Overcoming Hypertension: Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's Preventive Medicine Program (Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's Preventive Medicine Program, No 3)

Like a time bomb ticking away, hypertension??builds quietly, gradually, placing unbearable strain on??the body until it explodes--in heart attack,??stroke, kidney failure, arterial disease, even death.??But the disease does not have to progress that??way. Here, in the third volume of the highly??acclaimed Preventive Medicine Program,??Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, one of the nations foremost??experts in the field of preventive medicine,??presents a medically sound, reassuringly simple program??that help you lower you blood pressure--and keep??it down, often without drugs. Overcoming??Hypertension gives??you:



--The latest facts on how cholesterol, cigarette??smoking, obesity, and stress affect coronary risk??levels.



--Your high blood pressure??risk profile, with newly devised charts for men??and women.



--A complete fitness??program that lets you choose the sport that works for??you. Plus a unique illustrated guide to??aqua-aerobics.



--Tips on talking to your??doctor that will help you become an active??participant in your own recovery.



--A??guide to anti-hypertensive drugs--the most up-to-date??list of medications, their recommended daily??doses, and ways to minimize side??effects.



--Three distinct dietary programs, complete with??menus, recipes, nutritional charts, healthy cooking??tips, and much more.



--Take??charge of your health and well-being with??Overcoming??Hypertension.


From the Paperback edition.