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Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease : The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery
by Dean Ornish
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Ivy Books
Mass Market Paperback - 638 pages
Reprint edition (February 1996)

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Based upon conclusions from his own research study--namely that heart disease can often be halted or even reversed simply through appropriate changes in lifestyle--Ornish presents a simple but comprehensive program involving diet (recipes included), meditation, visualization, stress management, and... Read more

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Healing from the Heart : A Leading Surgeon Combines Eastern and Western Traditions to Create the Medicine of the Future
by Mehmet Oz M.D., et al
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Plume
Paperback - 224 pages
(October 1999)

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Mehmet Oz is a Renaissance man of cardiac care, combining yoga, aromatherapy, hypnosis, energy healing, music therapy, acupuncture, and visual imagery into his surgery practice at the Complementary Care Unit of New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He's adamant that the relationship... Read more

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The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure : The Ultimate Program for Preventing Heart Disease
by Robert E. Kowalski, Jack Sternlieb
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HarperCollins
Hardcover - 283 pages
(December 24, 2001)

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Since this book first appeared in 1987, scientists have learned much more about cholesterol and its components, associated risk factors, supplements such as B vitamins and niacin, exercise, diet, and stress reduction, and longtime medical journalist Kowalski covers the evolving scientific

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Reversing Hypertension : A Vital New Program to Prevent, Treat, and Reduce High Blood Pressure
by Julian, M.D. Whitaker
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Warner Books
Paperback - 304 pages
(February 2001)

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Book Description
It strikes one in four Americans without warning. It's the single major underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes. Left untreated, it gradually destroys the heart, blood vessels, and kidneys. To make matters worse, doctors often overmedicate patients with expensive and sometimes dangerous drugs.... Read more

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Women Are Not Small Men : Life-Saving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease in Women
by Nieca Goldberg
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Ballantine Books (Trd)
Hardcover - 384 pages
1st edition (February 12, 2002)

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"Heart disease is a woman's greatest health threat," writes cardiologist Nieca Goldberg, M.D. Until recently, heart research was done on men, and women were considered "small men." But women are quite different from men in physiology and patterns, and require a targeted approach. Goldberg's mission... Read more

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Stress Diet and Your Heart
by Dean M. D. Ornish
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New American Library
Mass Market Paperback
Reissue edition (June 1991)

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Matthew J. Bayan, January 20, 2001
Low-Fat Diets Are Dangerous For 25% Of The Population
Right after a massive heart attack, my cardiologist put me on the Ornish Program. Yes, my total cholesterol dropped, but so did my HDL (good cholesterol). My LDL (bad cholesterol) increased. Most alarmingly, in less than a month, my triglycerides more than doubled! My cardiologist had no explanation... Read more


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Success With Heart Failure : Help and Hope for Those With Congestive Heart Failure
by Marc A., Md. Silver
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Perseus Pr
Paperback - 272 pages
(October 1998)

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Ingram
Now available in a new and updated paperback edition, this book is a great guide for one of America's major health problems, and helps even more of five million Americans who suffer from it.

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Heal Your Heart : How You Can Prevent or Reverse Heart Disease
by K. Lance, Md. Gould
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Rutgers University Press
Paperback - 272 pages
(September 2000)

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Gould writes well for both lay readers and his peers but does not see himself as a not-to-be-questioned authority, for "medicine is not the same as business," he says; "it is a mutual effort to improve life and survival." After several decades of practice, close familiarity with the medical... Read more

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Mayo Clinic on High Blood Pressure
by Sheldon, MD Shep (Editor), Sheldon G. Sheps
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Kensington Publishing Corp.
Paperback - 180 pages
1st edition (March 15, 1999)

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Ingram
The Mayo Clinic promotes lifestyle changes to reduce high blood pressure, helping readers make those changes by providing answers to questions on diet, exercise, and medication.

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The Bible Cure for High Blood Pressure
by Don Colbert
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Siloam Press
Paperback - 96 pages
(March 22, 2001)

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Book Description
High blood pressure-more than 50 million people in the U.S. have it and up to one-third of them do not even know! This book shares the insights of Dr. Colbert, as well as information from top medical researchers around the world. High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of disability or... Read more

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The Dash Diet for Hypertension : Lower Your Blood Pressure in 14 Days--Without Drugs
by Thomas J. Moore M.D. (Editor), et al
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Simon & Schuster
Hardcover - 288 pages
(October 9, 2001)

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The DASH Diet for Hypertension, recommended by the American Heart Association, has been shown in studies to lower blood pressure in two weeks without the use of drugs. The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy; includes moderate amounts... Read more

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100 Questions and Answers About Hypertension
by William M., Md Manger, Ray W., Jr Gifford
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Blackwell Science Inc
Paperback - 180 pages
1st edition (January 15, 2001)

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-Norman M. Kaplan, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Texas
"This book is a storehouse of information that will be useful to all who have (or live with people who have) high blood pressure. “

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Bypassing Bypass Surgery : Chelation Therapy: A Non-Surgical Treatment for Reversing Arteriosclersis, Improving Blocked Circulation, and Slowing the a
by Elmer M. Cranton (Editor)
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Hampton Roads Pub Co
Paperback - 377 pages
(October 2001)

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Book Description
The results of a Duke University study recently published in the "New England Journal of Medicine" indicate that of the nearly 400,000 people in the U.S. each year who undergo a bypass operation using a heart-lung machine, an estimated forty percent risk a substantial decrease in mental ability... Read more

