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Get off the Sofa - A prescription for a healthier life by Dr Anbdrew Curran the wellness doctor

eBook, Published by Faber Factory (10 March 2011)

£12.99

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For years I have watched people in their millions inflict more illness and suffering on themselves than any war has ever done. What is this biblical plague, this monstrosity of suffering? Self inflicted illness. The fat guy smoking a cigarette. The thin woman flayed raw by alcohol. The kid jamming another fat laden time bomb into its face. The millions and millions of couch potatoes who haven't done a minutes decent exercise since they passed puberty. And what happens to all these millions upon millions of people? Nothing for most of the time.

Dr Andrew Curran is a practising paediatric neurologist in Liverpool who is also committed to using his extraordinary knowledge of the workings of the human brain to make a difference in the educational experience of all young people. He's also involved with Manchester University's Department of Education in developing research ideas looking at the use of emotional literacy in our classrooms. This is groundbreaking work and something Andrew draws on in his work with schools.

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