The bones and muscles / Reader's Digest.
Contributors: Reader's Digest Association.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Your body, your health
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Pleasantville, N.Y
Language: eng
Subjects: Musculoskeletal system -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The life story of the bones and muscles: How your bones and muscles work; title: Your amazing bones and muscles; title: The skeleton; title: The skull; title: The vertebral column; title: The structure of bone; title: How bones are made; title: Joints/making connections; title: The skeletal muscles; title: The structure of skeletal muscles; title: Making movements; title: A day in the life of your bones and muscles; title: Healthy bones and muscles for life; title: Take charge of bone and muscle health; title: Knowing what's normal for you; title: The benefits of strong bones and muscles; title: Medication and the bones; title: Self-help for bone and muscle problems; title: Why weight matters: food and drink for strong bones; title: Feeding your bones; title: Other nutrients for bone and muscle health; title: Recipes for healthy bones and muscles; title: Eating for a healthy body weight.