ABSTRACT

You can prevent coronary heart disease in yourself, but you need to have the knowledge of the risk factors, the presenting symptoms and take early actions with aggressive and proper diagnostic testing.  Start a prevention program for your heart health with The Truth About Heart Disease.

In this book, Dr. Mark Houston provides you with scientific prevention and treatment programs to reduce your risk of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction.  These programs include optimal and proper nutrition, nutritional supplements, vitamins, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, minerals, exercise, weight and body fat management, and other lifestyle changes.

The Truth About Heart Disease is suitable for patients wanting to adopt preventive measures at home and anyone wanting to better manage their heart health. It will be of great value to all health care practitioners, cardiologists, and dietitians.

chapter 1|8 pages

Overview of Coronary Heart Disease

chapter 4|6 pages

Actual Patient Cases of CHD and MI from My Practice

Do Not Let This Happen to You

chapter 8|4 pages

The Causes of Chest Pain

Is It a Heart Attack or Something Else?

chapter 9|4 pages

CHD Genetics Part I

What Is in the Genes That Place You at Risk

chapter 9|12 pages

CHD Genetics Part II

What Is in the Genes That Place You at Risk

chapter 11|8 pages

The Gut and Heart Connection

Gut Microbiome

chapter 12|30 pages

Nutrition Part I

The Importance of Nutrition in Coronary Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment

chapter 13|24 pages

Nutrition Part II

The Practice of Nutrition in Your Daily Life to Prevent and Treat CHD

chapter 17|4 pages

Women and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

chapter 18|20 pages

Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors

The Traditional Top Five Risk Factors and the Other 400

chapter 19|12 pages

Testing

Labs, Noninvasive, and Invasive Testing

chapter 22|4 pages

Medicines for CHD

chapter 23|2 pages

Future Perspectives

chapter 24|6 pages

Grand Summary and Conclusions

chapter |4 pages

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