Book Description
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 men each 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 diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, and other key strategies tailored specifically for women.

With self-evaluations, checklists, exercises, recipes, and other practical information, as well as the latest research findings, this empowering book will help readers assess their risks, understand their options, and make important changes to improve their heart health.

About the Author
Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.She is the author of six previous books, including Strong Women Stay Young; Strong Women, Strong Bones; and Strong Women and Men Beat Arthritis. Her research has been published in The Journal of the American Medical Association and elsewhere.

Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., is the Stanley N. Gershoff Professor of Nutrition Science and Policy at the Friedman School, Tufts University. She has served on numerous national committees, including the U.S. government's Dietary Guidelines Committee and the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. Her research on nutrition and cardiovascular disease has been published extensively in medical literature.

Lawrence Lindner, M.A., pens the monthly "Eating Right" column

FROM OUR EDITORS

The statistics are sobering: Each year, 267,000 women die from heart attacks; that's more six times the incidence of breast cancer fatalities. Overall, 8 million American women suffer from heart disease. This powerful, practical addition to the Strong Women series is designed to reduce that number and save the life of the women you love. Strong Women, Strong Hearts presents up-to-date information and advice on diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, and other key strategies to help women improve their heart health. To make their points, the physician authors utilize a winning combination of self-evaluations, checklists, exercises, recipes, research findings, and other practical information.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

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 men each 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 diet, exercise, weight loss, stress reduction, and other key strategies tailored specifically for women.

With self-evaluations, checklists, exercises, recipes, and other practical information, as well as the latest research findings, this empowering book will help readers assess their risks, understand their options, and make important changes to improve their heart health.