Cardiac Champs: A Survivor's Guide: How to Live a Healthy, Vigorous, Happy Life After a Heart Attack

The book is equal parts personal story, self-help manual and consumer's guide. Dr. McConnell is a psychologist and his professional training serves him well for, as he says in one of the book's many aphorisms: "The heart heals faster than the mind because it has no memory." The road to recovery is not just a matter of sound dieting, exercise and nicotine abstinence, it is most of all learning to understand the emotions that led to the attack and how to control them. Dr. McConnell offers some practical techniques (with charts) to help the survivor. He also understands that a heart attack affects not only the patient but also all of his loved ones and he has some very practical advice to help the whole family to deal with the aftermath.
His theme throughout is: "stop being a victim and take control of your life" and he stresses that this is particularly important when dealing with the medical profession. "When it comes to drugs, the physician is your consultant, not your manager."

This book breathes vitality, humor and optimism and Dr. McConnell's advice and many of the practical techniques he proposes are useful to anyone recovering from any serious illness. You don't have to have been ill to read it; it's a great guide for a healthy life.

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