Lower Your Blood Pressure in 8 Weeks - Hardcover

JAN SINATRA STEPHEN T. SINATRA

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749924330 ISBN 13: 9780749924331

Publisher: PIATKUS BOOKS, 2003

Synopsis

Lower Your Blood Pressure in 8 Weeks presents a simple 8-week plan for healing hypertension through a series of safe and effective steps in the areas of nutrition, supplements, exercise and emotional healing. It explains the science behind high blood pressure and why many popular treatments don't work. Some books offer recipes and nutritional advice, or focus on stress management. This is a comprehensive and step-by-step program that addresses ALL the factors involved in hypertension. - Tells you how to diagnose high blood pressure and get the help you need fast - Contains cutting edge information on the latest supplements and research - Includes a meal-by-meal plan you can start immediately - Offers easy, enjoyable exercises to include in your daily routine - Filled with inspiring case studies, delicious recipes, and dozens of helpful tips - Offers a unique method of making lifestyle changes almost painless

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From the Inside Flap

The numbers speak for themselves. More than 50 million Americans suffer from high blood pressure--and yet despite the billions we spend on medication, the death rate from high blood pressure has risen 36 percent in the past decade. Clearly, the time has come for a radical new treatment plan. And that's exactly what Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra delivers in this invaluable new book.
All too often people with high blood pressure get the same frustrating advice from their doctors: lose some weight, lay off the salt, and fill a bunch of prescriptions. One of the nation's leading authorities on cardiovascular disease, Dr. Sinatra offers a different approach. Through an eight week plan that takes into account your lifestyle, medical history, and special needs, this book will dramatically lower your blood pressure while at the same time reducing or even eliminating your need for medications. Inside you will discover
- How to diagnose high blood pressure and get the help you need fast
- A meal-by-meal diet plan you can start following today
- The relationship between hypertension, cholesterol, heart disease, and stroke
- The special risk factors for women, the elderly, and African Americans
- Easy, enjoyable exercises you can make part of your daily routine
- How dietary supplements work and which ones are best for you
- Which medications to use--and which to avoid
- Finding the stress-reduction program that works for you
Clearly written, user friendly, grounded in science and common sense, and full of inspiring case histories and delicious recipes, "Lower Your Blood Pressure in Eight Weeks is the one book that deals with "all the factors involved in hypertension. Thisprogram has worked wonders with hundreds of Dr. Sinatra's patients. Now it will do the same for you!

About the Author

Stephen Sinatra is a Board-certified cardiologist and certified psychotherapist with over 25 years' clinical experience - He integrates conventional and complementary therapies for treating heart disease at his New England Heart and Longevity Centre - He is Director of Education at Manchester Memorial hospital where he was previously Chief of Cardiology - He is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine - He lives in Connecticut

About this edition

• Publisher: PIATKUS BOOKS
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0749924330
• ISBN 13: 9780749924331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336