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A 5 page summary of the book Eat, Drink, and Be Merry by Dean Edell and David Schrieberg. No additional sources cited.
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or another, believing that they are suffering from one condition or another. A person cannot watch television without seeing numerous advertisements for various health conditions, accompanied by disclaimers that illustrate
all the things that the medicine could do, in relationship to side effects. In short, it seems that the nation is one filled with fear about how they should eat,
how they should feel, and what medical conditions they may have. Life, and health, need not be so difficult and that is ultimately the topic of Eat, Drink, and Be
Merry by Deal Edell and David Schrieberg. The following paper offers a summary of the book. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry by Edekk abd Schrieberg
The first chapter of the work is titled Trust the Media at Your Peril (Its Your Health, Not Theirs). As the titled suggests the media is
perhaps largely to blame for much of the fear that people possess in relationship to things that could be wrong with them. The authors indicate that even though people are
living longer than they used to, and that medical science is far more advanced in treating things, people still feel they have many health problems. The authors note how, "The
truth is that as a population, we seem less able to tolerate even slight discomforts. In fact, we view such discomforts as real pathology. We are faster to consider ourselves
sick and fun faster to doctors" (Edell; Schrieberg, 2000; 10). People are obsessed with their health and often think something is wrong with them.
The second chapter is titled Nutrition Made Easy: Eat What You Want and Still Be Healthy. As can be well assumed, many people feel like they have to
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