Your Heart Treat It Like You Love It

Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It:
Your Resource Book for a Healthy Heart
by Gerry Maddoux, M.D.
(Paperback, 468 pages, $30.00)

From the back cover:
Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It
Your Resource Book for Care of Your heart and Blood Vessels
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Written by an eminent cardiologist, Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It is your guide to a healthy heart. It's a resource book that can be used over and over again as the need arises.
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You'll have the information necessary to be proactive in heart disease prevention and treatment, and you'll have the medical terms and condition descriptions needed for you to partner with your doctor in your care.
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Heart Disease is the #1 killer of men and women in the U.S. today.
You don't have to be one of the statistics.
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John Ritter died suddenly of an aortic dissection at age 54, Jim Fixx was running more than 60 miles a week when he died at age 52, all three coronary arteries were blocked. Brian Maxwell, marathon runner and founder of the Power Bar, died at age 51 of a heart attack.

In Your Heart, Treat It Like You Love It, you'll find:
* Information you need to PREVENT heart problems before they start.
* The FIRST STEP to determining your heart health, an inexpensive screening test for which you don't need a doctor's order.
* If you suspect a heart problem, you'll have almost every heart and blood vessel condition currently known so that you can research your symptoms to help define the cause.
* You can alter the course of your heart disease.
* Ways to help you and your loved one understand the process if he or she has developed a heart problem.
* Tools you need to PROACTIVELY participate in your health care and work with your doctor to come up with a solution that works best for YOU.

A few of the topics covered:
Preventative Maintenance
Baby Boomers and Upcoming Health Issues
Understanding Your Heart Condition
Women and Heart Disease
Heart Disease and Death in Athletes
How to Handle Cardiac Emergencies at Home
Viagra and Your Heart
Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Swollen Ankles
The Mediterranean Diet and Good Heart Health
Good and Bad Cholesterol