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Leaving a life marked by crippling setbacks and his father's doubt, in 1967 a 20-something doctor from India arrived in America with only five dollars and the desire to claim his American dream. Faced with an entirely new culture, racism, and the lasting effects of disabling childhood injuries, through hard work and perseverance he overcame all odds. Now having performed over 15,000 open-heart surgeries, more than nearly every surgeon in history, Dr. Singh reflects on his most memorable patients and his incredible personal life.

Contrary to popular belief, death is not a moment in time, such as when the heart stops beating, respiration ceases, or the brain stops functioning. Death, rather, is a process—a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques, such as drastically reducing the...

This absorbing and poignant book is not merely the story of one writer's flawed heart. It is a history of cardiac medicine, a candid personal journey, and a profound reflection on mortality. Born in 1966 with a congenital heart defect known as the tetralogy of Fallot, Gabriel Brownstein entered...

Until very recently, if you were to ask most doctors, they would tell you there were only two kinds of medicine: the quack kind, and the evidence-based kind. The former is baseless, and the latter based on the best information human effort could buy. Well, Eric Topol isn't most doctors, and he suggests you entertain the notion of a third kind of medicine, one that will make the evidence-based state-of-the-art stuff look scarcely better than an alchemist trying to animate a homunculus in a jar.

Dr. Chauncey Crandall IV was a Christian who kept his faith and his profession mostly separate when he first encountered a man named Jeff Markin. Jeff had collapsed during a massive heart attack at the entrance of the emergency room, and forty-three minutes later he was dead. He had been shocked repeatedly several times with defibrillator paddles but his heartbeat had flatlined.

The secret history of our most vital organ: the human heart. The Man Who Touched His Own Heart tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the heart, from the first "explorers" who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts' chambers, through the first heart surgeries -- which had to be...

Coronary artery disease has become the number one killer in the US, with cancer not far behind. What links these and other common health issues of the day? Often it’s heavy metals like mercury, lead, and cadmium that have become inescapable in our modern life. Once these substances get in our bodies, they cause serious damage, especially to our arteries and organs. Chelation therapy is an option for protecting the heart and enhancing health by defending against heavy metal toxins and preventing or reversing clogged arteries.

In 2006, more than 600,000 Americans - 26 percent of all deaths in the US that year - died of heart disease, making it our nation's number one killer. Now, Mayo Clinic provides a comprehensive, step-by-step plan to reduce the risks and life-changing effects of heart disease. In Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!, the Mayo Clinic provides up-to-date, clinically proven information that addresses the key causes of heart disease and provides clear, actionable advice in an easy-to-follow format.

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.

Table of Contents: My Personal Journey; 1. Herbs that help your heart; 2. Power of Pomegranate; 3. Chelation Therapy, how it works, where to seek help; 4. Magnetized Water, history, how to make it at home; 5. Heart Health and Water; 6. Nitric Oxide and how it can help your circulation; 7. Lack of sleep can affect your heart health; 8. Let us Toast to our healthy heart; 9. Amazing five Tibetan Rites-Heart Healthy exercise; 10. Latest medical tests that can help you

Learn inspiring and empowering mind/body healing techniques to counter heart disease and hypertension. From one of the world's leading practitioners and teachers of mind/body medicine, this unique program will help you meet the challenges of hypertension and coronary heart disease, and learn specific techniques to help you recover from their effects.

This book, written by Yuchi Yang, a registered dietitian for over 20 years, will provide you with six simple steps to lowering your blood pressure. Each step starts with some facts and ends with a tool that you can use to track your progress. In addition, this book provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

Herbs and spices that help you heal various health conditions: Diabetes - Eat this regularly and keep complete control of your blood sugar and help with arthritis, cholesterol and more. Cancer - Use these Proven recipes, complete details provided, from world renowned research scientists and medical doctors to be cancer free! Cold and flu - Learn about this new herb, commonly not known in the West, to cure cold and flu. Weight Loss - These seven foods will do the weight-loss work for you! And more!

“Strokes are the third-leading cause of death in America, and for the ‘lucky’ stroke victims who don’t die, about half will spend the rest of their lives trying to recover.” Roughly 700,000 American suffer a stroke each year and around 140,000 of them are fatal. Different Strokes is an in-depth look at what surviving, or not surviving, a stroke can mean.

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most commonly diagnosed birth abnormality in the US. Little attention, however, has been paid to the psychosocial impacts on these individuals. Liza Morton and Tracy Livecchi are both mental health professionals who have developed a specialty in working with clients who have chronic medical conditions, and they are both themselves living with CHD. While their powerful personal stories are woven into the narrative, the book is focused on providing evidence-based coping and self-care skills for adults living with CHD.

The former FDA Commissioner and New York Times bestselling author explains why Americans suffer in unprecedented numbers from obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other debilitating illnesses, and offers concrete solutions for reducing cardiovascular problems, keeping weight off, and curtailing...

Una obra para saber que es el colesterol, en que consiste, como son los tan referidos “colesterol bueno” y “colesterol malo”, cuales son los peligros de padecerlos y que conductas se deberian adoptar para enfrentarlo. Como este es un tema ligado a la alimentacion, aqui se habla de los alimentos que favorecen y perjudican, y se recomiendan dietas y recetas.

Coração: Conheça as doenças afetam esse órgão e veja como prevenir e trata-las cuidados. Doença cardíaca é termo amplo e, de acordo com o cardiologista Dr. Luiz Antonio Campos, inclui várias doenças cardíacas e vasculares. Pessoas que possuem fatores de risco estão mais propensas a desenvolver alguma doença do coração e dos vasos. Os fatores de risco podem ser divididos em imutáveis e mutáveis.

“ The Dizziness Relief Handbook” offers a detailed guide to understanding and managing various types of dizziness, vertigo, and balance issues. It will help you identify the cause of your dizziness, distinguish between different conditions, recognize serious symptoms, and provide practical techniques, including natural remedies and therapies, to regain stability and peace of mind. It is the second book in the “Overcoming Dizziness” series and builds upon foundational knowledge of dizziness.

Das autogene Training kann für jeden zu einer echten Lebenshilfe werden. Durch autogenes Training besteht die Möglichkeit der Beeinflussung von Risikofaktoren. Diese spielen bei der Entstehung von Herzkrankheiten eine entscheidende Rolle. Risikofaktoren sind krankmachende Lebensbedingungen. Vom Bewegungsmangel über falsche Ess- und Trinkgewohnheiten, starkes Rauchen bis hin zu anhaltendem Leistungsdruck. Dies führt dann unter anderem zu Bluthochdruck, zu Fettstoffwechselstörungen, zu Diabetes, aber besonders auch zu Stress.