Physiological foundations of health. Study guide

This textbook, prepared by employees of the Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Life Safety of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University and employees of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, is devoted to the physiological substantiation of health and a healthy lifestyle. The authors reveal various aspects of physical and mental health, justify the physiological mechanisms of the formation, preservation and strengthening of human health.
Much attention is paid to the issues of health diagnostics, the formation of reserve capabilities that determine the level of health of the body, which is necessary for the personality self -realization in the process of adaptation to the social and environmental environment. Based on this knowledge, the basic principles and methods of forming health as an integral part of general cultural development are set out.
For students of secondary vocational education institutions in the enlarged group of specialties 44.02.00 "Education and pedagogical sciences", students of pedagogical and medical universities, and will also be useful for teachers and doctors involved in health problems.
2nd edition, processed and supplemented