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The New Heart Disease Handbook
Christopher P. Cannon, MD
Take charge of your heart health today. This book provides you with all the information you need to safeguard your heart. And even after a heart disease has been diagnosed, this book can be used to take positive action - to control the illness, minimize its effects, and have a say in the selection of the best possible treatment.
The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook
This comprehensive medical resource extensively covers health care for newborns, the elderly, and everyone in between. The new Third Home Edition provides the same authoritative information doctors have relied on in The Merck Manual, for more than a century, in easy-to-understand, everyday language.
Muscle Medicine
Rob DeStefano, DC
Muscle and joint injuries are not just for sports superstars anymore. Back, shoulder, hip and knee problems impact more of us than ever before, sometimes making even routine activities seem impossible. Now, two of America's top experts on muscle and joint health have teamed up to create a program that anyone can easily follow to feel great. Among other things, this book offers information on how to strengthen the body's major trouble spots, a nutrition program and dozens of illustrated exercises.
Heart Healthy Foods for Life
Leslie Beck
In this book, leading nutritionist Leslie Beck explains which foods to eat, how often, in what amounts and how to add them to your diet to prevent heart disease. This indispensable diet plan includes everything you need to know about foods that fight heart disease, including guidelines on what to eat for a diet that's rich in fibre and low in saturated fats; handy tips for buying, storing, preparing, and incorporating heart-healthy foods into your diet; exercise for preventing heart disease, and over 100 delicious recipes with complete nutritional analysis.
The Canadian Guide to Prostate Cancer
Leah Jamnicky and Robert Nam
This book is the first choice for all Canadian men looking for a comprehensive understanding of prostate health. It covers everything you need to know, including the latest medical research on diet and lifestyle, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, step-by-step treatment options in Canada - including alternatives to surgery and issues specific to gay men - recovering intimacy, and moving on with health and energy.
Wave is published six times a year by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority in cooperation with the Winnipeg Free Press. It is available at newsstands, hospitals and clinics throughout Winnipeg, as well as McNally Robinson Books.
