हार्ट अटॅक– हृदयझटका म्हणजे यमदूतानं दारावर केलेली टकटक्, अशी समजूत आजपर्यंत होती; आणि ती फारशी चुकीचीही नव्हती. वेगवेगळ्या दुखण्यांनी किंवा आजारांनी दरवर्षी घडणारया एकूण मृत्यूंमध्ये हृदयविकारानं मृत्यू पावणारयाची संख्या सर्वांत जास्त असते. पण आता या यमदूताला दारातच थोपवणं, एवढंच नव्हे, तर चार पावलं मागं पाठवणंही शक्य आहे, असं सांगणारं हे पुस्तक आहे. हृदयविकार कमी करण्यासाठी काय करावं, हृदयरुग्णांची जीवनशैली कशी असावी, हे तर यात आहेच, त्याच्या जोडीला हृदयाला पथ्यकर अशा अनेक पाककृतीही दिलेल्या आहेत. हृदयविकार कमी होऊ शकतो, हे प्रथम अमेरिकन हृदयतज्ज्ञ डॉ.डीन र्ऑिनश यांनी प्रयोगांनी सिद्ध केलं. त्यांच्या कार्यक्रमाशी मिळताजुळता पण भारतीय परिस्थितीत उपयुक्त ठरणारा उपक्रम पुण्यात डॉ. जगदीश हिरेमठ चालवत आहेत. अनेक हृदयरुग्णांनी त्यांच्या या कार्यक्रमाचा लाभ घेतलेला आहे. या दोन्ही तज्ज्ञ डॉक्टरांच्या कार्यक्रमाची माहिती पुस्तकात आहे.
(THE INDIAN VERSION OF DR. DEAN ORNISH`S PROGRAM FOR REVERSING HEART DISEASE) HEART ATTACK IS CONSIDERED AS THE KNOCKING BY THE `YAMADOOT`, AND IN A WAY IT IS TRUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING BECAUSE OF HEART ATTACK IS MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE DYING FROM VARIOUS OTHER DISEASES; EVERY YEAR. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO EXTEND THIS INVITATION FROM THE LORD OF DEATH. WE CAN EVEN MAKE HIM STEP BACK A FEW STEPS. THIS BOOK IS A GUIDE FOR EVERYBODY. IT SUGGESTS WAYS TO KEEP THE HEART DISEASE AWAY FROM US, THE LIFE-STYLE THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW, AND MANY INTERESTING RECIPES FOR A HEALTHY HEART. AMERICAN DOCTOR AND HEART SPECIALIST DEAN ARNISH WAS THE FIRST WHO PROVED WITH PRACTICES THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF HEART DISEASE CAN BE REDUCED. DR. JAGDISH HIREMATH IN PUNE IS RUNNING A PARALLEL PROGRAMME FOR THE HEART PATIENTS BY FOLLOWING HIS GUIDE LINES IN AN INDIAN WAY, SUITABLE TO THE INDIAN HEALTH CONDITIONS. MANY HEART PATIENTS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROJECT. THIS BOOK INCLUDES THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAMMES OF BOTH THESE EXPERT DOCTORS. SHUBHADA GOGATE IS FAMOUS AS AN AUTHOR OF SCIENCE RELATED THEMES. HER NOVEL `KHANDALYACHYA GHATASATHI` BASED ON THE INDIAN RAILWAY HAS WON MANY AWARDS. SHE IS WELL KNOWN AS A STUDIOUS WRITER.