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Thousands of patients every year are admitted to hospitals because of irregular, fast, or strong heartbeats. For the portion that will eventually be diagnosed with a heart condition, there are important choices to make moving forward. But there is rarely time in a short doctor’s visit to go over all the details. This comprehensive overview fills that information gap by imparting everything there is to know about abnormal heart rhythms through all stages of care.

At the southernmost prefecture of Japan lives a population who treats centenarians as if they are ordinary beings and are not walking miracles. And why shouldn't they when they live in a place where aging past 80 or even a hundred years isn't a miracle but is an inevitability? People all over the world have been trying to find out a way to live as long. Their conclusions? Okinawans have been forced to feed on specific food types for the whole of their lives. Why? Because of how they live: isolated in the fertile Ryukyu Islands.

High blood pressure is among the leading causes of heart attacks, stroke, and other diseases. Since high blood pressure doesn't bear many symptoms, a third of adults don't know if they have it. The only surefire way of determining whether you suffer from high blood pressure or not is to have your blood pressure measured on a regular basis.

If you’re on a low-carb, high-fat diet you probably love the healthy benefits and the amount of energy it gives you. However, finding the right keto-approved recipes or adapting existing ones may be challenging sometimes. You have to calculate macros, avoid certain foods, and always keep an eye on carbs to make sure you remain in ketosis.

At 24 Amy was a typical type-A law student: smart, driven, and highly competitive. With a full course load and a budding romance, it seemed nothing could slow her down...until her heart began to fail. Amy chronicles her harrowing medical journey from the first misdiagnosis to her astonishing recovery, which is made all the more dramatic by the romantic bedside courtship with her future husband and her uncompromising desire to become a mother.

The Mediterranean diet is the century old secret of Mediterranean people's great health and longevity. Following the Mediterranean lifestyle offers a lot of benefits; however, due to our busy lives, finding the time to cook healthy dishes is becoming increasingly challenging. If you want to save time while still eating delicious and healthy dishes, this is the right book for you. You'll learn how to plan and prep healthy meals in advance, how to choose the right storage containers, and how to safely store foods.

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.

In this audiobook, Dr. Taher relates the journey of his transformation—how even as a physician who knew better, he led an unhealthy lifestyle, how he ignored the warnings of his heart disease and other chronic ailments, and how after his bypass surgery he set out to radically change his life to heal his body and his spirit. Training for and competing in his first half-marathon was only the start. In compelling detail, he recounts his running in the Chicago, Boston, and Mumbai Marathons, his pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, and his first triathlon...

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.

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.

An estimated 1.28 billion adults worldwide have hypertension. And about half don't even know they have it. That's because high blood pressure develops with no signs or symptoms...until it has caused serious damage. Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure offers information and tools to help you keep blood pressure from building to dangerous levels. By taking specific steps, you can live well with high blood pressure—and even keep it from ever forming. In this book, Gary Schwartz, M.D., tells you how.

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.

Cardiac Failure Explained is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide on understanding and managing heart failure. Written by a cardiologist who has been treating patients with heart failure for decades, this book provides detailed explanations of the diagnosis, heart anatomy, tests performed, and medications used to treat cardiac failure in an easy-to-understand format. This book takes you through a step-by-step process of how to manage your condition from medication management to lifestyle changes that can prevent symptoms from getting worse.

In You Can Prevent a Stroke, Dr. Joshua Yamamoto and Dr. Kristin Thomas help us understand what we can do, and what we can ask of our doctors, to manage the effects of aging on our circulation so that we do not have a stroke. For years, they have approached patients with the fundamentals learned at The Johns Hopkins Hospital: "Take responsibility for your patient's health, go in-depth, have an unswerving commitment to solving problems, be thorough, thoughtful, and have attention to detail."

Take healthy steps now to control high cholesterol and its risk factors with essential oils. Lowering your cholesterol with essential oils may slow, reduce, or even stop the buildup of dangerous plaque in your arteries causing blockage of blood flow that could result in a heart attack or stroke.

Halfway through her 35-year bout with atrial fibrillation, Rosalie Ungar, at 62, has a heart attack while giving a presentation on heart-healthy foods. Told from the perspective of the patient, In a Heartbeat traverses the ups and downs of living and thriving with an irregular heart rhythm. Determined to question, challenge, and negotiate doctors' orders, Rosalie navigates changes in technology, pharmacology, and physicians' recommendations with a sharp wit and a tenacity for self-education.

High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of disability or death due to stroke, heart attack, heart failure and kidney failure. After improving for a period of several years, the tables seem to have turned again. Now, even with the awareness and risks involved with this silent killer, high blood pressure continues to claim more lives and has become a serious problem. Nutrition and exercise are the keys to healthier living and Dr. Colbert explains how to make them work.

In this audiobook, I share my findings and the meal plans that freed my family from hypertension medication. I strongly believe if you follow this plan just for 31 days, you too will see a significant difference.

High blood pressure is a not a natural state of the body. Nature did not intend for us to have high blood pressure in a resting state or in an unhealthy way. This audiobook is going to discuss everything you need to know to get started on improving your high blood pressure.

A Food Guide to Lowering Blood Triglycerides shows you four simple steps to lower your blood triglycerides. When you make your own meal plan, you can refer back to the examples in this book. In addition, you will get answers to frequently asked questions. For example: Are smoothies healthy? How much oil do you need? What is a good ratio of different fats?