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An Active Partnership: For the Health of Your Heart
An Active Partnership For the Health of Your Heart Author:American Heart Association If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with heart disease, it's natural to feel helpless and alone. An Active Partnership for the Health of Your Heart, the award-winning cardiac rehabilitation workbook and DVD from the American Heart Association can help. All of the information, resources and skill-building techniques you need to take c... more »ontrol of your heart health are included in this comprehensive workbook and DVD. But thats only the beginning. This education program also helps you communicate more effectively with your healthcare team, community, family members and friends. An Active Partnership for the Health of Your Heart helps you take charge with practical strategies, personal insight from real people like you, and involving tools, charts and logs that let you record information vital to your success. Youll learn:
-Steps you can take to control risk factors and improve your health now and in the future
-Simple communication skills that can improve your healthcare experiences
-The best ways to make your medications work for you
-Goals for healthy eating habits that can help you make positive changes
-Ways to engage in physical activity and make it a habit
-Strategies for weight loss you can really stick with
-Healthier methods of dealing with stress in your life
-How to cope with your feelings about having heart disease
-How to quit smoking and stay smoke-free
The Active Partnership program is self-guided, so you can move at your own pace and refer to any section at any time. And best of all, it s easy to understand and use.« less