Part of the award winning public television series Healthy Body/Healthy Mind. In this program a leading expert states, "I look at diet as a four letter word. It's a matter of making healthy food choices and that should be for the rest of your life." Through this Nutrition & Exercise program, viewers will learn how to prevent health problems such as heart disease and diabetes and make healthy lifestyle choices.

Cardiovascular disease claims more women's lives than the next six causes of death combined, according to the American Heart Association. More than 500,000 women die each year of cardiovascular compared to more than 400,000 deaths from breast cancer. Heart disease can be prevented, detected, and treated by knowing your risk factors and developing a dialogue with your physician. Often, a change in exercise, eating habits and lifestyle can have an impact in preventing and treating heart disease. Heart Disease & Women - Awareness & Treatment tells the stories of three healthy, active women who survived heart attacks and a stroke. The stories from the women and healthcare professionals show that no one is immune from heart disease. Every person appearing in the video has either saved a life or had their life saved. Topics include: Signs & Symptoms, Attack Stories, Inside the Cath Lab, Treatment, Prevention, Exercise & Diet, Detection, and "From the Heart" - words of wisdom and advise. A must have for every women.

Highly Recommended. Features advice in diet and exercise, suggestions for healthy habits early in life to fight child obesity epidemic.

More than 71.3 million Americans have one or more types of Cardiovascular Disease, according to the American Heart Association. More than 13.2 million Americans have Coronary Heart Disease and to many people in this group, the first sign of heart disease may be Sudden Cardiac Arrest or a Heart Attack. No one is immune from Heart Disease. Medical experts stress the importance of a dialogue between a patient and their physician. This compelling program will inform you on what diagnostic test are available to discuss with your health care provider. Cardiologists explain tests ranging from blood test for the public, including teenagers, to calcium scoring. Many of the people interviewed in the program lead healthy, active lives and had no risk factors until a unexpected heart attack occurred with out any of the warning signs. Hear from healthy people about their experiences with many of the diagnostic tests available today. Through detection of heart disease, many of the people in the program were able to control heart disease and lead a normal life. The program covers blood tests, electrocardiograms, stress test, calcium scoring, noninvasive angiography, echocardiograms and more. See what these test are as the camera follows patients as they are tested. Hear stories of how the early detection of heart disease through these tests saved their lives. Learn what questions to ask your doctor about heart disease detection. This program could save your life.

HEART DISEASE - Treatment takes the viewer from pre-hospital care to the emergency room, cardiac catheterization lab and to open heart surgery. The programs includes sections on the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), Statin drugs, emergency room treatment, Door to balloon time, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cath Lab staff, Cath procedure, Angioplasty, Cardiac stents, heart electrical problems, Electrophysiology Lab, Cardiac Ablations, Implantable pacemakers, Implantable defibrillators, an actual heart attack, Cardiac surgery, Bypass Surgery, Valve Replacement Surgery, Patient Responsibility, and words of wisdom in a "From the Heart" section.

This 2 volume DVD boxed set contains both a medically graphic and medically non-graphic menu option.

Heart disease used to be thought of as a man's disease, but the reality is more women die from first heart attacks than men. In addition, heart disease can have different symptoms in women than the classic chest pain that has been so well publicized. In this program, we explain why women are equally at risk for a heart attack as men; we look at how hormone therapy can increase that risk, and hear from patients who've discovered ways to lower their risk of having a heart attack.

Why are South Asians a higher risk group for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes? What lifestyle changes can lower the risk to you and your family? How should you discuss this risk with your doctor? Dr.Gerald Reaven, world-renowned researcher on the importance of abnormal insulin action in type 2 diabetes and heart disease and Dr. Meenakshi Aggarwal, specialist in cardiovascular diseases, outline the problems faced by this population and present the latest research to help you monitor and minimize your risk.

Peripheral Arterial Disease or PAD is an often misdiagnosed vascular disease which causes leg pain due to poor circulation, sometimes resulting in years of discomfort for many patients. This program raises awareness of PAD and simple diagnostic testing. If detected in the early stages, patients can be treated successfully and once again, live their lives pain free.

"Strangling of the Heart", is the Latin phrase describing a symptom of heart disease called Angina. It's a pain that occurs when the heart is not getting enough oxygen, usually because of blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Angina is common, more than six million people in the United States have it but many may not know it. Angina can sometimes resemble other conditions like indigestion, back pain, or shoulder arthritis, and it's not uncommon for people to dismiss their pain and discomfort as nothing to worry about. While angina may not cause long-term heart damage, in many cases it can be a first sign of heart disease and the first alert for patients to change their old habits for a heart-healthy life.