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This book offers practical, straightforward advice on coping and dealing with aortic heart valve replacement surgery from someone who survived and has greatly benefited from the procedure. Topics covered include early symptoms, pre-op, operation day, recovery, going home, and dealing with anxiety and depression associated with having the procedure. In an honest, no-nonsense manner, this book provides a realistic scenario of what one can expect if undergoing or considering aortic heart valve replacement surgery—before, during, and after the procedure.

On a cold and cozy December night in 2018, Jim Kaveney thinks he is dying. He is a husband, a father, a business owner, an athlete, and innovator. He is also an Afib patient facing massive cardiac trauma. In this breakout memoir, Jim Kaveney recounts his dance with death and the events of his life leading up to this fateful, health-defining moment and the shifts in business perspective and priorities that followed.

The former FDA Commissioner and New York Times bestselling author explains why Americans suffer in unprecedented numbers from obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other debilitating illnesses, and offers concrete solutions for reducing cardiovascular problems, keeping weight off, and curtailing chronic disease.

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Becoming heart healthy means understanding the risks you face and the ways to prevent those risks from becoming a reality. New medical science and technology have made assessing risk easier than ever, but creating a healthy strategy that’s right for you can seem daunting. Dr. Simeon Margolis (MD, Johns Hopkins) helps you do just that in this insightful set of talks.

At age 62, TV producer, writer, and brother of show business icon Billy Crystal, experiences chest pain while playing golf and learns he needs an aortal valve replacement. Without the highly innovative and challenging surgery, he would die. Facing his own mortality, Richard successfully undergoes the surgery. During his days and nights of recovery in the hospital, he revisits his past and a flood of memories rush in, allowing him to rediscover the dramatic events that shaped his life. He uses his life-affirming memories to accelerate the healing process.

Nine million Americans are touched by aneurysms during their lifetimes. This is one story of love. Brainstorm is the candid and powerful memoir of the author's harrowing experience of an aneurysm and his road to recovery. It is a journey of love and devotion and a clash of medical beliefs and countercultures.

Follow this step-by-step program to optimize your cardiovascular health, boost your energy, slim your waistline, and heat up your sex life - all while enjoying sixty delicious recipes!​ Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans today. But, the good news is that everyone - regardless of size, genetics, gender, or age - can treat arterial plaque and prevent heart attacks and strokes with this audiobook. The keys to the program are shrinking arterial plaque, improving circulation, and strengthening your heartbeat.

AudioLearn Presents What Doctors Know About Heart Disease. Developed by a team of medical doctors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this guide is a great way to learn about everything today’s doctors know about heart disease. The information presented is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections. There is a summary after each section to review the most important points.

This fully revised and updated edition of The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up includes the latest science on the surprising connections between your gut and your heart as well as tons of new information on reducing cardiovascular risk factors like obesity, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and chronic inflammation through diet and exercise, it will help you get healthy - and stay healthy - for life.

Intermittent fasting has recently become quite popular due to its many weight loss and health benefits. This technique is based on restricting food and drinks during a specified period as a way to burn more fat and encourage both rapid weight loss and targeted fat loss. Research shows that when done right, intermittent fasting can also help reduce cardiovascular risk, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance, lower blood pressure, and improve neurological functioning. In this audiobook, you'll learn everything you need to know to start intermittent fasting and enjoy all its benefits.

In 2006, more than 600,000 Americans - 26 percent of all deaths in the US that year - died of heart disease, making it our nation's number one killer. Now, Mayo Clinic provides a comprehensive, step-by-step plan to reduce the risks and life-changing effects of heart disease. In Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!, the Mayo Clinic provides up-to-date, clinically proven information that addresses the key causes of heart disease and provides clear, actionable advice in an easy-to-follow format.

Der Herzspezialist Umes Arunagirinathan widmet sich in diesem Hörbuch unserem wichtigsten Organ. Auf didaktisch exzellente, zugängliche und persönliche Weise präsentiert er sein Fachwissen und zeigt, was wir tun können, damit unser Herz ein Leben lang im Takt bleibt. 3 Milliarden Schläge, 200 Millionen Liter Blut – so lautet die Bilanz eines Herzens, das 75 Jahre geschlagen hat. Von der vierten embryonalen Woche an ist es aktiv, ein Menschenleben lang. Allein diese wenigen Zahlen zeigen, in welchen Dimensionen wir uns bewegen, wenn wir über das Herz sprechen.

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a prevalent health concern globally. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension affects approximately 1.13 billion people worldwide. It is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure. Understanding high blood pressure helps individuals recognize its significance and take appropriate measures to prevent or manage it.

With his heart, and his world, on the brink of stopping, John Sperzel’s prognosis was grim: He had a rare condition diagnosed fewer than 300 times in medical history - typically during autopsies. Sperzel needed a heart transplant. Yesterday. Courage, part captivating memoir, part inspirational call to action, begins with Sperzel’s gripping account of his extraordinary battle through multiple surgeries and being placed on life support, his agonizing wait for a donor heart, and the “kiss of death” that almost ended it all.

Do you think being on a diet means eating only dry chicken and tasteless salads? Well think again, because the keto diet is completely different. This isn’t another dieting program that makes big promises but never delivers. We’re used to thinking that carbs will give you energy while fats will make you gain weight. However not all fats are equal. This book will teach you everything you need to know to start losing weight fast and eating healthier with the Keto Diet, without being too tricky or complicated.

Planning and preparing your meals in advance will help you stay on the ketogenic diet while saving time during the week. And you can still enjoy eating delicious and healthy dishes. If you’re trying to lose weight or get the health benefits of the ketogenic diet, this is the right book for you.

As health professional with 20 years of experience, I have worked through SARS-1 outbreak in 2002 and SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in 2020. This book is the result of my personal research into COVID-19 in order to make an informed decision for myself and my family. My goal is to share my research with you so that you can make an informed decision for yourself.

Andy Beal suffered a massive stroke and heart attack at the age of 44. The entire right side of his body was paralyzed. He had trouble thinking, talking, and answering the simplest of questions. Just two days later, Beal walked out of the hospital in what doctors call a "remarkable recovery". That remarkable recovery was in part due to the heart health improvements Andy Beal made just eight months earlier.

If you've recently discovered that you need to adopt a low sodium diet for the sake of your health, you probably think that means you're in for a future filled with bland, tasteless meals. Think again. This book is filled to the brim with delicious recipes that will make you wonder why you hadn't switched to low sodium sooner! Each recipe utilizes very few ingredients, doesn't require special kitchen tools, and is easy to prepare.