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Author Mieres, Jennifer H.

Title Heart smart for Black women and Latinas : a 5-week program for living a heart-healthy lifestyle / Jennifer H. Mieres and Terri Ann Parnell, with Carol Turkington.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2008]
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.1 M586    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  616.1 MIERES    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 240 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
Contents Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- pt. 1. The double whammy : the high risk of heart disease for women in general and Black women and Latina in particular -- 1. Heart disease : women's heart disease is different from men's -- 2. Assessing your risk -- 3. Don't be a statistic : it's never too late to get on the road to heart health -- 4. Listen to your body -- pt. 2. Three small steps to heart-healthy living in 5 weeks -- 5. Week one : get ready by "setting the table" for the rest of your life! -- 6. Week two : step 1 : get moving! -- 7. Week three : step 2 : simple steps to healthier eating -- 8. Week four : step 3 : stress less and enjoy -- 9. Week five : FEAST : putting it all together for the rest of your life! -- pt. 3. Preventing heart disease for a lifetime -- 10. The power of partnering with your doctor -- Appendices -- Appendix A : Resources for heart-smart recipes -- Appendix B : Helpful health-care facts -- Appendix C : Common heart medications, treatment, and tests -- Appendix D : Questions and answers about heart disease -- Appendix E : Women's heart centers -- Glossary -- Suggested reading -- Index.
Subject Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention -- Popular works.
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Prevention -- Popular works.
African American women -- Diseases -- Popular works.
Hispanic American women -- Diseases -- Popular works.
Added Author Parnell, Terri Ann.
Turkington, Carol.
ISBN 9780312372675
0312372671
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