CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments

PART
1

NO MORE HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES

CHAPTER 1

You Don’t Have to Have a Heart Attack!

CHAPTER 2

Why “Perfectly Healthy” People Get Heart Attacks

CHAPTER 3

You May Be at Risk and What You Can Do about It

CHAPTER 4

What Size Is Your Cholesterol?

CHAPTER 5

What Your Waistline Says about Your Heart

CHAPTER 6

Every Picture Tells a Story

CHAPTER 7

Should You Be Taking Heart Medications?

CHAPTER 8

Is This Procedure Really Necessary?

CHAPTER 9

So Why Is My Doctor Still Recommending Surgery?

PART
2

THE SOUTH BEACH HEART PROGRAM

STEP 1

Following the Principles of the South Beach Diet

STEP 2

The South Beach Heart Workout

STEP 3

Getting the Right Diagnostic Tests

STEP 4

Getting the Right Medications

Afterword

Appendix: Are You Having a Heart Attack or Stroke?

Helpful Resources

Selected Bibliography

Index