Cardiovascular disease claims the life of 1 of every 2 men and 1 of every 2.4 women in the U.S.! Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. after age 25. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels constitute the largest percentage of health care problems in the civilized world today. You have an opportunity to change your destiny!
Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It is a "why, how to, and why not" resource book on your heart. Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It gives the average person with little or no medical education a primer on preventive maintenance of the heart and blood vessel systems. Using the medical terms your doctor will use, this book offers you information on how to maintain good health, what to watch out for, screening tests available, effective medications and devices, and how to gently demand standards of care from your health care professionals. It also includes information on trans fats, women and heart disease, good and bad cholesterol, Viagra, the Mediterranean Diet, athletes and heart disease, and heart health while traveling. My primary goal is to give you—whether you're over 60, a baby boomer, or Gen X—the information you need to help prevent heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, disability, or premature death. You and those you love don't need to die before your time. If and when a disease of the heart and blood vessels strikes you or someone you love, you will have a resource book to help you better understand the condition and what your doctor tells you or tells the person you care about. We have often received excellent and skilled care in the hospital or doctor's office only to exit that unique environment with no clue about what to watch out for after leaving and when to call for help. This book provides that information. Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It is a resource book that was written to empower YOU, the owner of an elaborate heart and blood vessel system, to enter into partnership with the health care community to help maintain your healthy heart.
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