Unsolicited Book Review!
I recently read "8 Steps to a Healthy Heart--The Complete Guide to Heart Disease Prevention and Recovery from Heart Attack and Bypass" by Robert E. Kowalski. I would recommend this book to anyone who has been down the road leading to bypass surgery. While the book is geared more to older men (let's face it ladies, heart disease has long been considered a "man's disease") it has information that everyone will find useful. Mr. Kowalski writes about his own bypass surgeries at the age of 35 and 41. Attitudes about recovery have changed in the past 20 years and he candidly writes about his physicians' attitudes towards diet and exercise stifled his recovery 20 years ago. There are chapters on making the most of cardiac rehab, changing your diet, tests, syptoms, stopping smoking, cholesterol, sex, stress and more. I found this book at the library and highly recommend it to everyone who belongs to this list. I plan to purchase my own copy soon!