Strong Women, Strong Hearts

by Miriam E. Nelson, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Lawrence Lindner

Book Overview

From the distinguished author of the Strong Women health series comes an important book for any woman who wants to take charge of her heart health. Heart disease kills more women than meneach year, yet it is still mistakenly thought of as a "man's disease." In this comprehensive and practical guide, top women's health expert and author Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., teams up with heart expert Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., to present up-to-date advice on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399152873
• ISBN13: 9780399152870
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Strong Women, Strong Hearts

This book is well written, readable, and easy to understand - not full of medical jargon. Excellent book.

Practical heart health information for Women

I teach Heart Health classes for women. I can't wait to recommend this book to my students. It offers an easy to read, very practical approach to making healthful lifestyle changes.

Good book for those not in the know

I thought this was a very good book - but for people who really have no, or very little knowledge about taking care of their heart. It gives very good info on how the heart works, different procedures, and exercise. Diet is also included with recipes

strong women,strong hearts :a practical guide

This is a highly readable scientifically based book on how to decrease the risk of developing heart disease. The strongest points are its emphasis on cardiovascular disease in women and the evidence based scientific literature regarding the nature of the problem and the approaches to decreasing heart disease. The dietary advice is sound without being trendy or glib, the advice on appropriate receipes is useful. The guide to adequate exercise and physical activity is very helpful. An excellent book by science professionals for the laymen audience.