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Your Heart: American Heart Association's Complete Guide to Heart Health
Contributor(s): American Heart Association (Author)
ISBN: 1451628072     ISBN-13: 9781451628074
Publisher: Gallery Books
OUR PRICE:   $24.69  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Health & Fitness | Diet & Nutrition - Diets
- Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General
- Health & Fitness | Diseases - Heart
Dewey: 616.12
Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5" W x 8" (0.85 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Topical - Health & Fitness
 
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Publisher Description:
Take care of your heart and it will take care of you Let the American Heart Association show you how -- in this complete, up-to-the-minute owner's manual from the country's most respected authority on the heart. No matter what your year, make, or model -- male, female, young, or old -- here is everything you need to know. Learn how to:


  • Evaluate your personal risk factors

  • Recognize signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke -- what they are, what they mean, what to do

  • Fuel up on heart-healthy nutrition and keep your motor humming with physical activity

  • Clear the air and stop smoking for good

  • Eliminate excess weight with a low-fat, low-calorie eating plan that works

  • Manage emotions that may be damaging your health

  • Seek emergency help -- when, where, and how.

    Discover what to do in the event of an emergency, how to be a good medical consumer, what to expect from diagnostic and treatment procedures, and more. Develop the habits of heart-healthy behavior with the book that could save your life.