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Mind Your Heart
A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management,
Exercise, and Nutrition for Heart Health
Based on the innovative Cardiac Wellness Program
at the world-renowned Mind/Body Medical Institute,
founded by pioneering physician and researcher
Herbert Benson, M.D., Mind Your Heart offers
a balanced and holistic approach to heart health
that combines lifestyle changes with cutting-edge
medical procedures.
While the authors do discuss medication and
surgical treatments, Casey and Benson emphasize
the importance of risk factors such as depression,
anger, hostility, decreased social support, physical
inactivity, and poor nutrition then outline self-care
strategies that help change these behaviors.
With this program, you can lower your blood pressure
and cholesterol, lose weight, increase physical
fitness, and help prevent and manage heart disease.
Also included in Mind Your Heart are
a number of strategies to better manage stress.
Further help comes with the many quizzes, self-assessment
exercises and sidebars interspersed throughout
the book.
“Mind Your Heart is the definitive
guide to heart-healthy eating,” declares
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Inner Peace
for Busy People. “Wise, accessible,
informative, and practical, this book is the
lifesaver you’ve been looking for.”
Herbert Benson, M.D, the founding President
on the Mind/Body Medical Institute, is the Mind/Body
Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School . A pioneer in mind/body
medicine, he defined the relaxation response
and continues to lead teaching and research into
its efficacy in counteracting the harmful effects
of stress.
Aggie Casey, M.S., R.N., is the Director and
Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Cardiac Wellness
Program. She is also a researcher and the Clinical
Director of Affiliate Cardiac Programs at the
Mind/Body Medical Institute and an Associate
in Medicine, Harvard Medical School .
Mind Your Heart (The Free Press)
is available wherever books are sold.
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