Dr. Cynthia's Your vibrant heart : restoring health, strength & spirit from the body's core / Cynthia Thaik, M.D. ; forewords by Mary Morrissey and Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Author: Thaik, Cynthia
Additional Titles: Your vibrant heart
Published: Burbank, CA : Revitalize Press, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: xxiii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Additional Creators: Morrissey, Mary Beth Quaranta and Siegel, Bernie S.

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: Life Is a Gift -- My Authentic Life -- Hearkening Back: East Meets West -- Personal Journey -- A New Path -- The Mind-Body Connection -- Proactive Change -- Health in Bloom -- ch. 1 The Heart Is a Many-Splendored Thing -- Stages of Heart Development -- How Your Physical Heart Works -- The Amazing Work of Cardiac Cells -- Physical Heart, Emotional Heart -- The Emotional Heart -- An Emotional Heart Attack -- The Spiritual Heart -- ch. 2 This Old Heart of Mine -- Cardiovascular Disease -- Hypertension: The Silent Killer -- Type 2 Diabetes -- High Cholesterol: The Story about Fat -- Metabolic Syndrome -- The Obesity Epidemic -- The Lie about Smoking -- Be Still My Heart -- The Big Picture -- ch. 3 Food for Your Heart -- Whole Foods -- The Raw Food Movement -- Cooking Methods -- Meat and Dairy Products -- Juicing -- Blending -- The Rainbow Spectrum -- Organic versus Conventional -- Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) -- Phytochemicals -- Heart-Healthy Superfoods -- Other Heart-Healthy Foods -- Herbs for Heart Health -- Little-Known Superfoods -- Vitamins and Minerals for the Heart -- Dietary Recommendations for a Healthy Heart -- Daily Recommendations -- Branching Out -- ch. 4 Fitness for Your Heart -- The Benefits of Stretching -- Cardiovascular or Aerobic Exercise -- High-Intensity Interval Training -- Team Sports -- Strength Training -- Eastern Practices -- ch. 5 Rejuvenate Your Body Chemistry -- Detoxification for the Heart -- Exercise -- Internal Cleansing -- Hydrotherapy -- Dry Brushing -- Massage -- Balancing Your pH: Acidity and Alkalinity -- Water -- Avoid Foods that Wreak Havoc on Your Heart -- ch. 6 Revive Your Emotional Heart -- Thou Shalt Love: Who? -- Music, Dance, and Creativity -- Laughter and Heart Health -- Renewable Energy for the Heart -- ch. 7 Reinvigorate Your Mind -- How Can I Battle Stress? -- Controlled Breathing -- Meditation -- Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy -- Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT) or Tapping -- Brainwave Entrainment -- Visualization -- Vibrational Energy -- Acupuncture -- Aromatherapy -- Color Therapy -- Crystal Healing -- Integrated Energy Therapy -- Light Therapy -- Music and Sound Therapy -- Reiki -- Reinvigorate Your Mind -- ch. 8 Restore Your Soul -- Confronting Death -- Death and Life -- Emotion and the Soul -- Finding Your Inner Spirit Guide -- Listen to Your Dreams -- Lucid Dreams -- The Power of Thank You -- Creating the Life You Want -- ch. 9 ABCs of a Vibrant Heart -- Affirmations -- Behavior -- Commitment -- ch. 10 Beyond a Vibrant Heart -- The Infinite Potential of Your Personal Vibrant Heart -- Expanding Possibilities.

Summary

In Your Vibrant Heart, cardiologist Dr. Cynthia Thaik explores the dynamic growth and healing processes of our ever-evolving hearts. Forging the missing links between Eastern and Western medicine, Dr. Cynthia covers the wisdom of conventional practices and beyond, unearthing a mind-body connection that takes us to the edge of what we thought we knew and placing the power of healing back in the hands of patients.

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ISBN

9780989104128 (paperback)
0989104125 (paperback)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298).

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