Heart Health: Answers At Your Fingertips

Heart Health: Answers At Your Fingertips
by Dr Graham Jackson / / / PDF


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Heart disease can brutally interrupt our happiness and enjoyment of life coronary heart disease remains the single most common cause of premature death in the UK. In Heart Health, expert cardiologist Dr Graham Jackson takes the reader on a voyage of discovery and explanation in his clearly written and good-humoured text, which explains what heart disease is all about. This book includes advice on healthy living, giving up smoking, HRT, sex & relationships and much more. This book is all about you and your heart: how to keep your heart healthy, or - if it has been affected by heart disease in some way - how to make it as strong as possible. Introduction -How to use this book -Questions for your doctor or practice nurse 1. How your heart works Anatomy of the heart How your heart works What can go wrong with my heart? 2. Coronary artery disease Risks of smoking Risks of high blood pressure Risks of high cholesterol levels Other risk factors for coronary heart disease Women and coronary heart disease 3. Angina Symptoms Tests Treatment Other treatments for angina 4. Heart attacks Symptoms Heart attack - the event Recovery period Emotional problems after a heart attack Treatment Helping yourself 5. Heart Failure Causes Symptoms Tests Treatment 6. Palpitations Types of palpitations Self-help Tests Treatment Atrial fibrillation Other abnormal heartbeats Blackouts 7. Valve disease Causes Symptoms Tests Treatment Infection 8. Sex and the heart Questions you may find difficult to ask your doctor 9. Diet Food types and eating healthily Losing weight 10. Exercise Why bother? How much? Safety Choosing your exercise Glossary Appendix 1: Practising what I preach Appendix 2: Useful addresses and websites Appendix 3: Useful publications Appendix 4: Guideline desirable weight in adults The joy of this book is that it is not a medical textbook but a book giving information about the practical problems of heart disease and its prevention or treatment. It is easy reading, dip in and out, with a format of questions and answers - questions we all want to ask followed by well thought out answers. Highly recommendedThe completely up-to-date fourth edition of this popular question & answer book answers 420 real patient questions about the heart. It tells you how to keep your heart healthy, and how to strengthen it if has already been affected by heart disease. This title answers over 420 real questions on all aspects of heart health - from coronary heart disease to angina, from palpitations to vascular disease. It explains what causes heart disease and tells you how to prevent problems or how to deal with them if they arise. It tells you everything you need to know about healthy eating and taking exercise - and the dangers of miracle diets and unproven treatments. It provides an easy-to-follow plan to adapt your lifestyle for a full and active life. It tackles the questions you may feel uneasy asking your doctor.

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