 <p style="margin:0px;"><i>Appropriate for courses in&nbsp;introduction to health, personal health, and wellness offered in most health, physical education, kinesiology, allied health, and general education departments.</i></p><p style="margin:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0px;">Created for university and college students taking a personal health course in their first year of study, the revised&nbsp;<b><i>Health: The Basics&nbsp;</i></b>provides the foundation they&rsquo;ll need to lead healthy lives, now and in the future.&nbsp;This text<b><i>&nbsp;</i></b>was revised to reflect and exemplify "self-awareness, integrity, respect, self-responsibility, and gratitude," and to ensure students were provided with the most current Canadian research and up-to-date statistical information.</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><b>This title is also available with MasteringHealth&trade;</b></p><p style="margin:0px;">This title is also available with MasteringHealth - an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.</p><p style="margin:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0px;"> </p><p style="margin:0px;">Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MasteringHealth, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><b>**Supplements are available for download from the MyLab&nbsp;Instructor&nbsp;Resources page. Contact your Pearson rep for access information and instructions if you don&rsquo;t have a MyLab account.</b></p>   

<ol><li>Discovering your Personal Rhythm for Healthy Living</li><li>Promoting and Preserving your Psychosocial Health</li><li>Understanding and Coping with Life's Stressors</li></ol><h3>Focus On Spiritual Health</h3><ol start="4"><li>Engaging in Physical Activity for Health, Fitness, and Performance</li><li>Eating for Optimal Health and Performance</li><li>Managing Your Weight: Finding a Healthy Balance</li></ol><h3>Focus On Body Image</h3><ol start="7"><li>Committing to Relationships and Sexual Health</li><li>Considering your Reproductive Choices</li></ol><h3>Focus On Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs</h3><ol start="9"><li>Recognizing Use, Misuse, Abuse, and Addiction to Drugs and Behaviours</li><li>Using Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine Responsibly and Refraining from Tobacco Use</li><li>Understanding Illicit Drugs</li></ol><h3>Focus On Improving Your Sleep</h3><ol start="12"><li>Reducing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer</li><li>Controlling Risk for Infectious and Noninfectious Conditions</li></ol><h3>Focus On Diabetes</h3><ol start="14"><li>Choosing Healthy Living for the Environment</li><li>Preventing Violence, Abuse, and Injury</li><li>Becoming a Wise Consumer of Health Services</li><li>Preparing for Aging, Dying, and Death</li></ol><h3>Focus On Financial Health&nbsp;</h3>

 <p style="margin:0px;">Created for university and college students taking a personal health course in their first year of study, The heavily revised&nbsp;<b>Health: The Basics&nbsp;</b>provides the foundation they&rsquo;ll need to lead healthy lives, now and in the future.&nbsp;This text<b><i>&nbsp;</i></b>was revised to reflect and exemplify "self-awareness, integrity, respect, self-responsibility, and gratitude," and to ensure students were provided with the most current Canadian research and up-to-date statistical information.</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;"><b><b>Note:</b>&nbsp;You are purchasing a standalone product;&nbsp;</b><b>MasteringHealth</b><b>&nbsp;does not come packaged with this content.</b> Students, if interested in purchasing this title with&nbsp;MasteringHealth, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.</p><p style="margin:0px;"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;">If you would like to purchase both the physical text and&nbsp;MasteringHealth, search for:</p> <p style="margin:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px;">0134659856 / 9780134659855 Health: The Basics, Seventh Canadian Edition Plus MasteringHealth with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package</p> <p style="margin:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px;">Package consists of: </p> <p style="margin:0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin:0px;">0134299396 / 9780134299396 Health: The Basics, Seventh Canadian Edition</p> <p style="margin:0px;">013463554X / 9780134635545 MasteringHealth with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Health: The Basics, Seventh Canadian Edition</p>   

<h3>For courses in personal health.</h3><p>A mindful approach to personal health</p><p><strong>Health: The Basics</strong> actively engages students in learning and living well. With a mindful approach to personal health, students can incorporate mindfulness practices, become more focused and present, and improve academic performance. The text presents the most current, scientifically valid research to examine today's health issues and controversies.&nbsp;This text was revised to reflect and exemplify "self-awareness, integrity, respect, self-responsibility, and gratitude," and to ensure students were provided with the most current Canadian research and up-to-date statistical information.</p>

<p><strong>Health: The Basics</strong> actively engages students in learning and living well. With a mindful approach to personal health, students can incorporate mindfulness practices, become more focused and present, and improve academic performance. The text presents the most current, scientifically valid research to examine today's health issues and controversies.&nbsp;This text was revised to reflect and exemplify "self-awareness, integrity, respect, self-responsibility, and gratitude," and to ensure students were provided with the most current Canadian research and up-to-date statistical information.</p>

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Focus On Spiritual Health

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Focus On Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs

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Focus On Diabetes

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