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100	0		_aGalen
240	1	0	_aWorks. _kSelections. _lEnglish. _f2024
245	1	0	_aHow to be healthy : _ban ancient guide to wellness _cby Galen ; selected, translated, and introduced by Katherine D. van Schaik.
260			_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c©2024
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300			_axlix, 217 p. ; _b21 cm.
490			_aAncient wisdom for modern readers
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aOn the mind-body connection -- On exercising the body -- On individual physiologies -- On nourishing the body -- On definitions of health and disease.
520			_a"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"--
520			_a"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.""--
600	0	0	_aGalen _vTranslations into English.
650		0	_aMedicine, Greek and Roman _vEarly works to 1800.
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical _2bisacsh
650		7	_aMEDICAL / History _2bisacsh
700	1		_aVan Schaik, Katherine D _eeditor _etranslator _ewriter of introduction
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aGalen. _tHow to be healthy _dPrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2024] _z9780691242897 _w(DLC) 2023007226
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