The Blood Thinner Cure : A Revolutionary Seven-Step Lifestyle Plan for Stopping Heart Disease and Stroke [Paperback]

Kenneth R. Kensey M.D. (Author), Carol A. Turkington (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 2001

The Blood Thinner Cure condenses decades of medical research on heart diseases into an easy-to-understand explanation: injury-producing blood flow is what damages the arteries. The well-researched solution? Thin the blood so that it doesn't injure the arteries in the first place. Based on these results, the authors have created a simple seven-step lifestyle plan that involves regular blood donation, extra fluids, and sensible lifestyle strategies.

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Despite its unfortunate title, The Blood Thinner Cure: A Seven-Step Lifestyle Plan for Stopping Heart Disease and Stroke by cardiologist Kenneth R. Kensey with Carol A. Turkington offers a long-term antidote to the unhealthy, fast-food diet that contributes to heart disease, the nation's biggest killer. Compassionately and carefully explained, Kensey's program, which is based on the premise that cardiovascular disease need not be inevitable, entails giving blood regularly, taking an aspirin every day, not smoking, drinking lots of water, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly and de-stressing.

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"Dr. Kensey has written a refreshing book. . . . Full of commonsense advice. . . ." -- Gregory Sloop, M.D., Associate Professor, Louisiana State University School of Medicine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809298414
• ISBN-13: 978-0809298419
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Strokes

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This review is from: The Blood Thinner Cure : A Revolutionary Seven-Step Lifestyle Plan for Stopping Heart Disease and Stroke (Paperback)

As a health care professional, I'm always on the lookout for ways to improve one's health.While reading a book review, the reviewer as an aside, cited a book "The Blood Thinner Cure" written by Dr Kenneth Kensey, a Cardiologist. I had never heard of it, and there weren't any reviews in Amazon. I ordered the book and frankly I was skeptical and was prepared to be disappointed. When the book arrived there were concepts that were new to me.Blood does not flow it pulsates. If cholesterol causes plaque in the arteries, why isn't plaque found in the arms, and the kicker was that heart disease and stroke are caused by an increase in blood viscosity.
How can I prove that thicker blood is harmful? I can't, but my blood pressure was somewhat high, and so I started the 7 Step Plan in this book. 3 months later, my systolic blood pressure was 20 points lower. I was impressed because previously I had tried some "natural" approaches to try and lower blood pressure. These included supplementation, biofeedback training, and a self hypnosis workshop. The only lasting effective approach for me was the lessons learned from this book. 6 months later, the blood pressure remains good.
The book is out of print, so I purchased multiple copies, as
gifts, and I kept 2 copies as loaners. I gave a copy to a friend who is an MD with 40 years in family practice. I asked him to punch holes in these concepts if he could.When he finished the book he said that the only thing that he found fault with, was the use of aspirin. He felt it should be prescribed by a doctor. He couldn't find fault with anything else.
I had some concerns of my own. The author recommended drinking 10-12 glasses of water each day. That may be the ideal, but the reality is, that's a lot of water. Most everyone grew up being told that we should drink 8 glasses of water each day. Drinking 8 or 10-12 glasses of water each day, the water soluble vitamins, B & C may be depleted. These however are easily supplemented.
Dr. Kensey, thank you for the benefits I continue to receive each day.