| Description |
xi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Power of Prevention -- 2. You Can Give Your Body a Smoke-Free Future -- 3. Eating Well to Discourage Disease -- 4. Let Your Body Move -- 5. Working with Your Health-Care Providers -- 6. Other Ways to Take Care of Yourself -- AHA Affiliates -- ACS Chartered Divisions |
| Summary |
You want to stay healthy and avoid illness. This sounds like a simple goal, yet it can seem frustratingly out of reach. Here to cut through all the confusion is Living Well, Staying Well, created by the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. It's the ultimate guide to achieving wellness and avoiding two of life's most devastating illness - heart disease and cancer. Living Well, Staying Well is information for real people. No drastic diet that forces you to give up all the food you love. No grueling exercise campaign you can't stick with. No special products you have to buy. Here is practical, step-by-step advice on how to reduce specific health risks - having high blood pressure, having high cholesterol levels, being overweight, and more - all designed to inspire you to make lifestyle changes you can stay with for a lifetime. Based on solid science, this is advice you can trust - and advice that will last a lifetime |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Prevention.
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Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention.
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| Author |
American Cancer Society.
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American Heart Association.
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| LC no. |
95004743 |
| ISBN |
0812924770 |
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