The Healthy Heart for Dummies

by Rippe, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780764551994
• ISBN10: 076455199X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

The Healthy Heart For Dummies explores that most vital organ -- the heart -- and explains why you need to care for it. This book also helps you design a personal lifestyle based on proper nutrition, physical activity, weight management, and mind/body connections to both prevent and control heart disease. It includes a section describing the latest tests and procedures used in evaluating heart health and problems, which help you make decisions on treatment options. As an added bonus, the author, James M. Rippe, M.D., has conferred with the world's top chefs to offer you 35 great tasting and heart-healthy recipes.

Author Biography

James M. Rippe, M.D., is an associate professor of cardiology at Tufts University Medical School and the director of both the Rippe Health Assessment at Celebration health and the Center for Lifestyle Research. He is also the author of several award-winning fitness books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Part 1: The Heart and Heart Health	5	(34)
Heart Health and You	7	(8)
Anatomy and Destiny: The Heart and Cardiovascular System	15	(12)
Life's Risky Business: Minimizing Your Risk of Coronary Heart Disease	27	(12)
Part II: The Healthy Heart Lifestyle Plan	39	(70)
Nutrition for a Healthy Heart	41	(14)
Personal Nutrition: Designing Your Own Menu	55	(12)
Exercise and the Heart: Keep It Pumping	67	(12)
Planning Your Personal Heart Healthy Exercise Program	79	(18)
Heart and Soul: Mind/Body Connections, Stress Reduction, and Cardiac Health	97	(12)
Part III: Preventing Heart Disease: The Big Four	109	(58)
Combating High Blood Pressure to Reduce Your Cardiac Risk	111	(16)
Controlling Cholesterol	127	(14)
Stamp Out Smoking!	141	(10)
Overcoming Obesity: Healthy Weight Loss	151	(16)
Part IV: Understanding and Controlling Heart Disease	167	(122)
Tests and Procedures: When Each Is Used and What They Tell Us	169	(16)
Coronary Artery Disease, Angina, and Unstable Angina	185	(14)
Heart Attack!	199	(12)
Cardiac Rehabilitation	211	(12)
I Got Rhythm: The Heart's Electrical System	223	(12)
Heart Failure	235	(10)
Other Cardiac Conditions	245	(16)
Reversing Heart Disease: Hope or Hype?	261	(8)
Alternative Therapies: Are They for You?	269	(10)
Working with Your Doctor: The Rules of Engagement	279	(10)
Part V: The Part of Tens	289	(20)
Ten Myths about Heart Disease	291	(6)
Ten Great Heart-Healthy Foods	297	(4)
Ten Cardiac Signs and Symptoms: Which Are Worrisome and Which Are Not	301	(4)
Ten Secrets of Long-Term Success	305	(4)
Appendix: Heart-Healthy Cookbook: Great Heart-Healthy Recipes by America's Leading Chefs	309	(50)
Index	359