How to Get Sick and Stay Sick. Sheldon Cohen M.D. FACP

      

      HOW TO GET SICK

      AND STAY SICK

      SHELDON COHEN, M.D. FACP

      Copyright 2014 Sheldon Cohen M.D. FACP,

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      A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Sheldon Cohen has practiced internal medicine, served as a medical director of the Alexian Brother’s Medical Center in Northwest Suburban Chicago, and served as the medical director of two managed care organizations: Cigna Health plan of Illinois and Humanicare Plus of Illinois. The author taught internal medicine and physical diagnosis to medical students from Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and the Chicago Medical School. Recognizing the fact that busy physicians are pressed for time and thus often fail to capture a thorough medical history, the author perfected one of the first computerized medical history systems for private practice and wrote a paper on his experience with 1500 patients who utilized the system. This was one of the early efforts in promoting electronic health records, a work in progress to this day. Serving as a consultant for Joint Commission Resources of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the author did quality consultations at hospitals in the United States, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Copenhagen, Denmark, and served as a consultant to the Ministry of Health in Ukraine, assisting them in the development of a hospital accrediting body.

      Dr. Cohen is the author of 25 books.

      DEDICATED TO GAIL COHEN, HER OWN BEST PHYSICIAN, WHO

      KNOWS HOW NOT TO GET SICK AND HOW TO STAY HEALTHY

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      PROLOGUE

      This book describes how bad habits contribute to ill health. The habits the author refers to that so negatively impact patients, but are responsible for the great majority of the world’s deaths, include the following:

      Alcohol abuse

      Tobacco abuse

      Obesity

      Poor dietary habits

      Excessive stress

      Exercise, on the other hand, is a habit that can help negate or delay the negative consequences of the first five if practiced continuously and faithfully. All these first five “habits’’ inevitably lead to significant illness and mortality. This book is written for those who desire good health. It will detail the vast number of negative health consequences that will befall anyone who practices one or more of these habits. How can I be so sure? Because I’ve seen innumerable patients at both ends of the spectrum: at the start when basically well, and at the end when prematurely and seriously ill—or at their early death. This book describes how bad habits contribute to ill health. The habits the author refers to that so negatively impact patients, but are responsible for the great majority of the world’s deaths, include the following:

      Alcohol abuse

      Tobacco abuse

      Obesity

      Poor dietary habits

      Excessive stress

      Exercise, on the other hand, is a habit that can help negate or delay the negative consequences of the first five if practiced continuously and faithfully. All these first five “habits’’ inevitably lead to significant illness and mortality.

      Through the different parts of this book, the reader may find some repetition of certain physiological principles. Consider it extra credit as you study and learn.