In this comprehensive guide, the top American women's health expert Miriam Nelson teams up with the heart expert Alice Lichtenstein to present up-to-the-minute advice to women on how best top avoid developing heart disease. They range widely, covering in particular; Diet; Exercise; Weight loss; Stress reduction; With accompanying self-evaluation charts, checklists, exercises, recipes and practical information to help readers assess their risk, understand their options and make important changes to improve their heart health. The book also explains and demystifies all the different kinds of heart disease, the medical procedures used to treat them, and the medication commonly prescribed.