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The Mediterranean Heart Diet: How It Works and How to Reap the Health Benefits, with Recipes to Get You Started
by Helen V. Fisher, et al
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Fisher Books
Paperback - 240 pages
(June 19, 2001)

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From Publishers Weekly
Mediterranean food is delicious, easy, relatively inexpensive and surprise! healthy. For 50 years, doctors have observed that Mediterranean people are much less likely than those in more industrialized countries to suffer heart disease or strokes. The Mediterranean Heart Diet: Why It Works, with... Read more

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Everyday Cooking With Dr Dean Ornish : Includes 10 Heart-Healthy Courmet Recipes on 5 Laminated Cards
by Dean, Dr Ornish
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Harper Audio
Audio Cassette
(February 1996)

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Do youthink you have to choose between good food and good health? Between foodsthat might help you live longer -- or just make it seem longer? Betweenfast, high-fat foods and time-consuming, low-fat meals?

Now you don't. In Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Ornishteaches you that you don't... Read more

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Johns Hopkins Complete Guide to Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
by Peter O. Kwiterovich
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Prima Publishing
Paperback - 395 pages
(July 1998)

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Dr. Kwiterovich has seen things that are painful to even read about, things like young adults with orange protrusions the size of baseballs growing on their elbows because of super-high cholesterol levels. But from such experiences at the extremes, he has come to understand heart disease as few... Read more

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Confronting Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
by Lyn Frederickson
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Warner Books
Paperback - 182 pages
Reprint edition (August 1992)

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A reader, August 17, 1999
Thoroughly recommended.
This book has been a real life saver for me. I have struggled with MVPS for many years. None of the medical experts in the UK mentioned that there was a syndrome associated with MVP which had all of the associated symptoms I was experiencing. This book has changed my quality of life, I cannot thank... Read more


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Syndrome X, the Silent Killer : The New Heart Disease Risk
by Gerald M. Reaven, et al
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Fireside
Paperback - 288 pages
(August 2001)

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Book Description

Is Your So-Called Good Diet Slowly Killing You?

If you have Syndrome X -- and 60 to 75 million Americans do -- the widely recommended low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet may be the surest route to a heart attack. Now, Gerald Reaven, M.D., the pioneering Stanford University doctor who discovered... Read more


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The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart : A Life-Saving Approach to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease
by Mary McDougall, John A., M.D. McDougall
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Plume
Paperback - 448 pages
(March 1998)

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Book Description
This breakthrough book offers readers sound advice thousands of people have learned at the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in the Napa Valley of California. Combining step-by-step diet, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations, it is designed to bring about dramatic health improvements in... Read more

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The Cleveland Clinic Heart Book : The Definitive Guide for the Entire Family from the Nation's Leading Heart Center
by Eric J. Topol (Editor), Michael D. Eisner
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Hyperion
Hardcover - 365 pages
(March 2000)

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"People with nearly every form of heart disease today have options--viable and excellent options to return them to a more functional lifestyle, if not a full recovery," writes Eric J. Topol, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic. For five years, the Cleveland Clinic... Read more

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The Heart Disease Breakthrough: The 10-Step Program That Can Save Your Life
by Thomas Yannios M.D., Thomas A. Yannios
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John Wiley & Sons
Paperback - 243 pages
1 edition (December 10, 1999)

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From Kirkus Reviews
For those seriously concerned with preventing heart disease, this is your guide: detailed, current, strongly worded guidelines. Yannios, associate director of critical care and nutritional support at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., isn't interested in cushioning the facts or the remedies in a... Read more

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Every Heart Attack is Preventable
by Michael, MD Mogadam
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Lifeline Pr
Hardcover - 256 pages
(August 31, 2001)

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A reader, October 15, 2001
informative but confusing--overkill
So far I think this book has alot of good info but not put together very well. If most people are like me, they want the info but also want an easy place to start at. The tables in the book are not enough to go by and the reading is overwhelming and confusing. If you love biology and are the type to... Read more


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Heart Sense for a Woman : Your Plan for Natural Prevention and Treatment
by Stephen T., Md. Sinatra, et al
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Plume
Paperback - 436 pages
Reissue edition (August 28, 2001)

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Book Description
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Stephen Sinatra reveals why heart disease is the #1 killer of women in America today. Heart Sense for Women shatters the myths that keep this a hidden epidemic and outlines a prescriptive plan for natural prevention and treatment. In this valuable resource,... Read more

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The High Blood Pressure Solution: A Scientifically Proven Program for Preventing Strokes and Heart Disease
by Richard D. Moore M.D. Ph.D., Richard D. Moore
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Inner Traditions Intl Ltd
Paperback - 400 pages
2nd Rev edition (June 15, 2001)

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From Book News, Inc.
The first edition, 1993, was published with subtitle: Natural Prevention and Cure With the K Factor.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

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Mayo Clinic Heart Book
by Bernard J., Md. Gersh (Editor), Michael B. Wood
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William Morrow & Co
Hardcover - 406 pages
2nd edition (January 15, 2000)

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Heart ailments kill more men and women in our country than any other disease--and every tissue in our body depends on the heart for survival. That makes this updated classic from one of the world's foremost medical centers a must-have reference guide for those who've already been diagnosed with... Read more

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