It's a given that diet and lifestyle affect heart health. But recent studies show that your emotions as well as Mindbody practices such as guided imagery and meditation have an equally powerful influence. Now, building on the success of his earlier interactive kits, Dr. Andrew Weil presents a comprehensive approach to heart health, with The Healthy Heart Kit. Featuring medical experts Stephen Devries, M.D. (a pioneering preventive cardiologist specializing in integrative approaches to heart health), Erin Olivo, Ph.D. (clinical psychologist and director of the Integrative Medicine Program at Columbia University), and Martin L. Rossman, M.D. (founder of The Healing Mind and a leader in the therapeutic use of guided imagery).
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Andrew Weil, one of America's best known advocates of alternative medicine and holistic healing, attended Harvard Medical School. He has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health and the Harvard Botanical Museum. He is the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and Associate Director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine, University of Arizona. Weil's books include Spontaneous Healing and Natural Health and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health.
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This review is from: The Healthy Heart Kit (Misc. Supplies)
Through his integrative medicine approach, Dr. Andrew Weil continues to provide authentic healthy options and creatively presents them in user friendly formats. His proven expertise also includes his clear insight to select other experts who exemplify the finest in their own area of specialization. His is your heart's Dream-Team-Doctors including Devries,Olivo,and Rossman.
The Healthy Heart Kit is conveniently portable and accessible for your busy lifestyle. The two CDs, workbook and cards are adaptable to every variable for adopting your own special moments of opportunity for body-mind-spirit healing. You can listen on your car player or laptop, upload onto your I-Pod, and take the workbook and cards in your briefcase. You will be empowered to cultivate habits of Being-Healthy utilizing mutually supportive techniques and insightful modalities. Dr. Stephen Devries presents a most welcomed approach for PREVENTATIVE heart health care through the finest of integrative medicine, valuable wisdom made practical for everyday living right down to proper diet, vitamin supplements and suggested exercises. Olivo and Rossman provide exercises for optimal cultivation and reinforcement of healing energy for healthy heart functioning. References are also provided for further exploration of the source materials of these respected experts. All in all, the Heart Kit is user friendly and definitely user healthy. In the words of Dr. Devries, "write yourself a prescription." Purchase this kit and you will BE WELL on your way to a happy, healthier heart!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Not impressed,
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I ordered this kit, because I take heart health very seriously. After listening to the CDs and reviewing included flash cards and the book, I was not impressed.
The first CD provides information on the effects of exercise, nutrition, and emotion on the heart health. I did not hear anything I have not heard before, this was simply reiteration of information widely available to anyone who is interested in healthy life style: don't smoke, exercise, eat fruits and vegetables, take Omega-3 and other supplements, try to avoid stress. I found the manner of speech of one of the narrators distracting, this is not to say that others would feel the same way. The second CD teaches simple meditation techniques to help handle the stress in our lives. I actually learned something new from this CD, although techniques outlined in this CD are very simple and, probably, can be easily found elsewhere with minimal effort. Flash cards highlight the main points of the CDs and offer a few Mediterranean style recipes that creators of this kit recommend. To summarize, The Healthy Heart Kit offers valuable information, which may be interesting to people who are beginning to be interested in heart health. The information in this kit can be found easily from other sources at a fraction of the price. Prior to ordering the Healthy Heart Kit, I read Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, which talks about overall health and not just weight loss. I found that book to be much more informative and engaging. I do not think that at ~$20 this kit is a good value, but, I agree with the reviewer PT Cruiser that it would make "a great HAND-OUT for a cardiologist" or a physician.
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Great new format!,
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I have long been a follower of Dr. Weil and his integrative approach to holistic medicine so jumped at the chance to review his latest offering, The Healthy Heart Kit.
The kit consists of two CDs, a workbook and a pack of cards (larger than playing cards) that cover topics such as Self Care, Diet and Exercise, Mind Body and Heart Inspirations. Self Care covers blood lipid levels, blood pressure and how to recognize a heart attack. Diet/Exercise shows the advantages of a Mediterranean diet and offers a couple of recipes along with info on blood sugar levels, target heart rate, supplements and tips for staying motivated. The largest group of cards is the Mind Body group that gives advice on everything from proper breathing to de-stressing, guided imagery and listening to your heart. Finally, Heart Inspirations offer affirmations to help you stay in balance. While helpful and informative, the cards are not something you'd carry with you as they are rather large. The fifty-two page workbook is divided into five sections on the function of the heart, heart healthy eating and lifestyle, exercise and training, over-the-counter drug, the effect of emotions on the heart and meditation to reduce stress. Each topic is briefly, but well covered with quotes from the well-credentialed authors: Andrew Weil, M.D., Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Stephen Devries, M.D., a board-certified cardiologist, Martin Rossman, M.D. co-founder of the Academy for Guided Imagery and Erin Olivio, Ph.D., MPH, the director of the Columbia Integrative Medicine Program. The CDs: Session One runs a little over an hour with talks by Dr. Weil on heart health and the anti-inflammatory diet and Dr. Devries on heart function and a heart-healthy lifestyle. Session two contains information on proper breathing technique to relax your heart (Dr. Devries), Mindful Meditation and Stress Release (Erin Olivio) and finally, Guided Imagery for healing the heart (Dr. Rossman). That covers what's in the box. As for the CDs, I found all of the information highly informative, though not all of it new to me. I wasn't able to practice the guided imagery because I was listening while driving, however, I feel this is a useful tool to attain the relaxation needed to de-stress. One nit: I found Erin Olivio's voice a little grating. She sounded more like a Valley Girl than a meditation motivator. Is this a worthwhile kit? Absolutely. Though there is little new here, the teaching modality is very helpful when straight text can be dry. I give it two thumbs up.
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