Del Norte Public Library

Here's the problem: 17 million Americans suffer from heart disease, and every year 1 million of them will be just lucky enough to survive a heart attack. They know they must change their lives-their diet, their stress, the amount of exercise they do. And not for a few months, but forever. Most don't do it. What they need, as much as low-fat recipes and fitness plans, is daily motivation-a reassuring yet no-nonsense guide to staying the course to heart...

Discusses the composition of the blood and its importance to body function and describes the structure of the heart and its role in pumping the blood through the body.

Lorene Cary’s grandmother moves in, and everything changes: day-to-day life, family relationships, the Nana she knew―even their shared past. From cherished memories of weekends she spent as a child with her indulgent Nana to the reality of the year she spent “ladysitting” her now frail grandmother, Lorene Cary journeys through stories of their time together and five generations of their African American family. Brilliantly weaving a narrative...

Her name means "miracle" in Sanskrit: Kimaya was the first baby to survive after several miscarriages, and grew up in a mansion at the top of Mumbai's Pali Hill, surrounded by love and privilege. But at eleven years old, she develops a rare illness that requires her to be confined to a germ-free ivory tower in her home. Rahul Savant shows up to wash Kimi's windows, and as years pass he becomes her eyes to the outside world, and she becomes his inspiration...

Introduces the circulatory system, its purpose, parts, and functions.

After safeguarding her heart in a bottle hung around her neck, a girl finds the bottle growing heavier and her interest in things around her becoming smaller.

Cardiologist Mimi Guarneri explores how new scientific findings indicate that the heart possesses intelligence, memory, and decision-making abilities that are separate from the brain, and discusses what those findings suggest about the power of love and healing.

Describes the different forms of heart disease and presents the latest research, diagnostic techniques, treatments, and medications, offering practical advice on how to prevent and reverse heart disease through techniques that include stress reduction and dieting.