Heart Disease Stress Management For A Healthy Heart

Author : Adams Media
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440565809

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Heart Disease: Stress Management for a Healthy Heart by Adams Media Pdf

Looking for information on treatments for heart disease? The Everything® Healthy Living Series is here to help. These concise, thoughtful guides offer the expert advice and the latest medical information you need to manage your condition and lead a healthy life. Inside you’ll find expert advice and helpful tips on deciding the best course of treatment for you, including information on medications, treatment options, and lifestyle changes. As you deal with your heart disease, the more you know about your options, the better you will be able to take charge of your condition.

Author : Aggie Casey,Herbert Benson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780743237024

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Mind Your Heart by Aggie Casey,Herbert Benson Pdf

This book's groundbreaking Cardiac Wellness Program uses relaxation response techniques, nutrition, and exercise to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, and other risk factors for heart disease.

Author : Ellen A. Dornelas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781441956507

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Stress Proof the Heart by Ellen A. Dornelas Pdf

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world. Chronic negative emotions such as depression and anxiety place cardiac patients at greater risk for death and recurrence of cardiovascular disease. In 2008 the editor published a book related to this topic, titled Psychotherapy with Cardiac Patients: Behavioral Cardiology in Practice (American Psychological Association). Aside from that book, there are very few resources specifically written for clinicians who treat psychologically distressed cardiac patients. Unlike other medical specialty areas such as oncology, the field of cardiology has been slow to integrate behavioral treatments into the delivery of service. Perhaps because the field has been largely defined and dominated by researchers, mental health clinicians are only starting to recognize behavioral cardiology as a viable arena in which to practice. There is a large void in the practitioner literature on behavioral cardiology. In a review of Psychotherapy with Cardiac Patients, Paul Efthim, Ph.D. wrote, "Her new book goes well beyond previous works by giving specific and detailed guidance about how to tailor psychological interventions with this variegated population." He added, "It would benefit from even more details about treatment approaches." This proposed volume goes beyond the editor’s previous volume by providing in-depth descriptions of behavioral treatments for distressed cardiac patients written by eminent leaders in behavioral cardiology. This book describes a wide range of behavioral treatments for the common psychologically based problems encountered by clinicians who treat cardiac patients. The book is organized as follows: Part I focuses on the most psychologically challenging and common presentations of cardiac diagnosis; coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, and heart failure. This section also includes a chapter on heart transplantation, which is a treatment, not a diagnosis, but a treatment that incurs profound psychological impact for the individual. In Part II, behavioral interventions for the general cardiac population are described. Mainstream therapies such as stress management, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and medical family therapy are described, along with approaches that have less empirical support but considerable practical significance such as personality-guided therapy and interventions aimed at altering type D personality traits. The literature in behavioral cardiology has a rich history of investigating maladaptive personality traits and thus it is important to include behavioral approaches that target personality in this volume. Part III focuses on common behavioral problems encountered by clinicians who work with this patient population. Most patients who seek psychological help do so because they perceive themselves to be stressed due to their job or overextended in all areas of their life. Other people with heart disease present with sleep problems and/or an inability to motivate themselves to exercise or quit smoking. There are many practical behavioral approaches that can be helpful for patients with these difficulties and these are detailed in this section of the book. The conclusion of the book focuses on how to integrate the behavioral treatments described in the preceding chapters into a comprehensive treatment model.

Author : Paul Hjemdahl,Annika Rosengren,Andrew Steptoe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781848824195

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Stress and Cardiovascular Disease by Paul Hjemdahl,Annika Rosengren,Andrew Steptoe Pdf

The main aim of this book is to evaluate the concept of stress and provide tools for physicians to identify patients who might benefit from stress management. This will incorporate a detailed description of the physiological and pathophysiological consequences of acute and chronic stress that might lead to cardiovascular disease. The book will aim to critically evaluate interventional research (behavioural and other therapies) and provide evidence based recommendations on how to manage stress in the cardiovascular patient. Our intentions are to define and highlight stress as an etiological factor for cardiovascular disease, and to describe an evidence based "tool box" that physicians may use to identify and manage patients in whom stress may be an important contributing factor for their disease and their risk of suffering cardiovascular complications.

