Is It Worth Dying For?: How To Make Stress Work For You - Not Against You (Paperback)

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Product Description

Eliot not only explains the medical and psychological results of stress, but teaches complete effective ways to manage stress and ultimately make it work for individuals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (April 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553344269
• ISBN-13: 978-0553344264
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #259,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is It Really Worth Dying For?, February 25, 2000

By	Paul L. Weis (Chicago) - See all my reviews

Buy this book! Learn to refocus the positive aspects of your type A personality for success. Don't let the title fool you. This is not about sitting back in a rocking chair after your first coronary event. Instead, this cardiologist who's as Type A as the rest of us explains how to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em in dealing with personal, professional and day-to-day social hassles. A great chapter on self talk and how it can frustrate adult stress. And a great chapter with quizzes on dealing with stresses. Take the quizzes on separate sheets of paper, date them, share them or have your significant other take them the same way as well. Periodic readings of this book got me from my first MI through 15 years of middle age, an angioplasty, and my recent triple bypass. The physical predisposition to coronary problems was genetic. My successful adjustment to the stress factors was all from the book, discovered as part of my original coronary rehabilitation in 1985. Read this book. Lead a better life. Buy copies for friends! Enjoy!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real medical advice on stress, high blood pressure and weight control., August 28, 2005

By	Erik E. Florida - See all my reviews

This book clearly presents solid medical advice about stress, blood pressure and weight. No miracle diets, no junk science, no fads - just time tested information presented in a persuasive way. Topics range from adjusting your attitude to improving your exercise and diet.
This book is a great reference that has helped me control my weight and blood pressure without drugs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is worth reading, October 5, 2009

By	N. Gilliam "journalist" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This book has changed my life! It is really a great book. If you are stressed out or trying to figure out how to move forward, buy this book. My instructor had the whole class reading it and we are hooked. Seriously, this book is amazing!