Your Heart - an Owner's Manual: Understanding and Managing Heart Disease

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Written by a patient, a doctor and a cardiologist, Your Heart , this is a comprehensive source of information and advice on all aspects of the heart for anyone who has had, or is likely to have, a heart condition. This includes:* anyone at cardiac risk because of family history* angina sufferers* those diagnosed as having a heart condition* families of those with a heart complaintHeart disease, unlike other diseases, is one we can control and in many cases actually reverse. But it doesn't come easily and does require adjustments to the way we live our lives. This manual has been written for the lay person to help them understand the way in which their heart works, their condition and encourage them to look at lifestyles. Victor Marks, who suffered a heart attack while on holiday in Ireland, had heart surgery and a spell in intensive care is involved in the heart support group in Wellington, New Zealand and a member of the committee of the Wellington branch of The Heart Foundation.Dr Monica Lewis is a general practitioner practicing holistic medicine. She is interested in wellness for the whole person, not just treating symptoms.

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General Fields

• ISBN : 9781877178924
• Publisher : Random House New Zealand Ltd
• Imprint : Tandem Press
• Publication date : June 2004
• Dimensions : 198mm X 128mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

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• Pages : 145
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Victor Marks