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Take a Load Off Your Heart

109 Things You Can Actually Do to Prevent, Halt and Reverse Heart Disease

Paperback , 448 pages  (also available in Electronic book text)
ISBN: 9780761126768 (0761126767)
Published by Workman Publishing
$14.95(US)
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Endorsements

If we lived by this advice, the cardiac health of Americans would skyrocket. —William C. Roberts, M.D., Editor in Chief, American Journal of Cardiology

I was skeptical: Why one more cardiac self-help book? But then I started reading—till the very end. I could not put it down: well-written, little med-speak and entirely up-to-date and accurate. This is something I can recommend to all my patients.
—V.F. Froelicher, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Stanford University

Whether you’re trying to prevent that first heart attack or reduce your risk of a second one, Take a Load off Your Heart is the book to read. It tells you what you need to know about exercise, nutrition and handling stress—all in terms you can understanding and apply to your daily life.
—Redford Williams, M.D., Director, Behavioral Research, Duke University Medical Center

This easy-to-read book takes the mystery out of heart disease and translates the latest science into a remarkable “how-to” manual of prevention. Reliable, current and practical advice for anyone who has a beating heart!
—Gary J. Balady, M.D., Director of Preventive Cardiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine

The book is comprehensive…The information is up-to-date and scientifically accurate. I recommend it highly. —Steven N. Blair, P.E.D., Director of Research, Cooper Institute

Finally, a book to tell us not just what to do—but how to do it. It’s an incredibly readable, comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the prevention of heart attack and stroke, and it belongs in every home library.
—Kathy Berra, M.S.N., N.P., Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Stanford Medical Center

Detailed, balanced, yet accessible…The authors have done an admirable job of presenting the science while also giving us high-quality practical advice.
—Michael S. Lauer, M.D., Director of Clinical Research, Director of Stress Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

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