Product Description: That precursors of adult coronary artery disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes begin in childhood have been clearly established by the Bogalusa Heart Study. This unique research program has been able to follow a biracial (black/white) population over 35 years from childhood through mid-adulthood to provide perspectives on the natural history of adult heart diseases...read more

Product Description: In a time when both obesity and diabetes rise to new levels, Healthy Heart Miracle Diet cuts through the barrage of conflicting dietary rules issued from on-high and nails down how you can lose weight, boost your energy, and strengthen your heart...read more

Product Description: Endorsed by the American Society for Preventive Cardiology! Preventive Cardiology - a new Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease - addresses the prevention and risk stratification of cardiovascular disease so that you can delay the onset of disease and moderate the effects and complications...read more

Product Description: Lipid management is a key part of medical practice, affecting the prevention and treatment of several diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke. A practical text on the clinical management of dyslipidemias, Practical Lipid Management balances conceptual development and pathophysiology with a straightforward approach to the identification and treatment of abnormalities in lipid metabolism...read more

A revised edition of the best-selling guide to cardiac health introduces a breakthrough program designed to reverse coronary disease, emphasizing dietary changes, exercise, meditation, stress reduction, visualization, and emotional healing, with a a new emphasis on the role of spirituality in reversing heart disease. Reprint. 55,000 first printing.

Drawn on a premise that even severe heart disease can be reversed via comprehensive diet and lifestyle changes, a program based on the author's theories about a plant-based, oil-free diet shares the success stories of numerous patients while providing more than 150 recipes.

Product Description: Assess your cardiac risks, avoid unnecessary surgery, and beat the odds of suffering from cardiovascular disease with this groundbreaking book. Let pioneering cardiologist and #1 bestselling author Dr. Arthur Agatston teach you: Why your cholesterol level may not accurately indicate your risk for heart attack How a simple noninvasive heart scan can reveal if you are a cardiac time bomb How you can have a negative stress test and still be at risk for a heart attack Why belly fat can be deadly—and what you can do about it What you need to know about life-saving state-of-the-art blood testing, heart imaging, medications, and more How to transform your lifestyle with a satisfying heart-healthy eating and exercise program that’s easy to integrate into your daily routine...read more

The author of The South Beach Diet introduces an effective, multi-pronged approach emphasizing a preventative rather than a therapeutic attitude toward cardiac health, detailing the four key elements of the program--heart-healthy eating, functional fitness, advanced blood test and heart imaging, and protective medications, as needed. Originally published as The South Beach Heart Program. Reprint. 200,000 first printing.

Product Description: More and more often doctors are telling their patients their bad cholesterol levels are unacceptably high. Jordan Rubin, with Joseph Brasco, MD, believes people should regard that information as they view a red "Engine Warning" light on the dashboard of their cars...read more

The cardiologist-author of The South Beach Diet introduces an effective, multi-pronged approach emphasizing a preventative rather than a therapeutic attitude toward cardiac health, detailing the four key elements of the South Beach Heart Program--heart-healthy eating, functional fitness, advanced blood test and heart imaging, and protective medications, as needed. Simultaneous.

A cardiologist furnishes a clear and informative explanation of blood cholesterol levels, the cause and impact on the human body of high cholesterol, and ways to reduce or lower cholesterol levels, looking at the pros and cons of a variety of approaches, including natural remedies, medications, holistic techniques, and more. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: Preventive cardiology is a fast moving field that places emphasis on the prevention and treatment of coronary disease. Preventive Cardiology: Insights Into the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, Second Edition is intended for clinical cardio- gists, internists, primary care providers, and allied health care professionals who wish to extend their knowledge and expertise in the rapidly expanding field of preventive car- ology...read more

Product Description: In keeping with the trend toward preventing disease rather than waiting for disease to develop, this handbook proposes state-of-the-art strategies to help patients at risk avoid the stepping stones to cardiovascular diseases. Written by two leading experts in prevention, the book uses the latest algorithms to guide therapy...read more

Accompanied by an introduction that examines the link between nutrition and a healthy heart, the risk factors for heart disease, and how to enhance one's cardiovascular health through diet and exercise, a taste-tempting cookbook presents a collection of flavorful, low-fat, and low-calorie recipes designed to help fight heart disease. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Newly updated and revised to include the latest developments in heart disease research, an essential guide provides a clinically proven, natural method for reducing cholesterol and controlling weight that combines oat bran, vitamins, a healthy diet, and exercise, and features new cholesterol testing methods, recipes, special considerations for women, children, and the elderly, and much more. Reprint. (view table of contents)

Drawing on the latest medical research, this helpful study provides dozens of practical guidelines for improving one's cardiac health, covering such topics as exercise, stress management, nutrition, weight loss, aspirin therapy, cholesterol and other cardiac disease markers, and more. Original.

The physician-nutritionist and author of Reversing Hypertension advocates a non-surgival program for victims of cardio-vascular diseases that includes a complete therapeutic regimen and diet plan that will enable many to not only halt their diseases' progress, but reverse that progress. Original. (view table of contents)