A guide for teenage girls on how to stay healthy and fit provides information on nutrition, exercise, hygiene, and self-esteem.
|Frances Becomes a Person| recounts the eventful life of author Ruth C. Webb's beloved housekeeper, Frances Elizabeth Lohr. Virtually an outcast, Frances' journey begins at the age of thirteen. The journey on which she continues throughout most of her life will lead her toward the goal of finding a home--and a purpose. Many events make mildly retarded Frances feel alone, unwanted, and unloved. After the devastating death of her father, Frances moves from her family's home to a neighbor's farm. Here, Frances encounters a farmhand who rapes her. As a result, Frances becomes pregnant and eventually marries the farmhand. When worsening seizures force Frances to be moved to a county home, she finds a new purpose--as a kitchen assistant. Just when she is comfortable in her new life, circumstances force Frances to move again, this time to a state hospital school. After twenty-two years of the same routine at the state home, Frances is presented with a new opportunity. Dr. Ruth Webb, a new psychologist in town, needs a housekeeper--and Frances is the top candidate. With Dr. Webb, she finally finds a loving home, where she continues to learn, grow, and contribute to others until her death at age seventy-five.
|A guide for children and pre-teens on ways to train and keep fit for gymnastics|--Provided by publisher.
Explains how the parts of the body work together, pointing out the main organs and muscle groups used in ball games, dancing, and chores, and the rewards of exercise and rest for health and quality of life.
Weight Loss Confidential Journal is two things in one. It’s a roomy journal where you can write down what you eat, how much you exercise, and how you feel as you start to make changes in your life. It’s also a personal trainer, filled with advice from other teens who lost weight -- as much as 50 to 100 pounds. You’ll get hundreds of tips, like how to start exercising when you don’t want to and how to stop yourself from overeating. The journal gives you tons of ideas for good-for-you munchies and super-quick meals that teens like to make, from chili and pita pizza to instant |cheesecake.” Plus a week’s worth of easy, low-cal breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks to get you started on the road to your best weight.
Twelve lessons focus on important teachings of the Catholic faith, including our relationship with God, the consequences of sin, and events in the life of Jesus.
Examines the effects, possible causes, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and problems faced by families of the victims.
|An introduction to healthy eating habits, including the food pyramid, basic nutrition, and tips on making healthy choices|--
Focusing on teaching pupils about healthy lifestyles, this book explores the issues surrounding fitness.
Provides advice for girls on the importance of physical fitness, and recommends a rigorous program of exercises--including stretching, using gym equipment, and weight lifting--and a healthy diet.
Staying healthy requires knowledge and attention. Diseases and Disorders provides instructive details on more than 250 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders. Written with young adult readers especially in mind, each article looks at risk factors, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and other subjects that will enhance your librarys resources for promoting good health. More than 50 overview articles examine broad health care issues in articles such as Prevention, Alcohol-related disorders, Food poisoning, Cardiovascular disorders, and Injury.
Describes the history, origins, types, effects, and dangers of diet pills and discusses how to build self-esteem and lose weight in more healthy ways.
Explains how exercise helps keep the body healthy, and provides advice for how to stay active.
Describes Parkinson's disease, including its symptoms, possible causes, medicinal and surgical treatments, and the controversial research into finding future treatments and cures for the disease.
Explains the importance of a balanced diet for maintaining a healthy body, discussing the major food groups, vitamins, and making the best choices.
Presents basic facts about healthful eating and discusses weight loss, exercise, and dieting disorders such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa.
Introduces readers to the food groups, how to maintain a healthy diet by eating the right mix of foods from them, and which foods to only eat sparingly.
Explains the importance of food to maintaining good health and the functions performed by various vitamins and minerals.
Explains why exercise helps the body stay healthy and describes stretches that should be done before exercising.
Explains what exercise is, why it is important, and gives examples of how some people exercise.
