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Before We Start | |
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Introduction | |
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Assess Your Risk | |
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10 Critical Cardiac Markers | |
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Cholesterol and Other Lipids | |
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Coronary Inflammation | |
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Blood Clotting | |
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Weight | |
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Blood Pressure | |
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Diabetes | |
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Syndrome X | |
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Aerobic Capacity | |
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Smoking | |
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Personality | |
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Your Cardiac Marker Profile | |
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Time for Action | |
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Watch Your Cholesterol Numbers | |
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Reduce Your LDL Level | |
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Increase Your HDL Level | |
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Bring Down Your Triglycerides | |
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Manage Your Homocysteine Level | |
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Manage Your CRP Level | |
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Control Your Fibrinogen Level | |
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Keep Your Weight Down | |
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Monitor Your Blood Pressure | |
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Deal with Diabetes | |
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Be Smart About Syndrome X | |
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Give Up Smoking | |
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Cope with Stress | |
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Manage Daily Stress | |
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Making Sense of Stress | |
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What Is Stress? | |
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The Stress of Life | |
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A Changing View | |
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How Stress Works Against Your Heart | |
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The for Action | |
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Take Time Out to Relax | |
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Reserve Judgment | |
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Focus on Concerns, Not Worries | |
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Expect the Unexpected | |
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Keep a Journal | |
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Practice Positive Self-Talk | |
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Clarify Your Goals and Values | |
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Tranquilize with Exercise | |
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Breathe Deeply | |
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Get Enough Sleep | |
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Develop Resiliency | |
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Meditate | |
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Listen to Your Spiritual Side | |
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Visualize Life as You Want It | |
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Take Up Tai Chi | |
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Practice PMR | |
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Release Stress Now! | |
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Laugh | |
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Practice Yoga | |
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Be Assertive | |
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Take a Vacation | |
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Stretch | |
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Volunteer | |
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Get a Massage | |
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Don't Be a Stranger | |
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Be Realistic | |
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Get a Pet | |
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Control Your Anger and Hostility | |
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Turn Off the TV | |
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Make Exercise a Habit | |
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The Exercise Advantage | |
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The Benefits of Exercise | |
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A Balanced Exercise Program | |
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It's Never Too Late | |
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Time for Action | |
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Don't Wait till Wednesday | |
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Take the Mirror Test | |
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Just Do It! | |
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Get an O.K. from Your Doctor | |
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Start Slow and Steady | |
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Have Fun | |
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Work Toward a Goal | |
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Take Time to Stretch | |
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Join a Group | |
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Make a Contract | |
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Keep an Exercise Journal | |
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Don't Be a Fool for Frauds | |
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Walk Briskly | |
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Take One Step and Then Ten Thousand | |
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Run When You Could Have Walked | |
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Be a Road Warrior | |
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Banish Negativity | |
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Drink Up | |
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Spring for a Lesson | |
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Make Exercise a Family Affair | |
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Take a Seat | |
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Plan a Fitness Vacation | |
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Lift Those Weights! | |
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Use Your Groceries | |
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Disguise Your Exercise | |
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Buy Shoes That Fit | |
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Don't Neglect Your Arms | |
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Feel the Beat | |
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Switch Gears to Boost Metabolism | |
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Visit the Mall | |
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Mix It Up | |
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Make Machines Work for You | |
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Balance Your Diet | |
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Know What You Eat | |
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A Dietary Snapshot | |
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What Does and Doesn't Make a Heart-Healthy Diet? | |
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Time for Action | |
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Give Up Dieting | |
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Decide to Lose Fat, Not Pounds | |
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Keep a Food Journal | |
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Develop a Hydration Plan | |
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Make a Daily Fat Budget | |
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Now Keep to Your Budget! | |
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Get Your Calories Early in the Day | |
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Be Cautious About Dietary Cholesterol | |
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Rough Up Your Diet | |
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Put More Fish in Your Diet | |
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Don't Drown Your Fish in Fat | |
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Become Label-Literate | |
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Go Lean | |
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Watch Out for Ground Beef | |
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Add Soy to Your Diet | |
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Get an Oil Change | |
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Be Picky About Poultry | |
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Don't Pass the Salt | |
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Make Your Mustache Fat-Free | |
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Get Your B's | |
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Move the Cheese | |
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Hide the Sugar Bowl | |
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Drink Black Tea | |
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Get Your Antioxidants from Food | |
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Know Your Margarines | |
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Have a Drink | |
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Rewrite Your Favorite Recipes | |
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Eat Your Beans | |
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Easy on the Mayo | |
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Be Smart About Snacks | |
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Dress Salads Lightly | |
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Figure Out Fast Food | |
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Don't Go Menu-Mad | |
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Limit Caffeine | |
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Floss and Brush Your Teeth | |
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Epilogue | |
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Prescriptions, Procedures and Programs | |
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Drug Therapy | |
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Aspirin Therapy | |
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Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs | |
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Hormone Replacement Therapy | |
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ACE Inhibitors | |
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Beta-Blockers | |
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Testing for Coronary Heart Disease | |
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Basic Tests | |
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Intermediate Tests | |
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Advanced Testing | |
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Promising New Diagnostic Tests | |
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Revascularization Treatments for Coronary Heart Disease | |
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Balloon Angioplasty | |
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Bypass Surgery | |
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Emerging Interventional Techniques | |
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Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs | |
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Sources and Web Sites | |