Drop Dead Healthy

Contents

Prologue

Chapter 1 The Stomach

The Quest to Eat Right

Chapter 2 The Heart

The Quest to Get My Blood Pumping

Chapter 3 The Ears

The Quest for Quiet

Chapter 4 The Butt

The Quest to Avoid Sedentary Life

Chapter 5 The Immune System

The Quest to Conquer Germs

Chapter 6 The Stomach, Revisited

The Quest for the Perfect Meal

Chapter 7 The Genitals

The Quest to Have More Sex

Chapter 8 The Nervous System

The Quest to Hurt Less

Chapter 9 The Lower Intestine

The Quest to Go to the Bathroom Properly

Chapter 10 The Adrenal Gland

The Quest to Lower My Stress Level

Chapter 11 The Brain

The Quest to Be Smarter

Chapter 12 The Endocrine System

The Quest for a Nontoxic Home

Chapter 13 The Teeth

The Quest for the Perfect Smile

Chapter 14 The Feet

The Quest to Run Right

Chapter 15 The Lungs

The Quest to Breathe Better

Chapter 16 The Stomach, Revisited

The Continued Quest for the Perfect Diet

Chapter 17 The Skin

The Quest to Erase Blemishes

Chapter 18 The Heart, Revisited

The Quest for the Perfect Workout

Chapter 19 The Inside of the Eyelid

The Quest for the Perfect Night’s Sleep

Chapter 20 The Bladder

The Quest to Figure Out What to Drink

Chapter 21 The Gonads

The Quest to Get More Balls

Chapter 22 The Nose

The Quest to Smell Better

Chapter 23 The Hands

The Quest for Magic Fingers

Chapter 24 The Back

The Quest to Stand Up Straight

Chapter 25 The Eyes

The Quest to See Better

Chapter 26 The Skull

The Quest to Not Be Killed in an Accident

Chapter 27 The Finish Line

Epilogue

Appendix A Guerrilla Exercise

Appendix B How to Eat Less

Appendix C Five Tips on Treadmill Desks

Appendix D My Five Foolproof (for Me, at Least) Methods of Stress Reduction

Appendix E The Ten Best Pieces of Food Advice I’ve Gotten All Year

Appendix F How to Live the Quiet Life

Appendix G Five Toxins I Now Avoid

Author’s Note

Acknowledgments

Index