Healthy Heart Handbook: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack and Cancer, Reduce Stress, Lose Weight Witho [Paperback]

Neal Pinckney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

The accumulation of Dr. Pinckney's thorough research, this comprehensive cardiac care manual is a no-nonsense guide to preventing and reversing the nation's #1 killer--heart disease. The book includes 76 easy-to-prepare, low-fat recipes, plus tips on reducing stress, losing weight without hunger, and ways to reduce the risk of heart attack and cancer.

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About the Author

Neal Pinckney is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Oxford University, where he received his Ph.D. in clinical and educational psychology. He has done post-doctoral work at Stanford University and the University of Vienna. He is professor emeritus and former chair of Behavioral Sciences at California State University, Sacramento and has taught at the University of California, Davis Medical School. He held a private practice in family and individual therapy and psychoanalysis for almost 30 years. He was psychologist and in-service trainer for the California Highway Patrol for 13 years. He is founder and director of the Healing Heart Foundation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 306 pages
• Publisher: Health Communications (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558743847
• ISBN-13: 978-1558743847
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,078,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, July 6, 2000

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This review is from: Healthy Heart Handbook: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack and Cancer, Reduce Stress, Lose Weight Witho (Paperback)

This is a fantastic book written in a very informative manner. The recipes are good too. What I thought was most interesting is how the author explains how heart disease develops... the typical American diet starts building plaque on the artery walls as early as the teen years! You will be surprised when you read this book and then you will understand why heart disease is such a big problem in America. The diet in this book is the best diet I have come accross, not being able to easily loose weight myself. But this diet does it without hunger. I can't say enough about this advice. It has changed my life and the way I look at my health. I no longer feel like I am a ticking time bomb that will eventually need a coronary bypass operation ... an operation that has become very routine in America.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just buy this book!, January 10, 2001

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JJ Minute "JJ" (Gilbertsville, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healthy Heart Handbook: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack and Cancer, Reduce Stress, Lose Weight Witho (Paperback)

Forget the miracle pills and diets and live longer!! Dr. Neal Pinckney's book makes it easy to understand why many of us are overweight and have health problems. There are no secrets here, just the truth about living well.

8 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heart disease? Read this book to reverse it, March 20, 1998

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This review is from: Healthy heart handbook: How to prevent and reverse heart disease

Pinckney's book is easy to read and full of information and recipes. I teach aerobic exercise, and this is the ONLY book I recommend to my clients. A good book for those who want to learn to eat well but don't have much time for reading.