How to be healthy : an ancient guide to wellness

By:

Galen

Contributor(s):

Van Schaik, Katherine D [editor, translator, writer of introduction]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Ancient wisdom for modern readersPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2024Description: xlix, 217 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780691206271

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English. 2024

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: How to be healthyDDC classification:

610.938 23/eng/20230703 GAL-H

LOC classification:

R126 .G48313 2024

Other classification:

PHI002000 | MED039000

Contents:

On the mind-body connection -- On exercising the body -- On individual physiologies -- On nourishing the body -- On definitions of health and disease.

Summary: "A selection of texts from the ancient physician and medical writer Galen, focused on what he can still teach us today about being healthy in body and mind"--Summary: "Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient worldThe second-century Greek physician Galen-the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates-is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, teacher, pharmacologist, and inventor, Galen attended the court of Marcus Aurelius, living through outbreaks of plague (likely smallpox) that devastated the Roman Empire. He also served as physician for professional gladiators, boasting that only two fighters died during his first year (his predecessor had lost sixteen). In writings that provided the foundation of Western medicine up to the nineteenth century, Galen created a unified account of health and disease. In How to Be Healthy, practicing physician and classical historian Katherine Van Schaik presents a collection of Galen's enduring insights about how we can take care of our bodies and minds, prevent disease, and reach a healthy old age.Although we now know that many of Galen's ideas about physiology are wrong, How to Be Healthy shows that much of his advice remains sound. In these selections from his writings, presented in fresh translations, Galen discusses the art of medicine, exercise and diet, the mind-body connection, the difficulty of applying general medical principles to individuals, and much more. Featuring an introduction, brief commentaries that connect ancient medical practices to modern ones, and the original Greek on facing pages, How to Be Healthy offers an entertaining and enlightening new perspective on the age-old pursuit of wellness, from the importance of "the exercise with a small ball" to the benefits of "avoiding distress.""--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD Library Corridor	Self Help	610.938 GAL-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012619

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On the mind-body connection -- On exercising the body -- On individual physiologies -- On nourishing the body -- On definitions of health and disease.

"A selection of texts from the ancient physician and medical writer Galen, focused on what he can still teach us today about being healthy in body and mind"--

"Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient worldThe second-century Greek physician Galen-the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates-is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, teacher, pharmacologist, and inventor, Galen attended the court of Marcus Aurelius, living through outbreaks of plague (likely smallpox) that devastated the Roman Empire. He also served as physician for professional gladiators, boasting that only two fighters died during his first year (his predecessor had lost sixteen). In writings that provided the foundation of Western medicine up to the nineteenth century, Galen created a unified account of health and disease. In How to Be Healthy, practicing physician and classical historian Katherine Van Schaik presents a collection of Galen's enduring insights about how we can take care of our bodies and minds, prevent disease, and reach a healthy old age.Although we now know that many of Galen's ideas about physiology are wrong, How to Be Healthy shows that much of his advice remains sound. In these selections from his writings, presented in fresh translations, Galen discusses the art of medicine, exercise and diet, the mind-body connection, the difficulty of applying general medical principles to individuals, and much more. Featuring an introduction, brief commentaries that connect ancient medical practices to modern ones, and the original Greek on facing pages, How to Be Healthy offers an entertaining and enlightening new perspective on the age-old pursuit of wellness, from the importance of "the exercise with a small ball" to the benefits of "avoiding distress.""--

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