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5. You develop the discipline required
for an enhanced lifestyle program.
"After all that has happened, here is
what I have learned: that I need discipline in
order to stick to my diet. I myself also need to be in a
cardiac rehabilitation program regularly over many years, and
practice religiously all the drills we were given in our stress
modification group."
by Verne Peters.
For more, here is the link to "Our Stories" |
 | Research* shows that the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation program
accrue if it is regular, consistent, and long-term.
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| The Cardiac Therapy Foundation provides a positive environment with ongoing support,
which helps to keep healthy eating, exercise, and stress
management habits in place.
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| Cutting-edge information on the treatment and lifestyle management
of cardiovascular disease is always available.
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| You will feel better and have more energy with a positive
attitude, a healthy diet, and regular exercise. By doing all this,
you will help
 | lower your blood cholesterol, |
| reduce and control high blood pressure, |
| prevent and control adult-onset (type II) diabetes, and |
| achieve and maintain an ideal body weight. |
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* Wenger
NK, Froelicher ES, Smith LK, et al. Cardiac Rehabilitation as
Secondary Prevention. Clinical Practice Guideline.
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians, No. 17. Rockville, MD:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service,
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute. AHCPR Pub. No. 96-0673, October 1995, pg
3.
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