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For centuries, the human heart seemed beyond our understanding: an inscrutable shuddering mass that was somehow the driver of emotion and the seat of the soul. As cardiologist and bestselling author Sandeep Jauhar shows in The Heart, it was only recently that we demolished age-old taboos and devised the transformative procedures that changed the way we live. Deftly alternating between historical episodes and his own work, Jauhar tells the colorful...
2) Beat the heart attack gene: the revolutionary plan to prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes
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" A revolutionary, personalized guide to preventing heart disease based on genetic factors Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in America. It affects 81 million Americans and is the culprit in one of every two deaths in the United States. Most people think that they are not at risk of a heart attack if they control their cholesterol and blood pressure, but they aren't aware of other major risk factors. The good news is that with the right information...
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"Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of Americans today, and while most doctors focus on lowering cholesterol and blood pressure they are overlooking the real culprit: glucose levels. With today's overweight population and dramatic increase in Type II Diabetes, studies now show that sugar, not fat, does most of the heart damage. Plaque-reducing statins used to lower high cholesterol treat some symptoms but not the cause of most heart disease --...
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J. Wiley
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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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...
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Northwell Health, Onward Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Heart Smart for Women, Six S.T.E.P.S. in Six Weeks to Heart-Healthy Living equips women of all ages with a comprehensive program for heart-healthy living. This book is a call to action for women everywhere and the message is a positive one: Heart disease is preventable!
8) Paper hearts
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Simply Read Books
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2014.
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English
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"Can a paper heart be like a real heart for a little puppet who longs for love?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Ediciones Obelisco
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2022.
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Español
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Accede al poder de la inteligencia de tu corazón para mejorar tu concentración y creatividad, elevar tu claridad emocional, reducir tus niveles de estrés y ansiedad, fortalecer tu sistema inmunológico, promover el rendimiento óptimo de tu cuerpo y retrasar el proceso de envejecimiento.--Back cover.
Access the power of your heart's intelligence to improve your focus and creativity, elevate your emotional clarity, lower your stress and anxiety...
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The MIT Press
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[2022]
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English
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"Your heart is a miracle in motion, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human-made creation. It beats 100,000 times every day -- if you were to live to 100, that would be more than 3 billion beats across your lifespan. Despite decades of effort in labs all over the world, we have not yet been able to replicate the heart's perfect engineering. But, as Sian Harding shows us in The Exquisite Machine, new scientific developments are opening up...
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"Seventeen-year-old Leah MacKenzie is heartless. An artificial heart in a backpack is keeping her alive. However, this route only offers her a few years. And with her rare blood type, a transplant isn't likely. Living like you are dying isn't all it's cracked up to be. But when a heart becomes available, she's given a second chance at life. Except Leah discovers who the donor was -- a boy from her school -- and they're saying he killed himself. Plagued...
12) Human heart, cosmic heart: a doctor's quest to understand, treat, and prevent cardiovascular disease
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
16) My heart
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Amicus Illustrated
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[2016]
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English
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"After getting their heart rates up while on a bike ride, a boy named Rico teaches his younger sister Rosa about the heart"--
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"It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads for his car, his mind on a boat he's restoring at a nearby lake. But the little girl's pretty yellow dress can't quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. The stranger understands more about it than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening...
20) Inside the heart
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English
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This book describes the location, parts, and functions of the heart.
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