Synopses & Reviews
We know the facts. We've heard the statistics. We're all concerned about someone's heart health, whether it's our parents, our spouses, our children or ourselves. So why aren't we doing anything about it?
Dr. Lori Mosca wrestled with that question for decades and ultimately developed a breakthrough motivational program to help busy women focus on what can and should be done for themselves and their families. The outreach program she established at New York-Presbyterian Hospital reaches more than 100,000 women a year, and it is currently in the top six percentile for NIH grants--an amazing accomplishment for a motivation-based program.
Heart to Heart is Dr. Mosca's definitive guide to preventive heart care for women. It is a personal, intimate, nonjudgmental conversation between one of America's leading doctors--who also happens to be a wife, daughter and mother--and a public that needs motivation and inspiration not just more facts. Chapters on the need for solitude, putting yourself first, family dynamics and spirituality complement traditional subjects such as diet, fitness, complementary medicine and drug protocols to create a book that is more lifestyle manual than health guide. Inspiring a woman to find her own inner strength and happiness is a core concept in self-help, but it's never been integrated into the health field--until now. Positive and inspiring, this book is nothing short of a lifeline for the modern woman.
Key Features This is not a health book but a personal, motivational lifestyle book that happens to be centered around heart health--one of today's hottest topics. Uses Lori Mosca's powerful personal story--and stories from her patients--to create a warm, personal framework for her medical advice. The best way to motivate most women is through the health of their loved ones, and this book talks in-depth about the reality of dealing with unmotivated husbands, aging parents and the current childhood health epidemic.
Synopsis
Finally, information meets inspiration for today's busy spouse, parent, caregiver, provider...and everything else you're expected to be.
You worry about your father's bad habits. Your mother's refusal to listen to her doctor. Your spouse's cholesterol. Your children's diet. For better or worse, you're the center of your family's universe and the person trying desperately to keep them all healthy. As if you weren't busy enough!
Dr. Lori Mosca is not only one of America's top doctors; she is also a wife, a mother and a daughter. She's been where you're standing, and her message is simple: To improve your family's health, you have to start with yourself. And there are three steps to do it.
Know It. Knowledge is power. This goes beyond diet and fitness to stress management, personal fulfillment, daily attitude and spiritual practice. Happiness and health are not mutually exclusive.
Nurture It. Take care of your heart, but also your soul. Don't deprive yourself of what makes your life enjoyable. Nurture the better, healthier parts of your routine. Gradually incorporate changes that make you healthy, happy and vital.
Share It. Lead by example and your family will follow. Have healthy fun together and share not just your knowledge but your time. A healthy heart isn't another item on your "to do" list, but a new attitude that will make life easier-and give you more time and energy to share with those you love.
Dr. Lori Mosca has helped thousands take control of their lives and their health. Her proven program for family heart health is transforming the practice of medicine in hospitals and doctors' offices across the nation. Now let it transform you and your family-for life!
About the Author
Lori Mosca, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., is Director of Preventive Cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the founder and Director of the Columbia Center for Heart Disease Prevention in midtown Manhattan. She lives in Northern New Jersey.