‘...an unexpected literary category: the irresistible medical reference book. You start with the issues that concern you and continue reading, pleasantly spending entire afternoons absorbed in the strange and ghastly things our bodies offer us... If laughter is the best medicine, a dose of Lawton should cure most of those issues.’ Mary Roach

One of the many curious outcomes of the 2020 pandemic was that it made us much more attentive to our health status in general, and to minor symptoms in particular. This, in turn, made us more aware that we all feel slightly off-balance many times, perhaps even daily. This book is not about what happens when we are seriously ill with something that sends us to the doctor or confines us to bed. Instead, it focuses on the plethora of mild, irritating, and distracting ailments, pains, and discomforts that we all constantly endure. Covering 120 conditions, Graham explains the latest scientific thoughts on everything from black spots to frostbite, from dead leg to hemorrhoids, from earwax to melena metaphors, and from allergies to heatstroke. It is a mix of science and history, with a light approach, and provides practical information about each condition to the reader.

Pages: 352, Year of Publication: 0914, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm