{"product_id":"how-to-prevent-your-stroke-j-david-spence-9780826515377","title":"How to Prevent Your Stroke","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Alternate Selection of These Book Clubs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook-of-the-Month Club\u003cbr\u003eQuality Paperback Books\u003cbr\u003eOne Spirit\u003cbr\u003eNurse's Book Society\u003cbr\u003eThe Good Cook\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife-saving advice for doctors and patients--both those at risk of a first stroke and those who have already had a mini-stroke, the #1 risk factor facing survivors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written in the hope of preventing strokes, based on advice Dr. Spence has given to the more than 16,000 at-risk patients he has seen. It is divided into two sections -- \"What Your Doctor Can Do\" and \"What You Can Do.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuitting smoking, following a Mediterranean diet, taking appropriate drugs to reduce blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood clotting, and appropriate surgery for severely narrowed arteries in the neck can reduce stroke by as much as 75 percent in high-risk people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Especially among African Americans, but in anyone with blood pressure that is difficult to control, two simple blood tests (measuring renin and aldosterone) make all the difference to successful treatment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* A Mediterranean diet will reduce stroke by nearly half in high-risk people. Dr. Spence provides a collection of gourmet \"anti-stroke\" recipes that he prepares for himself.\u003cbr\u003e* Vitamin treatment with folic acid, B6, and B12 may prevent stroke by lowering levels of a new risk factor called homocysteine.\u003cbr\u003e* Advanced imaging methods are improving management of arteries by providing feedback on the effectiveness of therapy.\u003cbr\u003e* Transcranial Doppler embolus detection can identify, among patients with narrowing of the carotid arteries who do not yet have symptoms, the ones who are likely to benefit from surgery or stenting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis approach is the powerful medicine for stroke prevention that patients and their physicians need and will learn from this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. David Spence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826515371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826515377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.04w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2006 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013","brand":"J. David Spence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947381129471,"sku":"9780826515377","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1111115c-afeb-4451-8cdd-5bde9055d9de.jpg?v=1681518389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-prevent-your-stroke-j-david-spence-9780826515377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}