Herbert Benson, Aggie Casey

Mind Your Heart

A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise, and Nutrition for Heart Health

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Free Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9780743237024
• ISBN-10: 0743237021
• Artikelnr.: 22316659

Autorenporträt

Herbert Benson, MD, is the Mind Body Medical Institute Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He is the author of the mega-bestselling book, The Relaxation Response, as well as ten other trade books. His groundbreaking work established the modern field of mind body medicine. Dr. Benson is the Director Emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Mind Your Heart
Chapter 2 Risky Business
Chapter 3 Learn to Elicit the Relaxation Response
Chapter 4 Manage Your Stress
Chapter 5 Dealing with Emotions
Chapter 6 Balance Your Plate, Help Your Heart
Chapter 7 Improve Your Relationship with Food
Chapter 8 Exercise Body and Soul
Chapter 9 Making It Work
Appendix 1: Heart-Healthy Recipes
Appendix 2: Recommended Foods
Appendix 3: Organizations and Resources
Glossary
Selected Sources
Credits
Index