on Dec. 16, 1994.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Meredith Vickery of Clifton, Va., and two sons, Andrew Vickery of Prestonsburg, Ky., and Michael Vickery of Evergreen; two grandchildren; his mother, Clarene Vickery of Vienna; and two other brothers, Ken Vickery of Raleigh, N.C., and Steve Vickery of Vienna.
Vickery went on to write "The Consumer's Guide to the Hospital" and "Life Plan: Your Own Master Plan for Maintaining Health and Preventing Illness."
Ray Vickery said his brother was a "pioneer" in keeping people well by encouraging good diets, plenty of sleep and exercise and lowering stress.
"He believed we all have some responsibility for our own health," said Dr. Michael Friedman, who did his internship with Vickery at Stanford University Medical Center.
He said Vickery was a "caring, compassionate and intelligent person, who never tried to impose his ego on patients.
"He knew that certain treatments wouldn't help everyone and was a pragmatist, believing in whatever worked, and in the judicious use of medicines," said Friedman, an oncologist at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif.
"He had a holistic approach" that might include acupuncture, massage or other "non-ordinary ways of treating people," Ray Vickery said.
Donald M. Vickery was born in Brookhaven, Miss., on Aug. 22, 1944, and moved with his family to Virginia when he was a child. He earned his medical degree at Harvard University and learned about computer-assisted medical care while serving in the Army.
He was the founder of several centers, including the Self-Care Institute, the Center for Health Education and Health Decisions International. He also had been a clinical professor in family medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
He married Shelley Lawrence on June 21, 1965, and they later divorced. He married Carol Stolzfus on Dec. 16, 1994.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Meredith Vickery of Clifton, Va., and two sons, Andrew Vickery of Prestonsburg, Ky., and Michael Vickery of Evergreen; two grandchildren; his mother, Clarene Vickery of Vienna; and two other brothers, Ken Vickery of Raleigh, N.C., and Steve Vickery of Vienna.
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August 11, 2018
Supposing, one fine day, you cut your thumb on a can lid. Should you dress it yourself? Will you need stitches? And is tetanus a factor? Or suppose your child who never gets earaches gets an earache -- with fever. Do you question the child or head straight to the ER? Deciding whether and from where to seek medical help can be just as crucial as what happens once you're there. Probably we've all been confronted with, or at least thought about, the consequences of a $$$ trip to the ER when home remedy might work just as well -- or, what's worse, the consequences of doing nothing when urgent medical attention is key.
This book, now in its Tenth Edition, uses the "logic tree" approach to determining not just what bothers you or those in your care, but how urgent it is, how long it has been a problem, and then how to deal with it. Today, solutions aren't just the home medicine cabinet, scheduling a doctor visit or the Emergency Room, but include urgent centers, in-pharmacy clinics and telephone consultations with a nurse or physician assistant ("PA"). I urge this book for all American homes.
This book, now in its Tenth Edition, uses the "logic tree" approach to determining not just what bothers you or those in your care, but how urgent it is, how long it has been a problem, and then how to deal with it. Today, solutions aren't just the home medicine cabinet, scheduling a doctor visit or the Emergency Room, but include urgent centers, in-pharmacy clinics and telephone consultations with a nurse or physician assistant ("PA"). I urge this book for all American homes.
December 3, 2017
exceptional very informative book . highly recommend it ! easy to read and understand.
January 16, 2016
Haven't actually read this edition but realized my current copy was the 5th edition, 1993 and I seemed to have missed a decade of medical advice. I'm curious to see changes in suggested home treatments and over the counter meds.
My first edition was the 1st, a give away from my insurance company in 1976. I've updated a few times and each edition is worth it. I'm afraid this may be the last edition since I see that Dr. Vickery died the year before this was published. He was 64.
My first edition was the 1st, a give away from my insurance company in 1976. I've updated a few times and each edition is worth it. I'm afraid this may be the last edition since I see that Dr. Vickery died the year before this was published. He was 64.
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February 20, 2013a "give=away" book to State Fund employees from the State Fund Wellness Program
June 22, 2012
A useful, basic guide on what to due when you're sick or injured.
November 3, 2012
Easy to use, keep at home,quick and tell you when you need to see a doctor or not.
September 24, 2013
As with many of the health and medical books I own, I have reads parts of them according to information I needed at that time. I am marking them as "Read" and they are all 5 stars!
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September 14, 2017Very practical.
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