Head, Shoulders, Pee, and Moles: An Eyes-and-Ears-and-Mouth-and-Nose Guide to Self-Diagnosis - Hardcover

Kleinman, Paul

9781440533631: Head, Shoulders, Pee, and Moles: An Eyes-and-Ears-and-Mouth-and-Nose Guide to Self-Diagnosis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1440533636 ISBN 13: 9781440533631

Publisher: Adams Media, 2012

The only see-it-and-believe-it guide to whole-body self-diagnosis! Worried about that not-so-distinct mole? Has an online search led you to believe that you're suffering from neurodermatitis, nasal polyps, or elephantitis? Do you slather on a bottle of sanitizer daily or avoid others like they have the plague? Don't quarantine yourself just yet-trust your own eyes! Thanks to the help and humor of Paul Kleinman, you can learn and laugh about what you've got and what you're coming down with, all by looking at your body. Prognoses include: * Dry, brittle hair is a symptom of hypothyroidism. Looks like you're running low on hormones or moisturizing shampoo...* White patches on your feet could mean you have pitted keratolysis. Great, so a colony of bacteria decided to move in or you forgot to use your antiperspirant again...* A rash from cheek to cheek could be a sign of lupus. Don't fret-your insides might be at war with an inflammatory disease or you may just need a higher SPF ...Drawn from real tenets of traditional medicine, modern research, and alternative practices, this tongue-in-cheek health guide will scratch your cyberchondriac's itch for information.

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Product Description:

Forget doctor's visits, questionnaires, and hours online - now readers can just look at themselves in the mirror and understand what's going on with their insides! Thanks to the help and humour of Paul Kleinman, readers can learn and laugh about what they've got and what they're coming down with, all by looking at their body. Prognoses include: dry, brittle hair is a symptom of hypothyroidism - it looks like you're running low on hormones or moisturising shampoo; a white tongue is a tell-tale sign of a coming cold - tonight's tonsil hockey game with Jane in Accounting has been cancelled; and, swollen hands could mean you have a serious inflammatory, infectious, or autoimmune condition - or maybe you did put on a few pounds on vacation. Drawn from real tenets of traditional medicine, modern research, and alternative practices like ayurveda, this tongue-in-cheek health guide will scratch any cybercondriac's itch for information.

About the Author:

Paul Kleinman (New York, NY) is a freelance writer and a self-described, neurotic, self-diagnosing hypochondriac. His previous work includes The Bullsh*t Artist, and A Ton of Crap.

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