Author : Robert S. Eliot
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015000263759

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Stress and the Heart by Robert S. Eliot Pdf

Author : Alexander Glassman,Mario M. Maj,Norman Sartorius
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781119957621

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Depression and Heart Disease by Alexander Glassman,Mario M. Maj,Norman Sartorius Pdf

Recently, there has been a growing awareness of the multiple interrelationships between depression and various physical diseases. Patients with psychiatric problems, particularly depression, may be more susceptible to cardiovascular disorders. Depression and Heart Disease synthesizes current evidence, including some previously unpublished data, in a concise, easy-to-read format. The authors succinctly describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis (including cytokines and genetics), and risk factors of the comorbidity between depression and heart disease. The book also reviews the best pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches for people with this comorbidity.

Author : Diana Wisdom
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780595204144

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Stress and A Healthy Ticker by Diana Wisdom Pdf

Do you have the Coronary Prone Behavior Pattern? Are you chronically anxious, easily angered, irritable, or feel that you are never going to have enough time to do all of the things that you need to do and run around trying to do them anyway? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will want to read Stress and A Healthy Ticker. Do you have a history of heart disease in your family or have you had any cardiovascular illness yourself? If yes, you will want to read Stress and A Healthy Ticker. This book is easy to read, entertaining, and filled with practical information that you can start using today to protect your health and improve your quality of life. A mind/body approach to preventing and recovering from heart disease, the information and tools in this book may help you reduce your stress, improve your health, relationships, and quality of life. Everyone who reads Stress and A Healthy Ticker raves about how it has changed their life. Diana Weiss-Wisdom, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist (psy#12476) in private practice in Del Mar, California, a newspaper columnist, and is frequently asked to speak on the subject of stress, health, and optimism. Dr. Weiss-Wisdom can be reached at www.drdianaweiss-wisdom.com.

Author : Dean Ornish, M.D.
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307763679

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Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease by Dean Ornish, M.D. Pdf

The Ornish Diet has been named the “#1 best diet for heart disease” by U.S. News & World Report for seven consecutive years! Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed scientific study, which has now been ongoing for years, Dr. Ornish's program has yielded amazing results. Participants reduced or discontinued medications; they learned how to lower high blood pressure; their chest pain diminished or disappeared; they felt more energetic, happy, and calm; they lost weight while eating more; and blockages in coronary arteries were actually reduced. In his breakthrough book, Dr. Ornish presents this and other dramatic evidence and guides you, step-by-step, through the extraordinary Opening Your Heart program, which is winning landmark approval from America's health insurers. The program takes you beyond the purely physical side of health care to include the psychological, emotional and spiritual aspects so vital to healing. This book represents the best modern medicine has to offer. It can inspire you to open your heart to a longer, better, happier life.

Author : Morag K. Thow,Keri Graham,Choi Lee
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781450432788

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The Healthy Heart Book by Morag K. Thow,Keri Graham,Choi Lee Pdf

Three experienced cardiac rehabilitation clinicians have joined together to create the most comprehensive yet practical guide on cardiac rehab. The Healthy Heart Book is a user-friendly resource focusing on exercise, diet and stress management, which provides a blueprint for recovery.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309156981

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Cardiovascular Disability by Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Social Security Cardiovascular Disability Criteria Pdf

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus immediately qualify for benefits. In this report, the IOM makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity to determine disability benefits more quickly and efficiently using the Listings.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Coronary heart disease
ISBN : PSU:000049654219

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Impacts of Stress Management in Reversing Heart Disease by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Eliz Greene
Publisher : Sound Wisdom
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781640951648

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Stress-Proof Your Heart by Eliz Greene Pdf

