The Complete SAS Guide to Safe Travel
Author: Nick Cameron
A unique and comprehensive guide to ensuring you have a safe, trouble free time, whether traveling at home or abroad, on holiday or on business.
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The South Beach Heart Health Revolution: Cardiac Prevention That Can Reverse Heart Disease and Stop Heart Attacks and Strokes
Author: Arthur Agatston
Heart disease is the numberone killer of men and women in this country. This year alone, 865,000 people will have a new or recurrent heart attack, and another 700,000 will have a stroke. Don’t become a statistic—heart attacks and strokes can be prevented!
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
...and more with The South Beach Heart Health Revolution. Change the way you treat your health, your heart, and your approach to living well—now!
“Dr. Agatston has been a guest on my show with this book. Unfortunately, it was too late to help me but, maybe, not you. The doctor is here with a revolution that can save your life.”
—Regis Philbin
Jennifer Johnston Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information - Library Journal
Agatston (medicine, Univ. of Miami; The South Beach Diet) adds yet another book to his successful series. A cardiologist for more than 30 years, Agatston focuses his expertise on what he knows best: maintaining a healthy heart. He espouses four preventive techniques: diet, exercise, diagnostic tests, and medications. The first half of the book includes Agatston's reasoning for utilizing these preventive measures, documented studies and patient testimonials, a gender-specific questionnaire, and information on when invasive surgeries such as angiograms and angioplasties might be necessary. The second part is devoted to Agatston's four-step plan, with a basic overview and sample meal plans from the South Beach Diet, a detailed workout regimen of walking and Pilates-based exercises, and discussions of which medical tests are most important in monitoring one's heart and which prescription and over-the-counter medications (and supplements) are most beneficial and why. Those previously reluctant to take medications won't necessarily be persuaded by Agatston's confidence, and the diet chapter is too slight for most to grasp—but ultimately, Agatston's popularity makes this a necessary purchase for public libraries.
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