Pocdoc: Pocket Doctor

By Dr. Gregory Kimmerle

This easy-to-read, easy-to-carry book helps you partner with your health care team to make better informed decisions for a better, longer, and happier life. Unlike other self-help books, PocDoc is designed to be short, easily portable, and easily understood. Within the book are also pages for recording your personal medical informationwhich can be removed and carried with you at all times.

PocDoc will teach you which simple changes can markedly decrease your risk of heart attack, cancer, and strokewhich, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, account for half of all deaths in the United States. In cooperation with your personal physician, PocDoc can enhance, lengthen, and improve your quality of life with just a few truly easy-to-follow lifestyle changes and periodic doctor visits. By following a healthy diet, exercise, certain medications, screening tests, and vaccinations, anyone can maximize his or her life.

The tools offered in PocDoc will help you make the best choices to increase your chances of seeing more birthdays, graduations, weddings, and holidays. By following the tips inside this book, you will enjoy more of your life, family, and friends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Aug 29, 2011
• ISBN: 9781462042821

Dr. Gregory Kimmerle

In 2001, Dr. Gregory Kimmerle became a board-certified physician specializing in internal medicine. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, their two beautiful children, and his faithful chocolate Lab.

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Contents

Disclaimer

Prologue

Your Heart

Nobody’s Cancer

Your Brain

Blood Pressure

Cholesterol

Diabetes

Immunizations

Diet

Healthy Habits

Conclusion

Legend

Bibliography

Disclaimer

This book is for adults only. Though I am a board-certified physician and I am not your doctor, I believe I can be of great assistance in lengthening your life. By opening this book, you agree—unconditionally—to consult your doctor on all of the following topics before any changes are made. If you don’t have a personal doctor that you see regularly, get one now. Your personal physician and you will be the team ultimately responsible for your healthcare decisions. There are no excuses for not taking care of yourself. The material inside is easy to understand; but as we all know, changing ourselves is the difficult