Dr. Timothy Johnson's On Call Guide to Men's Health: Authoritative Answers to Your Most Important Questions

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Summary: Young and Old
Review: I'm a young man intent on being an old man.

I realize how little I know about my health, and the particulars that men deal with. "Dr. Timothy Johnson's OnCall Guide to Men's Health: Authoritative Answers to Your Most Important Questions" helps me understand.

I have no desire to be overwhelmed by pop medicine, or to delve into the depths of biological knowledge. I need it boiled down to what I can use. Johnson knows that I, like other readers, simply want to live healthfully.

I've watched and read Johnson since I was in my teens, and appreciate his clear and succinct style. He doesn't try to impress readers with how smart he is, but just gets to the point.

The book is organized well. He discusses (which was of specific interest to me, a guy with a desk job), how to have wellness while working the 8-to-5 office life. He covers nutrients, relaxation, and even strength training.

I fully recommend "Dr. Timothy Johnson's OnCall Guide to Men's Health: Authoritative Answers to Your Most Important Questions."

Anthony Trendl

Rating:
Summary: Promise Kept
Review: This book delivers on its promise: to be a guide to most of the things men should know to make sensible health choices.

The book is about personal health matters. I read and reacted to it personally, and thus these first-person comments. First, a disclosure. I have known and respected Dr. Johnson for some time. Just as I have watched him do as a medical reporter, editor and educator, Dr. Johnson cuts to the chase here and provides a carefully chosen body of information clearly and briefly. He addresses questions I've thought about asking my doctor, but haven't, and most importantly, crucial questions I hadn't even thought of at all.

The medical information I've accumulated in recent years has come largely in snippets of news -- frequently media reports on the results of "the latest study" (which often seem to contradict the results of the last one I read about). Now, after an evening with the book, this 60-something man has an overview I have been missing, a context from which to seek and evaluate more detailed information from other sources, and, not least, some good advice I'm going to take right now.

Of particular interest to me were sections on nutrition, on prostate (of course) and other cancers, and on cardiovascular conditions. The A to Z guide to diseases and conditions had useful data now and will be a valued resource in the future.