The American Heart Association's up-to-the minute manual will show readers how to evaluate personal risk factors, recognize signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, fuel up on heart-healthy nutrition, eliminate excess weight with a low-fat, low-calorie diet that works, and more.

Heart disease poses the greatest health threat that women in the United States face: One in every three women will die from it each year. But that doesn't have to be the case. Heart disease is not an inevitable part of growing older. In fact, if you reach the age of 50 without developing the major risk factors for heart disease, you can live your entire life without it, and your chances of dying from it decrease from 50 percent to a strikingly low 8 percent. The key to preventing heart disease is embracing a heart-healthy lifestyle—and the sooner, the better. In this groundbreaking book, the American Heart Association shows you how even the smallest changes can make a big difference over time to protect the health of your heart. The Complete Guide to Women's Heart Health explains how gradual and sustainable shifts in your routine, such as using just a little more than one percent of your time each week to exercise or losing just 10 percent of your body weight, can have a far-reaching impact on your health. With specific pointers on diet, exercise, and health care, this book shows you how to get past the common obstacles as well as how to make taking care of your heart easy and attainable for the busy life you lead, at every age. In chapters targeted for every decade of a woman's life from her 20s to her 70s and beyond, the American Heart Association gives women age-appropriate advice on healthy lifestyle choices and heart-health care. Additional information addressing issues of special interest to women and how those issues affect the heart include: · Smoking· Pregnancy· Menopause and hormone therapy· Aging· Diabetes and other health conditions With the latest guidelines on prevention, suggestions on how to work with your healthcare providers to maintain and improve your vitality, details on screening technologies, and facts about common diagnoses and treatment options, this book is the ultimate resource to help you—and all the women in your life—fight heart disease. From the Hardcover edition.

The American Heart Association, the country's preeminent institution for information about cardiovascular health, has produced the definitive book on caring for the heart. This interactive, prevention-oriented "owner's manual" for the heart provides personalized care and maintenance programs, all backed by the expertise of the AHA, that reflect the way people really live today. The American Heart Association's Your Heart An Owner's Manual will help you develop a personalized life plan that integrates nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle factors into one comprehensive program for enhanced heart health. It will help you set realistic goals, make informed eating choices, and determine what risk factors are endangering your life and what you can do to reduce them.

Whether you're a couch potato, diet dropout, or heavy smoker, it's hard to change old habits. But with this step-by-step guide, you can do it! You'll learn how to set realistic goals and follow through on them, plus stick to your new healthful habits. Stories of how other real people overcame the same hurdles will motivate you. * Find physical activities that are fun for you. Reward yourself in healthful ways for your fitness achievements. * Create a personalized eating plan that you can really live with *Learn how to identify your most common smoking triggers. Discover ways to beat those urges and kick the habit for good. * Find out how to get reliable information and become proactive about your health. This friendly little book is filled with tips and can help you change for the better. You'll take charge of your health and celebrate again and again. To your Health!

More Than 3 Million American Medical Association Books Sold. American's most trusted medical authority shows you how to prevent and treat heart disease. When you or someone you love is diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, it's important to know the facts, which can help save a life. In the American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease, you will learn everything you need to know about heart disease to ensure a long, full, and active life. Authoritative and up to date, the American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease explains the most common forms of heart and blood vessel disease and lays out practical strategies to get you on the road to better health. The book also provides up-to-date information on women and their unique heart disease risks and symptoms as well as information on hart6-healthy eating, including the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's DASH diet. Even if heart disease runs in your family, you can still lower your risk of developing it by following the simple guidelines found in this comprehensive resource. For every 3 pounds you lose, there is a corresponding drop of about 2mm Hg in your diastolic pressure, and by bringing down your blood pressure to healthy levels, your risk of stroke can be reduced by 35 to 50 percent. If you have already had a heart attack or a stroke, this book offers vital practical information on preventing another one. Highlighting prevention, lifestyle changes, testing, and treatments, the American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease provides you and your loved ones with the essential tools you need to reclaim a healthier life.

Dedicated to healthy eating, the American Heart Association has always provided readers with delicious ways to reduce their sodium intake– without sacrificing taste. Now it offers a completely revised and updated edition of the must-have cookbook for anyone trying to decrease the salt in his or her diet. Encompassing everything from appetizers and soups to entrees and desserts, this is a wonderful collection of more two hundred may start with Hot and Smoky Chipolte-Garlic Dip, move on to Grilled Pork Medallions with Apple Cider Sauce or maybe the Cajun Snapper, and finish with a decadent-tasting Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake. Each of the mouth-watering dishes, including fifty brand-new ones, includes a nutrient analysis. The book also provides the latest dietary information and tips on substituting ingredients, avoiding hidden sodium, and dining out while sticking to your low-sodium plan. It shows you how to accomplish your goals–and proves how stylish and flavorful eating heart-healthy can be!