Shortlisted for WHSmith Book Awards (Home & Leisure) 2003.

Dr Miriam Stoppard is Britian's best-selling pregnancy and childcare author with UK sales of over 2.2 million copies alone. She has appeared on television and has published more than fifty books on child care & development, fitness & diet and women's health, including Conception, Pregnancy and Birth, Baby and Child Health Care, You and Your Toddler, Your New Baby and Complete Baby and Child Care. She is currently a columnist for The Mirror.

Golden rules for good health: healthy eating; exercise; not smoking; safe drinking; drugs; good sex; restful sleep; managing stress. Life stages: 0-1 years; 1-4 years; 4-11 years; 11-18 years; pregnancy and birth; 18-40 years; cosmetic surgery; 40-60 years; 60+ years. Symptom guides: rashes; itching; chest pain; joint pain; back pain; abdominal pain; diarrhoea; constipation; loss of appetite; weight loss; fever; fatigue; faintness/dizziness; blurred vision; headache; earache; breast pain; lump in scrotum. Directory: how to use this section; heart, blood & circulation; sexuality and fertility; threats to mental wellbeing; allergies & the immune system; infections; digestion; kidneys & bladder; chest & air passages; brain & nervous system; bones, joints and muscles; skin, hair & nails; eyes & vision; ears, nose & throat; teeth & gums; hormones; children's conditions. Reference: first aid; travel health; useful addresses.