Overcoming Hypertension: Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's Preventive Medicine Program

By Kenneth H. Cooper

Book Overview

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??acclaimedPreventive 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??Hypertensiongives??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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 055305743X
• ISBN13: 9780553057430
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.4" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

Clear and easy-to-understand

Like millions of American men, I have been diagnosed with hypertension--high blood pressure. Well, I'm not one to take things lying down, so I set out to find a good book on the subject, and this is the book that I found. Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper is one of America's leading experts on preventative medicine, and this book is an absolute wonder! Dr. Cooper begins the book by explaining what hypertension is and how it works, explaining everything about high blood pressure, including what the measurements (systolic and diastolic) actually mean. After that, he explains how the condition is treated, and what steps you can take, including exercise and diet. Overall, I found this to be a great book. The author has an excellent way of unfolding the subject in a clear and easy-to-understand manner. I now understand so much more that I did just from talking to my doctor. So, let me just say that I love this book, and highly recommend it to anyone and EVERYONE who has been diagnosed with hypertension. This is the book to get!