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Best Gift Shopping > Books > Heart Disease
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Cholesterol Control Without Diet!(more) »rank: 321012by: William B. Parsons Jr.
Our review: :2001 UPDATE: PAUL HARVEY STILL LIKES THIS BOOK! On his 2/14/01 newscasts, Paul Harvey again referred to CHOLESTEROL CONTROL WITHOUT DIET! THE NIACIN SOLUTION. He cited a recent report at the American Heart Association annual meeting in which a combination of niacin and simvastatin (Zocor) reduced heart attacks and other coronary events by 70% in a 3-year study of persons who already had coronary disease. Then he asked his listeners not to say that Paul Harvey said they didn't have ... Detail |
The Healthy Heart for Dummies(more) »rank: 834578by: James M. Rippe
Our review: :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 ... Detail |
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease (American Heart Association Clinical Series)(more) »rank: 301593from: Wiley-Blackwell
Our review: :* Guides practicing physicians in the practical aspects of how to diagnose and treat patients with congenital heart disease * Reviews the most common congenital cardiac anomalies seen in practice * Focuses on both clinical evaluation and diagnostic imaging modalities as well as practical management issues, as well as when to refer patients to tertiary care centres * Each chapter is preceded by a case study to exemplify the issues which may be challenging in practical management Detail |
The Heart of Health: the Principles of Physical Health and Vitality(more) »rank: 163492by: Stephen M. Linsteadt, Maria Elena Boekemeyer
Our review: :Have you ever wanted to read just one book on health that will tell you exactly what you need to do to maintain or regain physical and /or emotion health? This book lays out, in very simple terms, the 14 principles of energy and nutritional medicine that all work together to become the Heart of Health, including: ph, detoxification, dental health, stress management, diet and nutrition. These principles have been compiled from ancient practices and modern European technologies used successfully ... Detail |
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A Man After His Own Heart: A True Story(more) »rank: 917691by: Charles Siebert
Our review: :On a rainy December night in 1998, Charles Siebert was given the rare opportunity to accompany a team of surgeons both in the harvesting of a human heart from the body of a young woman who’d recently died, and in the subsequent implantation of that heart into a waiting recipient. Beginning with his harrowing weeklong wait for the harvest call, Siebert weaves a seamless series of reflections about history’s obsession with this central and vital organ and about modern science’s ... Detail |
The Smart Woman's Guide to Heart Health: Dr. Sarah's Seven Steps to a Heart-Loving Lifestyle(more) »rank: 118885by: Sarah Samaan MD
Our review: :On a rainy December night in 1998, Charles Siebert was given the rare opportunity to accompany a team of surgeons both in the harvesting of a human heart from the body of a young woman who’d recently died, and in the subsequent implantation of that heart into a waiting recipient. Beginning with his harrowing weeklong wait for the harvest call, Siebert weaves a seamless series of reflections about history’s obsession with this central and vital organ and about modern science’s ... Detail |
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Cardiology: The Evolution of the Science and the Art(more) »rank: 6070345from: Rutgers University Press
Our review: :Traces the character and impact of the pioneering physicians and basic scientists on the development of modern cardiology. This book focuses on the individuals and their contributions to scientific discoveries from the development of catheterization to the discovery of piezoelectricity. Detail |
Into the Blue: A Father's Flight and a Daughter's Return(more) »rank: 925299by: Susan Edsall
Our review: :hree years ago, Susan Edsall's father, a rebuilder and pilot of antique airplanes, had a stroke that left him unable to read, write, speak-or fly. Susan knew if her dad couldn't fly, he'd just as soon not breathe. Battling the pessimistic conclusion of the experts, she and her sister got their dad back behind the controls of his beloved open-cockpit biplane. Susan Edsall's Into the Blue is a powerful family memoir about two feisty sisters in Montana who bring their ... Detail |
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My Father's Heart: A Son's Reckoning with the Legacy of Heart Disease(more) »rank: 969029by: Steve McKee
Our review: :On an autumn night in 1969, John McKee had a heart attack—an event that would end his life, and change his son Steve’s forever. With heart disease being the number one cause of death among Americans, My Father’s Heart is an extraordinary story of an all-too-ordinary scenario: A father dies, a son remains, and the loss casts a long shadow across a generation. Chronicling the disorienting first days following John McKee’s death, this powerful memoir of love, forgiveness, and finding ... Detail |
Chinese Red Yeast Rice (Woodland Health)(more) »rank: 518783by: Rita Elkins
Our review: :On an autumn night in 1969, John McKee had a heart attack—an event that would end his life, and change his son Steve’s forever. With heart disease being the number one cause of death among Americans, My Father’s Heart is an extraordinary story of an all-too-ordinary scenario: A father dies, a son remains, and the loss casts a long shadow across a generation. Chronicling the disorienting first days following John McKee’s death, this powerful memoir of love, forgiveness, and finding ... Detail |