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This book presents specific, evidence-based protocols for treating and preventing cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on lifestyle measures and practices.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1: Lifestyle Medicine as an Approach to Cardiovascular Disease 1 Overview of Lifestyle Medicine and Cardiovascular Health and Disease 2 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease 3 Lifestyle Medicine Focused History and Physical Exam for Cardiovascular Disease 4 Lifestyle Medicine, Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease 5 Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease 6 Lifestyle Medicine, Weight Management and Obesity 7 Lifestyle Medicine, Tobacco Cessation and Cardiovascular Disease 8 Psychiatric and Behavioral Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease 9 Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease
Part 2: Assessment in Treating Cardiovascular Risk Factors 10 Framework for Assessing Risk Factors 11 Lifestyle Medicine and Atherosclerosis 12 Lifestyle Strategies for Managing Dyslipidemias 13 Lifestyle Management and Prevention of Hypertension 14 Peripheral Artery Disease 15 Ischemic Heart Disease 16 Approach to the Patient with Chest Pain 17 Carotid Artery Disease and Stoke 18 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes, MetS and Cardiovascular Disease 19 Sedentary Behavior in Cardiovascular Disease 20 Cardiovascular Disease and Optimal Brain Health
Part 3: Specialized Topics 21 Women and Cardiovascular Disease 22 Risk Factor Reduction in Children 23 Genetics, Epigenetics and Precision Medicine 24 Reversing Heart Disease 25 The Future of Lifestyle Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease: Research and Applications
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Dr. James M. Rippe is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School with postgraduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is currently the Founder and Director of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Over the past 25 years Dr. Rippe has established and run the largest research organization in the world exploring how daily habits and actions impact short- and long-term health and quality of life. This organization, Rippe Lifestyle Institute (RLI), has published hundreds of papers that form the scientific basis for the fields of lifestyle medicine and high-performance health. RLI also conducts numerous studies every year on physical activity, nutrition, and healthy weight management. A lifelong and avid athlete, Dr. Rippe maintains his personal fitness with a regular walk, jog, swimming, and weight training program. He holds a black belt in karate and is an avid wind surfer, skier, and tennis player. He lives outside of Boston with his wife Stephanie Hart-television news anchor-and their four children, Hart, Jaelin, Devon, and Jamie.
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This book presents specific, evidence-based protocols for treating and preventing cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on lifestyle measures and practices.
