52 Foods and Supplements for a Healthy Heart A Guide to All of the Nutrition You Need, from A-to-Z

by Mitchell, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9780312373153
• ISBN10: 0312373155
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-02
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Summary

Heart disease is one of today's most commonand preventablehealth conditions. Learn how to reduce your risk, strengthen your heart, and even reverse the disease process with:52 foods and supplements for a healthy heart The most comprehensive, up-to-date information on how to promote a healthy heartnaturally and nutritiously A-to-Z listings of the most essential heart-smart foods, vitamins, and supplements Simple, nutritional ways to reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attack, and reverse the process of heart disease How to incorporate healthier foods and supplements into your daily diet Delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that your whole family will love Which supplements to take to replace nutrients that are lost when taking statins The latest medical studies supporting the importance of certain foods and supplements for a strong, healthy heart

Author Biography

Deborah Mitchell is a widely published health journalist. She is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books on health topics, including three books for St. Martin’s Press’s Healthy Home Library (25 Medical Tests Your Doctor Should Tell You About, A Woman’s Guide to Vitamins, Herbs, and Supplements; The Complete Book of Nutritional Healing; and The Concise Encyclopedia of Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health) as well as The Wonder of Probiotics (coauthored with John R.Taylor, N.D.), Foods That Combat Aging, Your Ideal Supplement Plan in Three Easy Steps, and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Back Pain (coauthored with Debra Weiner, M.D.).

Table of Contents

What foods should I eat to reduce the risk of heart disease?

Which supplements are the safest and most effective?

How do I introduce heart-healthy foods into my family’s lifestyle?

Which foods and supplements might lower my cholesterol and reduce my need for statins?

Can natural supplements actually lower my blood pressure?

Heart disease is one of today’s most common—and preventable—health conditions. Learn how to reduce your risk, strengthen your heart, and even reverse the disease process with:

52 foods and supplements for a healthy heart

• The most comprehensive, up-to-date information on how to promote a healthy heart—naturally and nutritiously

• A-to-Z listings of the most essential heart-smart foods, vitamins, and supplements

• Simple, nutritional ways to reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attack, and reverse the process of heart disease

• How to incorporate healthier foods and supplements into your daily diet

• Delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that your whole family will love

•  Which supplements to take to replace nutrients that are lost when taking statins

• The latest medical studies supporting the importance of certain foods and supplements for a strong, healthy heart