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Heart Owner's Handbook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780471044208)
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Texas Heart Institute
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xFrom one of the most respected cardiovascular research andeducation facilities in the world comes a personalized wellnessprogram for your most important asset. Take the Institute's simpletest to evaluate your heart's health and identify your individualrisk factors. Then, use the easy-to-follow, step-by-step programsto improve your overall health. Specifics include:
* Exercise What kind you should do, and how much is enough(Chapters 2 and 15)
* Weight Control What body type are you? A practical approach toattaining a healthy weight (Chapters 4 and 16)
* Managing Stress How to measure and reduce it (Chapters 7 and 18)
* Controlling High Blood Pressure How to detect it, and what to doabout it (Chapter 8)
* Lowering Your Cholesterol Count How much is too much, and how youcan control it (Chapter 9)
* Nutrition and Recipes The latest guide-lines and 31 delicious, heart-smart recipes (Chapters 3 and 21)
* The Differences Between Men's and Women's Heart Health Pregnancyand childbearing, hormones, menopause, and their relationship toheart disease (Chapter 11)
* Diagnosis and Treatment How to recognize the symptoms of heartdisease, what to ask your doctor, and the facts about heart surgeryand drug therapy (Chapters 23, 26, and 35)
Author: Texas Heart Institute
ISBN-10: 0471044202
ISBN-13: 9780471044208
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 12/21/1995
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.26h x 7.56w x 0.89d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/08/1996 pg. 66
Library Journal 12/01/1995 pg. 146
* Exercise What kind you should do, and how much is enough(Chapters 2 and 15)
* Weight Control What body type are you? A practical approach toattaining a healthy weight (Chapters 4 and 16)
* Managing Stress How to measure and reduce it (Chapters 7 and 18)
* Controlling High Blood Pressure How to detect it, and what to doabout it (Chapter 8)
* Lowering Your Cholesterol Count How much is too much, and how youcan control it (Chapter 9)
* Nutrition and Recipes The latest guide-lines and 31 delicious, heart-smart recipes (Chapters 3 and 21)
* The Differences Between Men's and Women's Heart Health Pregnancyand childbearing, hormones, menopause, and their relationship toheart disease (Chapter 11)
* Diagnosis and Treatment How to recognize the symptoms of heartdisease, what to ask your doctor, and the facts about heart surgeryand drug therapy (Chapters 23, 26, and 35)
Author: Texas Heart Institute
ISBN-10: 0471044202
ISBN-13: 9780471044208
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 12/21/1995
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.26h x 7.56w x 0.89d
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/08/1996 pg. 66
Library Journal 12/01/1995 pg. 146
By Texas Heart Institute
xTHE TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE, located in Houston, is one of thelargest, most respected heart research and educational facilitiesin the world. The Institute's breakthrough research in heartsurgery, transplants, diagnosis, and medical treatment has setworldwide standards in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery. DENTON A. COOLEY, M.D., founder and Surgeon-in-Chief of the TexasHeart Institute, is internationally known for his pioneering workin cardiovascular surgery. In 1968, Dr. Cooley and his teamperformed the first successful heart transplant in the UnitedStates, and, a year later, implanted the first artificial heart ina human being.
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