Is stress hurting your heart? Do you want to live longer, feel better, and protect your health? A stress-proof heart is immune to the physical impact of unrelenting stress. Diet and exercise play an important role in preventing heart disease, but the most insidious, under-addressed risk factor of all is the one that many of us find the hardest to manage—stress. We can’t alleviate all stress, and we wouldn’t want to even if we could. Some stress is natural and necessary; it is what gives us the zing of energy to get things done. Trouble comes when that zing becomes a constant thrum, continually triggering the stress hormone cortisol to pump into the body rather than allowing it to ebb and flow as we need it. This book provides tools to power a fulfilling life by efficiently processing cortisol out of the body and nurturing a heart resilient enough to withstand high stress, change, crisis—and to bounce back from illness. Author Eliz Greene knows that protecting your heart from stress isn’t a “nice-to-have.” The strategies in this book are essential, life-or-death skills. When she was 35 years old and 7 months pregnant with twins, Eliz survived a massive heart attack, causing her heart to stop for 10 minutes. To reduce her heightened risk of having another heart attack, she’s spent the last 17 years honing practical and implementable strategies to manage stress for herself and the thousands of audience members and readers she reaches each year. Stress-Proof Your Heart contains these strategies and the fruits of her international research study on job stress. Engaging assessments and actionable principles and tools will enable you to evaluate the physical impact of your stress and then offset that impact to protect your heart. Find out how to: Protect your heart from the stress hormone cortisol and avoid countless other unpleasant symptoms such as weight gain (especially in the belly and face), insomnia, muscle weakness, mood swings, and reduced cognitive function. Use everyday activities to help your body efficiently process cortisol of your system, so you can to feel better and function at a higher physical and mental level. Motivate yourself to commit to a healthier life. Includes bonus content to address emotional stress from Eliz’s book Stress-Proof Your Life.

Author : Dean Ornish
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Coronary heart disease
ISBN : UCAL:$B282480

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Stress, Diet, and Your Heart by Dean Ornish Pdf

A lifetime program for healing your heart without drugs or surgery.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: Meeting the Challenges in Developing Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309157612

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Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Preventing the Global Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: Meeting the Challenges in Developing Countries Pdf

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), once thought to be confined primarily to industrialized nations, has emerged as a major health threat in developing countries. Cardiovascular disease now accounts for nearly 30 percent of deaths in low and middle income countries each year, and is accompanied by significant economic repercussions. Yet most governments, global health institutions, and development agencies have largely overlooked CVD as they have invested in health in developing countries. Recognizing the gap between the compelling evidence of the global CVD burden and the investment needed to prevent and control CVD, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) turned to the IOM for advice on how to catalyze change. In this report, the IOM recommends that the NHLBI, development agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and governments work toward two essential goals: creating environments that promote heart healthy lifestyle choices and help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and building public health infrastructure and health systems with the capacity to implement programs that will effectively detect and reduce risk and manage CVD. To meet these goals, the IOM recommends several steps, including improving cooperation and collaboration; implementing effective and feasible strategies; and informing efforts through research and health surveillance. Without better efforts to promote cardiovascular health, global health as a whole will be undermined.

Author : Herbert Benson, M.D.,Miriam Z. Klipper
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780061966002

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The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, M.D.,Miriam Z. Klipper Pdf

In this time of quarantine and global uncertainty, it can be difficult to deal with the increased stress and anxiety. Using ancient self-care techniques rediscovered by Herbert Benson, M.D., a pioneer in mind/body medicine for health and wellness, you can relieve your stress, anxiety, and depression at home with just ten minutes a day. Herbert Benson, M.D., first wrote about a simple, effective mind/body approach to lowering blood pressure in The Relaxation Response. When Dr. Benson introduced this approach to relieving stress over forty years ago, his book became an instant national bestseller, which has sold over six million copies. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret—without high-priced lectures or prescription medicines. The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress, anxiety, depression, and high blood pressure. Rediscovered by Dr. Benson and his colleagues in the laboratories of Harvard Medical School and its teaching hospitals, this revitalizing, therapeutic tack is now routinely recommended to treat patients suffering from stress and anxiety, including heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical and psychological ailments. It requires only minutes to learn, and just ten minutes of practice a day.