JOSEPH C. PISCATELLA (Gig Harbor, Washington) is one of the country's most respected experts on how to live a healthy lifestyle. As the author of 16 books - including mega-bestseller Don't Eat Your Heart Out - host of three PBS television programs on heart health, a Guest Expert on WebMD, and a member of the NIH Expert Panel on Cardiac Rehabilitation, Joe presents the latest science on diet, exercise, stress and attitude. Joe also designs and facilitates the popular 6 Weeks to a HealthierYou (R), a popular community wellness program that is nationally recognized as one of the most effective population intervention programs for creating healthy habits. A popular speaker to corporate, association, medical and dental groups, over 2 million people have attended Joe's programs. Joe's personal experience of coronary bypass surgery at age 32 gives him a practical perspective that audiences value. The prognosis at the time of surgery was that he would not live to age 40. Today, because of healthy lifestyle changes, he is 43 years post-surgery. What he did and how he did it are central to his writings and presentations. He uses the art of storytelling, contagious humor and decades of experience to help audiences remember the information and advice. Joe lives his message. The author lives & works in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area. https://www.joepiscatella.com/
Praise for STRONG HEART, SHARP MIND: The 6-Step Brain-Body Balance Program that Reverses Heart Disease and Helps Prevent Alzheimer's by Joseph C. Piscatella and Marwan Noel Sabbagh, M.D. with a Foreword by Michael F. Roizen M.D. Highly recommended! For years, heart and brain health have been viewed as something essential, but separate. This book uses the latest science to correct that, and to connect these two vital organs-and show you how to optimize this important nexus of health. What's good for your heart is good for your brain-this book may save your life! - Dean Ornish, M.D, New York Times bestelling author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease Heart. Brain. Health. They're connected-intimately, intricately, and to a far greater degree than we ever recognized before. This book reveals the latest science on this critical focal point, and provides a plan for you to optimize your heart-and-brain health. - Mark Hyman, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Pegan Diet