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    Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart
    Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart
    Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart
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    Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart

    By Jordan Rubin

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    Do lifestyle factors increase or decrease the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack? The American Heart Association says their significance and prevalence haven’t been precisely determined, which I can accept, but I’m sure few in the medical establishment would disagree with the following statement: You take care of your heart, and your heart will take care of you.

    Bestselling author Jordan Rubin, along with Joseph Brasco, MD, shows readers how to apply the 7 Keys to Health and Wellness to prevent and deal with a major killer-heart disease.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMar 22, 2009
    ISBN9781418573805
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      Book preview

      Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart - Jordan Rubin

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      Every effort has been made to make this book as accurate as possible. The purpose of this book is to educate. It is a review of scientific evidence that is presented for information purposes. No individual should use the information in this book for self-diagnosis, treatment, or justification in accepting or declining any medical therapy for any health problems or diseases. No individual is discouraged from seeking professional medical advice and treatment, and this book is not supplying medical advice.

      Any application of the information herein is at the reader’s own discretion and risk. Therefore, any individual with a specific health problem or who is taking medications must first seek advice from his personal physician or health-care provider before starting a health and wellness program. The author and Thomas Nelson Publishers, Inc., shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. We assume no responsibility for errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or any inconsistency herein.

      In view of the complex, individual nature of health problems, this book, and the ideas, programs, procedures, and suggestions herein are not intended to replace the advice of trained medical professionals. All matters regarding one’s health require medical supervision. A physician should be consulted prior to adopting any program or programs described in this book. The author and publisher disclaim any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this book.

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All right reserved.

      Scripture quotations noted NIV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishing House. All right reserved.

      Scripture quotations noted NIVare taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishing House. Use of either trademark requires the permission of International Bible Society.

      The NIV and New International Version trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission of International Bible Society.

      Scripture quotations noted KJV are from The Holy Bible, KING JAMES VERSION.

      Copyright © 2006 by Jordan S. Rubin

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

      Nelson Books titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail SpecialMarkets@ThomasNelson.com.

      Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Rubin, Jordan.

        The Great Physician’s Rx for a healthy heart / by Jordan Rubin with Joseph Brasco.

          p. cm.

        Includes bibliographical references.

        ISBN 0-7852-1433-X (hardcover)

        1. Heart—Diseases—Popular works. 2. Heart—Diseases—Prevention—Popular works. 3. Heart—Diseases—Religious aspects—Christianity. I. Title: Great Physician’s prescription for a healthy heart. II. Brasco, Joseph. III. Title.

      RC672.R83 2006

      616.1'205—dc22

      2006006785

      Printed in the United States of America

      1 2 3 4 5 6 QW 10 09 08 07 06

      To Papa Al and Grandpa Jerry, who left my family and me much too soon, suffering deadly heart attacks at ages fifty-five and sixty-two, respectively. The times we spent together are some of my greatest childhood memories.

      CONTENTS

      Introduction: The Heart of the Matter

      Key #1: Eat to Live

      Key #2: Supplement Your Diet with Whole Food

      Nutritionals, Living Nutrients, and Superfoods

      Key #3: Practice Advanced Hygiene

      Key #4: Condition Your Body with Exercise

      and Body Therapies

      Key #5: Reduce Toxins in Your Environment

      Key #6: Avoid Deadly Emotions

      Key #7: Live a Life of Prayer and Purpose

      The Great Physician’s Rx for a Healthy Heart Battle Plan

      Notes

      About the Authors

      INTRODUCTION

      The Heart of the Matter

      My son, Joshua, just turned two years old, and in his cute little way, I’ve found him to be amusing and animated, enthusiastic and emotional—as well as defiant and disobedient on occasion. That makes him a perfectly normal toddler, right?

      Joshua is our only child. While my wife, Nicki, and I are sure that we are parents of the most special boy in the entire world, we now have a better understanding of what comedian Bill Cosby meant when he said, Give me two hundred active two-year- olds, and I can conquer the world. I’m confident Joshua could lead the charge of that army, although the terrible twos haven’t been too terrible for Nicki and me. That’s because we have a better idea of how to handle the little guy after reading the seminal book on disciplining children—The New Dare to Discipline by Dr. James Dobson.

      Like millions of young parents, we’ve suddenly discovered that children grow up with wills of their own, which means we need a game plan to raise a healthy, respectful, and happy son. After reading Dr. Dobson’s book, we have a better understanding of how to teach Joshua right from wrong and the art of self-control. As our energetic son rambunctiously runs through toddlerhood, Nicki and I are eagerly employing the concepts of reasonable, consistent discipline articulated by Dr. Dobson in his book.

      The reason I’m telling you this story is because The New Dare to Discipline—a revised and rewritten edition of the 1970 best-selling Dare to Discipline—nearly didn’t happen. You see, Dr. Dobson suffered a serious heart attack on August 15, 1990, a few months before he was scheduled to begin reworking the bestseller.

      A good friend who was a long-time employee of Focus on the Family, the organization founded by Dr. Dobson in the late 1970s, told me that on the morning of August 15, 1990, Dr. Dobson arose early to play pickup basketball at his church, First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena in Southern California, where his first cousin, H. B. London, was the pastor. The church was home to a nice gym, and Dr. Dobson loved the competition and camaraderie of three-on-three half-court games. A dozen or so friends and staff members of Focus on the Family usually joined him for these early-morning competitions. On this particular summer day in 1990, Dr. Dobson was fifty-four years old, and anyone who watched him play hoops three mornings a week would have pronounced him extremely fit for his age.

      Dr. Dobson did not bring his best game to the gym that morning, however. In basketball lingo, he shot bricks at the glass backboard and let players drive by him like his feet were nailed to the polished hardwood floor. After blowing an easy lay-in from underneath the basket, a sharp pain hit Dr. Dobson in the center of his chest. As he caught his breath, he immediately knew something was not right. Perhaps he remembered that this was the same basketball floor where, two years earlier, he had cradled Pistol Pete Maravich in his arms after the forty-year-old basketball legend collapsed and died of a fatal heart attack. When Dr. Dobson’s chest pains failed to diminish, he picked up his car keys and waved good-bye. Sorry, guys, gotta go, he said as he strolled out.

      That wasn’t like him to quit playing basketball before 8:00 a.m. One of the players ran after Dr. Dobson, asking him if he was feeling all right. I think I’m okay, he said, but something told him that he wasn’t 100 percent.

      Instead of going home to shower, Dr. Dobson drove himself to a nearby hospital, St. Luke’s of Pasadena,

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