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Best Gift Shopping > Books > Heart Disease
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Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease(more) »rank: 986631by: Johns Hopkins University Press, Peter Jr Md Kwiterovich
Our review: :There's Good News!Today, with proper guidance, you can avoid, control, and even reverse cardiovascular disease. This award-winning book shows you how.Here is all the latest news on what doctors know about heart disease and how you can prevent it--clearly explained by a top-ranking researcher from one of the world's greatest medical institutions. In this book--the 1990 winner of the prestigious Blakeslee Award for Excellence from the American Heart Association--Dr. Kwiterovich gives the most comprehensive and medically accurate information for preventing and reversing heart disease.The Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease includes:·How to assess and reduce your risk of ... Detail |
My Father's Heart: A Son's Reckoning with the Legacy of Heart Disease(more) »rank: 1223174by: 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 oneself is rich in evocative details of time, place, and family. Detail |
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A BRAIN'S BATTLE AGAINST A STROKE: My recovery combines my memories of Dad's Approach with Medicine Today(more) »rank: 1207287by: ROBERT SUSSLER
Our review: :A stroke because it is the blocking of blood flow to tissues within the brain can be life threatening , leave permanent damage, or require the patient to do daily battle with his own brain. The recovery of the stroke patient requires the specialist to treat , to understand and to involve the whole patient and not just the. physical damage and the cause. . Today , medicine concentrates on the physical damage and the cause as determined by the technology and the corrective treatment within each specialty Specialists lack the time to make patients part of the curing . My recovery ... Detail |
Aerobics: The Invisible Advantage(more) »rank: 1271703by: Ronald Portal
Our review: :A stroke because it is the blocking of blood flow to tissues within the brain can be life threatening , leave permanent damage, or require the patient to do daily battle with his own brain. The recovery of the stroke patient requires the specialist to treat , to understand and to involve the whole patient and not just the. physical damage and the cause. . Today , medicine concentrates on the physical damage and the cause as determined by the technology and the corrective treatment within each specialty Specialists lack the time to make patients part of the curing . My recovery ... Detail |
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Understanding Cholesterol Flip Chart (Flip Charts)(more) »rank: 1274239by: Scientific Publishing Ltd.
Our review: :This is a comprehensive selection of teaching tools for general anatomy and pathology. Each flip chart in the series offers a complete overview and understanding of the subject matter. It is ideal for student or patient education. This is suitable for the home, the school library, or the physicians office. It can be written on by a dry marker. Detail |
What You Should Know About Triglycerides: The Missing Link in Heart Disease(more) »rank: 488943by: Dennis Sprecher
Our review: :The most recent scientific evidence suggests that triglycerides, like cholesterol, can be a significant factor in developing heart disease. Triglycerides are particles of fat made from food or manufactured in the body and then are carried through the bloodstream. Some studies show that people with elevated triglyceride levels are twice as likely to develop heart disease as those with lower levels. This comprehensive Q&A guide provides the latest information on triglycerides and how they relate to diet, exercise, cholesterol levels, and heart disease. What is considered a safe triglyceride level?What is the relationship between triglycerides and cholesterol?Which foods are likely to raise ... Detail |
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Cardiac Arrest: The Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine(more) »rank: 2588126from: Williams & Wilkins
Our review: :Columbia University, New York City. Comprehensive interdisciplinary reference on the basic science and clinical aspects of cardiac arrest and sudden death, for practitioners in emergency medicine and cardiology. Separate chapters devoted to special circumstances. Detail |
Eat Well, Live Well with Diabetes: Low-GI Recipes and Tips (Eat Well, Live Well)(more) »rank: 1218430by: Karen Kingham
Our review: : Diabetes is becoming the largest health problem in the Western world. Eat Well, Live Well with Diabetes: Low-GI Recipes and Tips is both a companion for people with either Type 1 or 2 diabetes, and a guide for everyone seeking recipes that have a low-glycemic index recipe. Packed with delicious, healthful recipes, this cookbook is a valuable tool for managing and preventing diabetes without compromising great taste. Recipes do not include Exchange Lists for Meal Planning©. About the Eat Well, Live Well series: The Eat Well, Live Well series provides information for people with special dietary needs. Each title includes an ... Detail |
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Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care(more) »rank: 1146241from: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Our review: : Diabetes is becoming the largest health problem in the Western world. Eat Well, Live Well with Diabetes: Low-GI Recipes and Tips is both a companion for people with either Type 1 or 2 diabetes, and a guide for everyone seeking recipes that have a low-glycemic index recipe. Packed with delicious, healthful recipes, this cookbook is a valuable tool for managing and preventing diabetes without compromising great taste. Recipes do not include Exchange Lists for Meal Planning©. About the Eat Well, Live Well series: The Eat Well, Live Well series provides information for people with special dietary needs. Each title includes an ... Detail |
Eating for a Healthy Heart (Overcoming Common Problems)(more) »rank: 1247413by: et al Robert Povey
Our review: :Heart disease is one of the major causes of illness and death in the US. A healthy diet is seen as one of the main weapons in the fights against heart disease, and in the rehabilitation of people who have had heart attacks or suffer from high cholesterol. This book is intended as a companion volume to 'How to Keep Your Cholesterol in Check', which is one of Sheldon Press’ most successful books. The first part of the book contains advice on healthy eating, and how food and drink affects the working of the heart, whilst the second part of the book ... Detail |