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Sleep apnea - the most severe type of sleep-disordered breathing - is a major cause of a multitude of health issues and diseases, stemming from a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream. Fortunately, this problem may be easily solved with help from…your dentist? That’s right. In Stop the Snore! Dental Solutions for Healthy Sleep, Dr. Gene Sambataro, DDS - a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine - delves into the world of dentistry and oral health care that can lessen or prevent sleep apnea.

Becoming heart healthy means understanding the risks you face and the ways to prevent those risks from becoming a reality. New medical science and technology have made assessing risk easier than ever, but creating a healthy strategy that’s right for you can seem daunting. Dr. Simeon Margolis (MD, Johns Hopkins) helps you do just that in this insightful set of talks.

Shattered, How Everything Comes Together When It All Falls Apart chronicles the transformational journey of one mother, psychologist, and researcher who found the courage to truly live while grappling with the diagnosis of her child with a life-limiting congenital heart defect. Written as a memoir (with the backing of a lot of solid research), this book offers an intimate journey of a parent facing the unthinkable - the possibility of outliving their child.

At age 62, TV producer, writer, and brother of show business icon Billy Crystal, experiences chest pain while playing golf and learns he needs an aortal valve replacement. Without the highly innovative and challenging surgery, he would die. Facing his own mortality, Richard successfully undergoes the surgery. During his days and nights of recovery in the hospital, he revisits his past and a flood of memories rush in, allowing him to rediscover the dramatic events that shaped his life. He uses his life-affirming memories to accelerate the healing process.

Heart disease is the number-one cause of death in the United States - and the world. Every 40 seconds, one American dies from cardiovascular disease, which claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. Yet most of us are only vaguely familiar with the amazing organ inside our chests that sends 2000 gallons of blood throughout our bodies every single day.

This lively and informative exploration of the heart offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A prospective cardiologist and former paramedic - as well as one of Germany's most successful science-slammers - von Borstel relates his own experiences to provide a personal insight into the human side of heart medicine while clearly explaining the science behind cardiac disease and healthcare for the heart.

This book provides you with all the knowledge and strategies you can use to prevent, control, and lower high blood pressure - from adopting healthy lifestyle modifications and understanding dietary requirements, to using natural remedies!

This book is part of a three-book diet series where I take a research-based approach and explore the ins and outs of three popular diets. In my first book, I have talked about the ketogenic diet and my research, which validates that it's one of the best low carb diets to lose weight provided that you follow it carefully and with devotion. In this book, I discuss the Mediterranean diet, its benefits, and how it can help steer you towards a healthy lifestyle.

With millions of people afflicted with high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks, this informative book packs a lot of punch for those needing guidance on what to do next. Inside, you'll find a personal account is included of the author who has managed to control his high blood pressure through his doctor's advice and personal trial-and-error. This book is loaded with tips and advice that will help you find answers to lower your blood pressure and live a more fulfilling life!

Discover the most doctor-recommended diet program...the DASH Diet! If you want to lower blood pressure, lose weight, increase energy, and improve overall health without sacrifice like all the other diets, the DASH Diet is for you! Bonus- 35 top DASH Diet recipes included!

Im Ruhezustand schlägt das Herz etwa siebzig Mal in der Minute, in einer durchschnittlichen Lebenszeit knapp drei Milliarden Mal. Ohne diesen faustgroßen Muskel könnten wir nicht überleben. Als Mediziner ist Johannes von Borstel fasziniert von der Kraft und den Fähigkeiten des Herzens. Denn unser Herz-Kreislauf-System, seine Entwicklung, seine Funktionen und Fehlfunktionen verdienen unsere ganze Aufmerksamkeit.

Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have discovered the Mediterranean Diet and experienced new levels of energy, weight loss, and becoming more immune to various diseases. Have you ever struggled to lose weight because you couldn't stick to a "diet", or you're tired of lacking energy all the time, or simply want to get rid of all the processed foods in your diet and don't know how to go about it....

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 Long Cutie follows our favorite little girl, "Savvy", who continues exploring her world as only a three-year-old can, as viewed through the eyes of her father. But get this: It alternates between chapters about Savvy and chapters that tell the stories of other real life people who have Long QT Syndrome, a potentially life threatening heart condition. It's one chapter about Savvy, then a chapter about a different Long QT person, alternating back and forth through the audiobook.

In the United States alone, 1 in every 5 deaths results from heart failure. Norman Cousins should know—a massive heart attack nearly killed him. Here is the dramatic account of that trauma, the events leading up to the attack, his intensive rehabilitation program, and his recovery. Cousins' experience is an inspirational case study in how to mobilize inner resources to overcome fear and panic.

This year more than 1 million Americans will have a heart attack or stroke, making heart disease the leading cause of death in men and women in this country. But thanks to his aggressive prevention approach to treating heart disease, renowned cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the...

Wie können wir unser empfindsamstes Organ schützen? Das Herz reagiert besonders sensibel auf Emotionen, Stress und Überanstrengung - und soll doch drei Milliarden Mal im Laufe eines Lebens schlagen. Was können wir tun, um es zu schützen und zu pflegen? Sehr viel, ist die Botschaft von Professor Gustav Dobos. Basierend auf moderner Naturheilkunde und neuer Forschung zeigt er: 90 Prozent der Infarkte lassen sich durch einen weniger riskanten Lebensstil verhindern. Zum Beispiel indem wir lernen, die Wirkung von Stress abzumildern und mit Gefühlen besser umzugehen.

Herzgesund und fit! Es ist so einfach, gesund zu sein: richtig entspannen, fröhlich und regelmäßig bewegen, genussvoll und gesund essen - und verstehen, wie unser Herz funktioniert und was es braucht, um kraftvoll und lange zu schlagen. Bestsellerautor Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz hat ein wunderbar einleuchtendes und leicht umzusetzendes Herz-Gesundheits-Programm entwickelt, mit dem jeder die Risikofaktoren für Herz- und Gefäßerkrankungen minimieren und nachhaltig senken kann. Klar, verständlich, effektiv.

Seconda causa di morte della popolazione e prima causa di invalidità, l'ictus cerebrale è oggi un vero problema sociale oltre che medico. La prevenzione è certo il primo pilastro per arginarne le conseguenze. Al tempo stesso gli avanzamenti della ricerca hanno messo a disposizione strategie terapeutiche efficaci nella fase acuta che permettono di ottenere un recupero neurologico in più del 50% dei casi. In questo volume: le cause, i fattori di rischio, la prevenzione, i nuovi modelli assistenziali, come le Stroke Unit, e le novità terapeutiche insieme a quelle attese nel futuro.

Der Herzspezialist Umes Arunagirinathan widmet sich in diesem Hörbuch unserem wichtigsten Organ. Auf didaktisch exzellente, zugängliche und persönliche Weise präsentiert er sein Fachwissen und zeigt, was wir tun können, damit unser Herz ein Leben lang im Takt bleibt. 3 Milliarden Schläge, 200 Millionen Liter Blut – so lautet die Bilanz eines Herzens, das 75 Jahre geschlagen hat. Von der vierten embryonalen Woche an ist es aktiv, ein Menschenleben lang. Allein diese wenigen Zahlen zeigen, in welchen Dimensionen wir uns bewegen, wenn wir über das Herz sprechen.