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Subjects:  1. Cooking / Wine    2. Health & Healing    3. Large Print    4. Large print books    5. Low cholesterol diet    6. Low-cholesterol diet    7. Low-fat diet    8. Recipes   

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Well-organized, well-illustrated guide to life-saving
This is the book used by The American Heart Association to teach CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), First Aid, and the use of an AED (automated electronic defibrilator).I went through the course today and, even though it was a refresher course (my fifth or sixth time through), this book still helped it be interesting.The book is very organized, very informative, very detailed, and well-illustrated.My only mild complaint is that the book might be overly illustrated.There are times when you are reading on a certain page, and it will say "See Figure X", and Figure X is not only not on that page, but the plethora of figures, diagrams, and graphs have pushed it two pages on, necessitating flipping around the pages to find relevant graphics.However, as some people learn best through illustrations, this cannot be a big complaint.Overall, an excellent guide. ... Read more

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Cardiac arrest; a layman's quide
The results of treatment of cardiac arrest by professionals (para medics and physicians) is dismal.Less than 5% survive.The solution is bystander resuscitation, and the use of the automatic external defibrillator, both of which are very will described in this pocket sized manuel.Read more

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Great Book
Very informative for those needing and wanting to be healthy

BUYER BEWARE
I should have read the cover in greater detail.Most importantly, the book contains ONLY those foods which meet ALL the AHA criteria for total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol.So when there is no listing for scallops, is it because they exceed the guidelines, or because they are too exotic?A few items ARE included at the beginning of each section under "items you want to limit or avoid".Not the book if you are ever willing to eat something outside the guidelines (or make the best of limited choices). I prefer being able to eat a smaller quantity if I know the fat value, for example, is high. And as I should have known by the title, the focus is on brand names - ad infinitum.Editorially, it is difficult to follow the internal category indexing - would be helped by a dictionary - style reference at the top of each page giving the major index.Other problems, such as "seafood" listed after "turkey" within the "meat, poultry, seafood, and Meat substitutes" section, but NOT because thecategories are separated. I think I'm going to buy the USDA Handbook No. 8 for a good generic reference book.

Helpful Information on Sodium in Fresh Food
This is the only book I have found so far that has information on sodium in fresh food.I find the book somewhat confusing to use but it does give me the information I seek. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cholesterol content    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Fat content    5. Food    6. Food Content Guides    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Sodium content    10. Tables    11. Health & Fitness / Cholesterol-Content Guides   

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Not Bad, Could Be Better
I wonder of the AHA's use of margarine in this book is influenced by its selling of endorsements to certain manufacturers. It's a mystery why so many recipes would require the use of "acceptable margarine" tosaute ingredients, when using a little fat-free broth would accomplish thesame thing. Still, there are a lot of excellent recipies in this book,making it worthwhile. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking / Wine    2. Health & Healing - General    3. Cooking / General   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    2. CPR (First aid)    3. Defibrillators    4. First Aid    5. First Aid (Internal Medicine)    6. First aid in illness and injur    7. First aid in illness and injury    8. General    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Medical / Nursing    12. Medicine   

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Subjects:  1. Behavior modification    2. Cardiology    3. Compliance    4. Consumer Health    5. Cooperativeness    6. Diet / Health / Fitness    7. Healing    8. Medical    9. Medical personnel and patient    10. Movements - Behaviorism    11. Patient compliance    12. Health systems & services    13. Psychology / Movements / Behaviorism   

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Best of the "How To" books on dietary adjustment
This book explains enough detail to satisfy the curiosity and documentfacts. The simple formula on how to adjust your diet is the best I've seen. I have recommended it to loads of my own patients to read. It is now 11years old but it still is a must for anyone trying to lower theircholesterol. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diseases    2. Exercise therapy    3. Heart    4. Low-cholesterol diet    5. Non-Classifiable    6. Nonfiction - General    7. Prevention    8. Sale Books   

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I didn't know anything
until I read this excellent book, I was lost and confused.This book covered everything I wanted to know about strokes.It was written clearly and plainly. Medical terms that were often used were explained simply.Though most of the information seems to be up to date, I wish there would be a newer edition available.

