The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: How to Lower Your Blood Cholesterol by Up to 40 Percent Without Drugs or Deprivation (Mass Market Paperback)

by Robert E. Kowalski (Author) "Ironically, cholesterol has affected my own life over and over again during the past twenty years..." (more)
Key Phrases: cholesterol cure, including oat bran, niacin tablets, Serving Serving, Nutritional Information, American Heart Association (more...)

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Claiming that the popular cholesterol-reducing diets are severely restrictive, yield unremarkable results or prescribe drugs that produce adverse side effects, Kowalski, a medical journalist who suffers from heart disease, developed a palatable alternative, which, he asserts, reduced the cholesterol level in his bloodstream by 40% in a short period of time. His program combines a modified diet (red meat is allowed in moderation), and daily doses of oat bran and the B-vitamin niacin. Kowalski elucidates the complex terminology of cholesterol and other bloodstream lipids, and aptly demonstrates how oat bran and niacin lower cholesterol and, in turn, that cholesterol lowering can be instrumental in reducing the incidence of heart disease. Roundups of foods least likely to bring about a cholesterol excess, as well as those with special properties that lower cholesterol, are particularly helpful, as are suggestions for substituting oat bran in traditional recipes.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Lower your blood cholesterol by up to 40 percent. Cut your risk of heart attack in half . Millions have seen dramatic results--you can too!

In this revised paperback--with four new chapters not found in the hardcover edition--Robert E. Kowalski offers a safe, effective, and revolutionary new approach to lowering blood cholesterol without drugs or deprivation.

With The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure, you can:

• Limit the amount of cholesterol produced by your body

• Increase the amount of cholesterol eliminated by your body

• Use special foods and vitamins that actually lower total blood cholesterol

• Raise the level of HDL ("the good cholesterol") in your body

• Enhance good nutrition and enjoy a variety of foods without going hungry

• Control your weight without counting calories

• And much more!

Filled with a wealth of essential information and advice on cholesterol testing methods, special food products, exercise and special considerations for women, children, and the elderly, as well as dozens of delicious, healthful recipes, here is the proven solution for you!

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch; Revised edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006109773X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061097737
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,293 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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134 of 135 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kowalski is not kidding., July 1, 1999

By A Customer

I had no desire to take pharmaceuticals to lower my cholesterol, since they seem tailored to "stabilize the plaque" which has already deposited-out in the arteries of people with high cholesterol, as well as to lower the levels of cholesterol. My desire was to lower the levels, yes, but also to dissolve-away the deposits, if any, and not to put a hard coating on them. The Niacin and Oat Bran regimen that Kowalsky writes about is good to find out about because it can have these effects that I desired. I started with a Total cholesterol level of 288, and in 120 days it measured 161 at the same lab. This is a diminution of 44%! And the ratio went from 50% over "dangerous" to 50% over "protective." Triglycerides went from 209 down to 97. I am pleased as punch. This treatment is so simple and so inexpensive that one wishes to evangelize for it. I believe this book could save many lives; I would like to give it as a little gift to friends who have elevated levels, and whom I would like to keep as friends for many more decades. Best wishes to all readers! Try it, with your doctor's consultation: you may like it!

92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's real thing!, September 7, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Bangkok , Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: How to Lower Your Blood Cholesterol by Up to 40 Percent Without Drugs or Deprivation (Paperback)

It's real thing. I read it immediately after I knew my blood cholesterol was at 274. Only 2 months , it is now at 202. The physician didn't believe the outstanding reduced figure. The book not only teach us how to set a dish , but more importantly how to set your mind to act as vital part to help your body fight against the temptation of your prefered dangerous type of food. And it teachs us that reducing cholesterol is not a kind of punishment but it's a easy kind of achievement that everyone of us will be proud of and want to let everyone in the world to know that you can do it , just like I do now. Trachoo Kanchanasatitya Thailand

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It really works, November 13, 2000

By	Jim Bucceri "jimbucc" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: How to Lower Your Blood Cholesterol by Up to 40 Percent Without Drugs or Deprivation (Paperback)

I am like many. My cholesterol was 274 and my doctor wanted to put me on Lipitor. I told him I wanted to try to lower it with my diet. He gave me 3 months. I read the 8-week Cholesterol Cure and 3 months later I am at 176 from the same lab. I didn't like the idea of taking niacin so I didn't and lowered my cholesterol just by eating the proper foods. I used to eat fast foods and bakery and everything that was wrong. Stay away from the fat and eat the oat bran and fish and olive oil and turkey and chicken breast and everything spelled out in the book and the cholesterol will come down. I also lost 15 pounds in the process. The best part is I like what I eat and I am not deprived. Thank you- it worked for me.