Prevent, halt & reverse heart disease : 109 things you can do

Title:

Author:

Piscatella, Joseph C.

ISBN:

9780761160731

Publication Information:

New York : Workman Pub., c2011.

Physical Description:

xlix, 382 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Rev. ed. of: Take a load off your heart.

Contents:

Assess your risk -- Manage daily stress -- Make exercise a habit -- Balance your diet -- Prescriptions, Procedures and programs.

Subject Term:

Coronary heart disease -- Prevention.

Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.

Stress management.

Added Author:

Franklin, Barry A.

Piscatella, Joseph C. Take a load off your heart.

Summary:

Beginning with assessing risk and covering diet, exercise, stress relief, medications and procedures, this book is a complete guide to the lifestyle changes that can make a life-or-death difference. Medically up-to-date and easy to implement, it's a program that will help every reader increase the odds of living longer.

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When your doctor delivers the news--you have heart disease, which afflicts one in three Americans (an estimated 81 million people)--you need exactly the kind of indispensable, plainspoken advice found in Prevent, Halt & Reverse Heart Disease . You need Joe Piscatella. A lay expert who's been lecturing to health professionals and Fortune 500 corporations for three decades, and who is one of the longest-lived survivors of bypass surgery-- 41 years and counting--Piscatella shows how to take charge of one's cardiac health in a bold yet simple, easily understandable way.

Created by Mr. Piscatella and Dr. Barry Franklin, one of the nation's top cardiac rehab specialists, Prevent, Halt & Reverse Heart Disease was originally published in 2003 and is now completely revised and updated with the latest research on managing the #1 killer of American men and women. The book is divided into three sections: Cardiac Markers (10 of the most important risk factors are examined so that you can assess your risk and understand what the doctor is telling you); Life Skills (the 109 practical tips, from #3 increase your HDL level to #22 breathe deeply to #99 know your margarines to #109 floss your teeth); and Cardiac Basics (an explanation of contemporary tests and treatments). Throughout is information updated since the first edition, such as the recommended dose of baby aspirin per day, the importance of sleep, a smarter way to read food tables, the PLAC test, and more.

Author Notes

Joseph C. Piscatella, president of the Institute for Fitness Health, lectures on lifestyle habits and health to Fortune 500 companies, plus many associations and medical organizations.
Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D., is the director of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and professor of physiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

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In this information-packed book, Piscatella (The Road to a Healthy Heart Runs through the Kitchen, 2005) and cardiac rehab specialist Franklin give concrete advice on how to live a heart-healthy life. They've got a big potential audience. Cardiovascular disease affects half the U.S. population. From the first pages, they hook readers with interesting tidbits. For instance, the risk of heart attack is greatest between 6 a.m. and noon, and while the risk of being murdered is 1 in 10,000, the risk of dying of cardiovascular disease is 1 in 3. Coffee (about two cups a day) is OK, since it's loaded with disease-fighting antioxidants. Some of the 109 things to do seem obvious (Keep your weight down and Be smart about snacks), and some require a visit to Wikipedia (Control your Fibrinogen level). Still, the book gives largely understandable explanations of the alphabet soup of heart-disease terms. And Piscatella, who had bypass surgery in 1977, is truly a motivational guide.--Springen, Karen Copyright 2010 Booklist

