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Piscatella (Fat-Proof Your Child), a motivational speaker who had coronary bypass surgery in 1977 at the age of 32, and Franklin (Making Healthy Tomorrows), director of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Laboratory, collaborated on this clearly written guide to preventing heart disease. Like other consumer health books on this subject, the authors recommend, in detail, nutritional strategies that will lower cholesterol, exercises designed to promote cardiovascular health and, of course, an absolute prohibition against smoking. However, what is different about their plan is the emphasis on reducing stress. According to the authors, recent research into cardiac health indicates that chronic stress not only has a direct negative impact on the heart by, for example, promoting arterial inflammation, but can also play an indirect role. Enduring daily stress frequently prevents people from finding the energy and motivation to make healthy lifestyle changes such as (more…)

Inflammation plays a key role in plaque building up in coronary arteries, which leads to heart disease and heart attack. At the early stage, the plaque can build up quickly in inflamed arteries. If inflammatory conditions persist, the plaque can expand rapidly causing blood vessel narrowing. In advanced stage, inflammation leads to development of “soft” plaque that can rupture suddenly and cause heart attack. For many, cardiovascular disease is a silent disease, with no visible signs or symptoms until it suddenly leads to a heart attack or stroke. It is widely accepted that control of inflammation may yield a more ‘stable’ plaque that less likely to rupture. However, there are currently no medications available for direct treatment of the underlying chronic inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease. Alternatively, anti-inflammatory herbs, used for centuries to treat various chronic inflammatory conditions, may provide benefits to vascular health. FlameEz- (more…)

Keep Your Heart Healthy and Preserve the Quality of Your Life! The statistics are staggering: More than 1 million people have new or recurrent heart attacks every year. Don’t become a statistic. Make the decision today to educate yourself about keeping your heart healthy. In The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Heart Attacks, Dr. Curtis Rimmerman, one of America’s foremost authorities on heart health, reveals important information for patients and their families on how to avoid a heart attack or survive and thrive after one. Inside you’ll find advice to help you:Understand the risk factors and minimize the likelihood of having a heart attack.· Discover the best possible methods for managing heart problems, using medical, surgical, interventional, and rehabilitative strategies. Get the facts about diet and exercise and the dramatic impact they can have on your condition.Learn about the latest breakthrough studies, and what those discoveries mean for the future of preven (more…)

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Motivate yourself to reach your weight and fitness goals with the stylish and easy-to-operate Mio Classic Select wristwatch-style heart rate monitor, which includes Mio’s patented weight-management system and doesn’t require an ECG chest strap. With the Mio Classic Select, measuring your heart rate is as easy as applying two fingers to the watch for a matter of seconds. Measurement features include personalized percent of maximum heart rate display, calories burned during exercise, calories consumed against a daily calorie target, and your daily calorie balance. It has an interchangeable watch band, giving you the choice to select the band color that best suits your style (sold separately). This package also includes the MioSense Guide to Healthy Living booklet, with fitness and nutrition tips as well as a comprehensive calorie and carbohydrate table. About Mio The story of Mio began in 1999 when it was created by entrepreneur and mother of three, Liz Dick (more…)

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Book DescriptionA pioneering cardiologist and the author of the international bestseller The South Beach Diet presents the truth about cardiac care in this country and offers his proven program for preventing heart attacks and strokes. This year alone more than 1 million men and women in this country will suffer a heart attack or stroke. The shocking fact is that the majority of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented with the medical knowledge we already possess. Yet this isn’t happening. Why? Because doctors and hospitals are paid more to treat disease with invasive techniques like angioplasty and bypass surgery than to prevent it. In his most personal and passionate work yet, Dr. Arthur Agatston champions a revolution in heart disease prevention that will enable people to stay out of the hospital and off the operating table. In Part 1 of this compelling book, he tells you why seemingly healthy people can suddenly have a heart attack and (more…)

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The Omron HJ-720ITC Pocket Pedometer is an advanced, high-tech pedometer that–thanks to unique dual sensor technology–can be carried in your pocket or bag. Now you can just drop your pedometer in your purse to find out how much exercise you get in a typical day of work, errands, and other tasks. Of course, you can also attach it to your belt like a traditional pedometer. The device’s large, easy-to-read LCD display can separately display aerobic steps and minutes walked more than 10 minutes continuously, so you always have the information you need right in front of you. Meanwhile, a seven day history lets you review a full week of exercise, and there’s also a 42-day memory for uploading past workouts to your PC. The device resets at midnight automatically so it’s ready to go every morning. Of course, the device can also function as a handy and highly accurate clock. It also comes with a detachable belt holder and security strap so it’s always close at han (more…)

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTHMayo Clinic, one of the top medical centers in the country, and GAIAM, the health and wellness experts, team up to bring you this groundbreaking, integrated health action plan designed specifically to to improve heart health. Changing the way you live can change the way you feel.PART 1: UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONDITIONA 30-minute conversation with Mayo Clinic specialists. Dr. Brent Bauer introduces you to the integrative treatment approach, and Mayo Clinic doctors share everything you need to know about your condition and an array of conventional and alternative therapy options.PART 2: EAT WELL TO FEEL WELLChange your diet to feel better. Dr. Donald Hensrud, Chair, Preventive Medicine, Mayo Clinic, takes you grocery shopping and shares smart ways to eat healthy every day. A Mayo Clinic dietitian follows up with making meal planning simple.PART 3: SOOTHING THERAPIESRodney Yee, America s favorite yoga instructor, leads you in a simple 40-minute sess (more…)

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A hard-nosed scientist shows us his secrets for successfully cleaning the rusting arteries of so many patients. — Mehmet Oz, M.D, coauthor of You: The Owner’s Manual and You: On a DietDr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., is certainly the father (and the mother) of the now proven hypothesis that you can reverse severe arterial disease… even if you only want to try this plan five days a week, this book is a must purchase. — Michael Roizen, M.D., coauthor of YOU: The Owner’s Manual and You: On a DietOne of the most outstanding projects in health research of the past century. It’s relevant, it’s caring, it’s innovative, it’s extremely well executed and it’s very, very useful. — T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., author of The China StudyPioneering research demonstrating that the progression of even severe coronary heart disease can often be reversed by making changes in diet and lifestyle. — Dean Ornish, M.D., founder, president, and director of Preventive Medicine Research Ins (more…)

The Widow-Maker Heart attack at age 48 was written by a “miracle” survivor of a massive heart attack. He provides hope and a pathway to recovery for other heart attack patients and their loved ones facing the same daunting life changing, unexpected experience. His entire first year of life after suffering his heart attack; actually dying six times, is chronicled in this book combined with his ever changing physical and psychological feelings. In writing this book it was the author’s goal to help other families and loved ones facing the same devastating unfamiliar territory as his family faced on March 31, 2008. His goal was to provide timeless support for the loved ones of the heart attack victim so that they might better be able to understand what the patient is going through and what they, as loved ones might do to help the heart attack victim better deal with their life changing experience. The genuine and heartfelt desire on the part of the author to provide insigh (more…)

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