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Chronic Microvascular Ischemic Disease (CMVID) is a condition that affects the small blood vessels in the brain, leading to a range of neurological problems. This disease primarily impacts older adults and is often associated with common vascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent emergence of long COVID has added another layer of complexity to the understanding and management of CMVID.

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.

You just got a diagnosis. Maybe you Googled it. Now you feel worse. The medical articles are written for doctors. The forums are full of worst-case stories. And your doctor had about eleven minutes to explain something that's going to affect the rest of your life. There's a better way to get up to speed. Understanding Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) breaks down everything you need to know about AFib—in plain English, without the panic.

You just got a diagnosis. Maybe you Googled it. Now you feel worse. The medical articles are written for doctors. The forums are full of worst-case stories. And your doctor had about eleven minutes to explain something that's going to affect the rest of your life. There's a better way to get up to speed. Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) breaks down everything you need to know about DVT—in plain English, without the panic.

You just got a diagnosis. Maybe you Googled it. Now you feel worse. The medical articles are written for doctors. The forums are full of worst-case stories. And your doctor had about eleven minutes to explain something that's going to affect the rest of your life. There's a better way to get up to speed. Understanding White Coat Hypertension breaks down everything you need to know about white coat hypertension—in plain English, without the panic.

Stop guessing. Start understanding. Your personal guide to decoding kidney lab results. Do you feel overwhelmed by the numbers on your lab report? You are not alone. For many patients with kidney disease, blood tests are a frequent source of anxiety and confusion. Terms like "eGFR," "Creatinine," and "Phosphorus" can feel like a foreign language. In Blood Tests Made Simple for Kidney Disease, Board-Certified Nephrologist Dr. Ahad Lodhi translates complex medical data into plain, practical English.

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." 

Within the chapters of this book, I address the types of heart conditions or cardiac effects that thyroid diseases can have on those who experience them. I also discuss the treatments in general, that are administered to correct or to help control these potentially serious problems. It is my sincere hope that this resource helps to provide a worthy general educational resource for its listeners.

Mitral Valve Prolapse is a heart murmur found commonly in the general public and can cause heart palpitations, orthostatic hypotension (dizziness upon standing), other symptoms of an imbalanced nervous system and anxiety/panic symptoms. Medical Research studies have found it to be even more common in thyroid disease patients, especially those with autoimmune types of thyroid disorders. It is also believed to be about five times more common in females than in males.

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.

At the relatively young age of 49, I was told I had a rather dangerous situation with my heart that needed fixing sooner than later. I had both an aortic aneurysm and a damaged aortic valve. It was a ticking time bomb in my chest and only a matter of time. My only viable option was to undergo the most invasive and riskiest of procedures – open-heart surgery.

AudioLearn Presents What Doctors Know About Heart Disease. Developed by a team of medical doctors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this guide is a great way to learn about everything today’s doctors know about heart disease. The information presented is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections. There is a summary after each section to review the most important points.

Heart disease remains the number one killer of women, outpacing breast cancer, diabetes, and stroke, with one in four women receiving a diagnosis in her lifetime. And the problem is only getting worse. Dr. Mark Menolascino has been on the front lines of cardiac research for most of his life...

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.

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?

You want to be healthy. God wants you to be healthy. Now this highly anticipated revised and expanded edition from the Bible Cure series is available to help you get healthy—body, mind, and spirit. The New Bible Cure for Heart Disease contains information that you may have never been told, including the hidden cause of heart disease (no, it’s NOT cholesterol!), and Dr. Colbert’s top risk factors for heart disease—and how to beat them with nutrition.

¿Está cansado de vivir con presión arterial alta y sentir que se ha apoderado de su vida? Es hora de tomar el control y solucionar el problema de una vez por todas. Vivir con presión arterial alta es una experiencia abrumadora. Da la sensación de estar siempre caminando por la cuerda floja, preocupándose constantemente por los riesgos de complicaciones y luchando por encontrar los medicamentos adecuados y los cambios en el estilo de vida que funcionen para usted.

The New York Times bestselling guide to the lifesaving diet that can both prevent and help reverse the effects of heart disease Based on the groundbreaking results of his twenty-year nutritional study, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn illustrates that a plant-based...

Are you navigating the emotional and medical challenges of congenital heart disease in your family? You’re not alone—and this book is here to guide you.

80% of ALL chronic diseases can be prevented, treated, and possibly reversed with lifestyle change alone. Your Life Your Choice delivers simple and effective techniques that can radically transform anyone’s life by preventing, treating, and reversing diseases, including 8 of the top 10 causes of death plaguing the world today.