Before We Start	p. xv
Introduction	p. xli
Step 1 Assess Your Risk	p. 1
10 Critical Cardiac Markers	p. 3
1 Cholesterol and Other Lipids	p. 8
2 Coronary Inflammation	p. 22
3 Blood Clotting	p. 26
4 Weight	p. 29
5 Blood Pressure	p. 36
6 Diabetes	p. 41
7 Metabolic Syndrome	p. 46
8 Aerobic Capacity	p. 48
9 Smoking	p. 54
10 Personality	p. 57
Your Cardiac Marker Profile	p. 73
Time for Action	p. 81
Lower Your Cholesterol Numbers	p. 81
Reduce Your LDL Level	p. 82
Increase Your HDL Level	p. 83
Bring Down Your Triglycerides	p. 84
Manage Your CRP Level	p. 84
Lower Your PLAC Level	p. 85
Control Your Fibrinogen Level	p. 86
Keep Your Weight Down	p. 86
Monitor Your Blood Pressure	p. 89
Deal with Diabetes	p. 90
Be Smart About Metabolic Syndrome	p. 91
Give Up Smoking	p. 92
Cope with Stress	p. 93
Step 2 Manage Daily Stress	p. 95
Making Sense of Stress	p. 97
What Is Stress?	p. 98
The Stress of Life	p. 104
A Changing View	p. 108
How Stress Works Against Your Heart	p. 110
Time for Action	p. 116
Take Time Out to Relax	p. 117
Reserve Judgment	p. 117
Focus on Concerns, Not Worries	p. 118
Expect the Unexpected	p. 118
Keep a Journal	p. 119
Practice Positive Self-Talk	p. 119
Clarify Your Goals and Values	p. 121
Tranquilize with Exercise	p. 122
Breathe Deeply	p. 124
Get Enough Sleep	p. 125
Develop Resiliency	p. 126
Meditate	p. 129
Listen to Your Spiritual Side	p. 130
Visualize Life as You Want It	p. 132
Take Up Tai Chi	p. 132
Practice PMR	p. 133
Release Stress Now!	p. 134
Laugh	p. 134
Practice Yoga	p. 135
Be Assertive	p. 136
Take a Vacation	p. 137
Stretch	p. 138
Volunteer	p. 139
Get a Massage	p. 139
Don't Be a Stranger	p. 140
Be Realistic	p. 140
Get a Pet	p. 141
Control Your Anger and Hostility	p. 142
Turn Off the TV	p. 143
Step 3 Make Exercise a Habit	p. 145
The Exercise Advantage	p. 147
The Benefits of Exercise	p. 148
A Balanced Exercise Program	p. 159
It's Never Too Late	p. 171
Time for Action	p. 173
Don't Wait till Wednesday	p. 173
Take the Mirror Test	p. 175
Just Do It!	p. 175
Get an OK from Your Doctor	p. 176
Start Slow and Steady	p. 176
Have Fun	p. 177
Work Toward a Goal	p. 177
Take Time to Stretch	p. 177
Join a Group	p. 178
Make a Contract	p. 179
Keep an Exercise Journal	p. 179
Don't Be a Fool for Frauds	p. 180
Walk Briskly	p. 181
Take One Step and Then Ten Thousand	p. 183
Run When You Could Have Walked	p. 184
Be a Road Warrior	p. 186
Banish Negativity	p. 187
Drink Up	p. 188
Spring for a Lesson	p. 188
Make Exercise a Family Affair	p. 189
Take a Seat	p. 189
Plan a Fitness Vacation	p. 191
Lift Those Weights!	p. 191
Use Your Groceries	p. 192
Disguise Your Exercise	p. 192
Buy Shoes That Fit	p. 194
Don't Neglect Your Arms	p. 194
Feel the Beat	p. 195
Switch Gears to Boost Metabolism	p. 196
Visit the Mall	p. 196
Mix It Up	p. 197
Make Machines Work for You	p. 197
Step 4 Balance Your Diet	p. 201
Know What You Eat	p. 203
A Dietary Snapshot	p. 204
What Makes a Heart-Healthy Diet?	p. 209
The Truth About	p. 224
Time for Action	p. 236
Give Up Dieting	p. 237
Decide to Lose Fat, Not Pounds	p. 238
Keep a Food Journal	p. 241
Develop a Hydration Plan	p. 243
Make a Daily Fat Budget	p. 244
Now Keep to Your Budget!	p. 247
Get Your Calories Early in the Day	p. 250
Be Cautious About Dietary Cholesterol	p. 251
Rough Up Your Diet	p. 251
Put More Fish in Your Diet	p. 256
Don't Drown Your Fish in Fat	p. 256
Become Label-Literate	p. 257
Go Lean	p. 262
Watch Out for Ground Beef	p. 265
Add Soy to Your Diet	p. 266
Get an Oil Change	p. 267
Be Picky About Poultry	p. 270
Don't Pass the Salt	p. 272
Make Your Mustache Fat-Free	p. 274
Get Your B's	p. 276
Move the Cheese	p. 278
Hide the Sugar Bowl	p. 279
Drink Tea	p. 282
Get Your Antioxidants from Food	p. 284
Know Your Margarines	p. 286
Have a Drink...If You Drink	p. 288
Rewrite Your Favorite Recipes	p. 290
Eat Your Beans	p. 291
Easy on the Mayo	p. 291
Be Smart About Snacks	p. 292
Dress Salads Lightly	p. 296
Figure Out Fast Food	p. 298
Don't Go Menu-Mad	p. 300
Limit Caffeine	p. 302
Brush and Floss Your Teeth	p. 303
Epilogue	p. 305
Prescriptions, Procedures and Programs	p. 307
Drug Therapy	p. 309
Aspirin Therapy	p. 309
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs	p. 312
Hormone Therapy	p. 320
ACE Inhibitors	p. 321
Beta-Blockers	p. 323
Combination Drug Therapy	p. 324
Testing for Coronary Heart Disease	p. 325
Basic Tests	p. 325
Intermediate Tests	p. 327
Advanced Testing	p. 330
Newer Diagnostic/Screening Tests	p. 331
Revascularization Treatments for Coronary Heart Disease	p. 334
Balloon Angioplasty	p. 334
Bypass Surgery	p. 337
Emerging Interventional Techniques	p. 339
Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs	p. 341
Rehabilitation Basics	p. 342
Issues Regarding Rehabilitation Effectiveness and Utilization	p. 343
Appendix: Sources, Credits and Websites	p. 345
Index	p. 364
About the Authors	p. 381

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