Editorial Reviews
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Heart disease affects almost 25 percent of Americans and causes almost a million deaths per year. Although women fear breast cancer more, only 1 woman in 27 dies from breast cancer, while 1 woman in 2 dies from heart disease. Kudos to James Rippe, M.D., associate professor of cardiology at Boston's Tufts University Medical School and director of the Rippe Health Assessment at Celebration Health and the Center for Lifestyle Research, for making such a serious subject accessible and even entertaining. In the style of the For Dummies books, the information is presented in a lively, simple, conversational manner, with easy-to-follow, skimmable text and helpful checklists. Rippe's main point is that there's plenty you can do to "maximize your cardiac function," reduce your risk of heart disease, and keep your heart working like a well-tuned orchestra. Learn how your heart works, how to keep it strong, and what puts it at risk for disease. Get a "healthy heart lifestyle plan" of nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction--straightforward and easy to implement. Control the four major contributing causes of heart disease: elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, and being overweight. Understand the most common heart conditions and their tests, procedures, and rehabilitation. If you want a healthier heart--and who doesn't?--this is your guide. --Joan Price
Book Description
The Healthy Heart For Dummies explores that most vital organ -- the heart -- and explains why you need to care for it. This book also helps you design a personal lifestyle based on proper nutrition, physical activity, weight management, and mind/body connections to both prevent and control heart disease. It includes a section describing the latest tests and procedures used in evaluating heart health and problems, which help you make decisions on treatment options. As an added bonus, the author, James M. Rippe, M.D., has conferred with the world's top chefs to offer you 35 great tasting and heart-healthy recipes.
The Healthy Heart for Dummies
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