Good info, but written with a lot of technical jargon.
I had no previous experience with strokes.This book has a lot of info, but not as well written for a non-medical person as some of the other books available.Although the technical terms are accurate, I felt like I was back in college wading through professional jargon to get a grade, ratherthan simply finding answers to my questions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cerebrovascular Diseases    2. Cerebrovascular disease    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diseases - Nervous System (incl. Brain)    6. General    7. Health/Fitness    8. Popular works    9. Health & Fitness / General    10. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology   

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Expert Walking Advice, Particularly Recommended for Beginner
Who better than the American Heart Association to publish a guide on healthy walking?Here you'll find everything from how to choose the right walking shoes to how to stay movtivated.I went from barely being able towalk around the block to walking four miles a day . . . and loving it. Apractical, easy to follow guide that WORKS.

Great guide to starting ANY fitness program
Like many folks, I had always found it impossible to stick with anexcercise program.This book was the turning point for me -- I started anexcercise program 13 months ago using this book and I'm still at it!Despite the title, this is really a book for getting activity into yourlife, not necessarily walking.This book helps you identify what"barriers" are keeping you from excercising, how to deal withthese barriers, motivating yourself to keep going, measuring your progressby something other than the bathroom scale, etc.There are shortworksheets such as a "Lapse Attack Plan" to help you developsolutions for situations which keep you from excercising.I've seen bitsand pieces of this type of information elsewhere, but this book pulls itall together.Hey, the girl who always hated gym class finally actually*likes* to excercise! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet / Health / Fitness    2. Exercise    3. Fitness walking    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health aspects    6. Health/Fitness    7. Walking    8. Exercise & workout books    9. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Cardiovascular Diseases    2. Diseases    3. Exercise Therapy    4. Health/Fitness    5. Heart    6. Heart Diseases    7. Patients    8. Rehabilitation    9. Standards    10. Cardiovascular medicine   

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. American Missionary Association    3. Christianity - History - General    4. Christianity - History - Social Issues    5. Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor    6. History    7. History Of Religion (General)    8. Missionary Activities Of Specific Denominations    9. Missions    10. Missions & Missionary Work    11. Religion    12. Religion - Church Life    13. Christianity   

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Best darn advice
Finally a book that speaks my language! It has information and advice that's easy to understand. Info that I can put to use right away. Read a chapter every day or two and you'll see that learning to eat better does not require something that resembles a college text book with boring data charts and scientific language. This book explains what you can do right away, right now, as soon as you have the book. As soon as you apply what's in the book, it goes beyond the book as you take action and make changes to get healthier. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diet/Nutrition    2. Health & Fitness    3. Healthy Living    4. Nutrition    5. Fitness & diet    6. Health & Fitness / General    7. diet,nutrition,dietitian,eating disorders,grocery shopping,American Dietetic Association,Diabetes,heart disease,HDL,female nutrition,pregnancy,fast food,Dorothy Ziegler,1-55395-560-9,1553955609,02-1276,Trafford Publishing   

Subjects:  1. Cardiology    2. Coronary heart disease    3. Diseases    4. Heart    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Popular works    7. Prevention    8. Self-Help   

Editorial Review

If cancer and heart disease are so frightening, then why is 1 in 3 Americans obese, and why does only 1 in 10 eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and vegetables? The American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association, here in their first jointly written book, think it may be because of the onslaught of conflicting health information announced by the media. It's also a byproduct of managed care, because you're likely to be told you have high blood pressure and have a prescription swiftly given to you, whether or not you know how dangerous this may be, what your exact reading was, or what "blood pressure" really means. Read more

Subjects:  1. Cancer    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diets - Better Health    5. Diseases    6. Diseases - Cancer    7. Diseases - Heart    8. Health/Fitness    9. Heart    10. Prevention    11. Health & Fitness / General    12. Popular medicine   

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Excellent guide
This is the book used by The American Heart Association to teach CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), First Aid, and the use of an AED (automated electronic defibrilator), for use with children and infants.I went through the course today and, even though it was a refresher course (my fifth or sixth time through), this book still helped it be interesting.The book is very organized, very informative, very detailed, very specific, and well-illustrated.My only mild complaint is that the book might be overly illustrated.There are times when you are reading on a certain page, and it will say "See Figure X", and Figure X is not only not on that page, but the plethora of figures, diagrams, and graphs have pushed it two pages on, necessitating flipping around the pages to find relevant graphics.However, as some people learn best through illustrations, this cannot be a big complaint.Overall, an excellent guide. ... Read more