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Diet & Heart Disease : It's NOT What You Think

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I really appreciated this book. It was information-dense, yet easy to read. I thought the chapter on Dr. Price's research was a real eye-opener into how healthy traditional peoples ate and thrived on a diet rich in whole foods, including animal foods.

The chapter debunking the Lipid Hypothesis and Cholesterol Myth was well-written. The chapter on true causes of heart disease was, again, full of information, but easy to read. After reading this chapter, you'll never eat margarine again, let me tell you!

The last chapter, "A Grab Bag of Good Things For Your Heart," was practical and informative, listing certain herbs and nutritional factors like CoQ10.

All in all, I'm glad I bought and read this book.

Stephen Byrnes' work was always well researched. This book is no exception to that. Rosemary's comment is typical of a PETA vegan; aggressive and attack-dog like. Stephen Byrnes DID follow his own advice but he died of complications of HIV.

Stephen Byrnes' book is short and clear and very persuasive. I have given it to three people (with cardiovascular health problems) as a gift and I am confident that if they read this book and take even a few things to heart, they will live healthier and longer.

The author has no special information about nutrition that mainstream doctors and scientists don't know about--he is just plain wrong. Sadly, he died of a stroke at a young age in 2004. Ignore his advice and look for books with solid scientific references, such as those by Neal Barnard, MD, if you really want to improve your heart health.

Dr. Byrnes" was not a medical doctor. Before he died of cardiovascular disease at age 40 he held a doctorate in "Alternative Medicines from the Alternative Medicines Research Institute". His undergraduate work was not in a premed curriculum. He had a bachelor of arts degree in comparative religion.

If you want to treat or prevent heart disease read the works of Dr. Dean Ornish M.D.. His program has been clinically proven to reverse heart disease. The proof of his work is published in mainstream conservative medical journals.

I found it hard to separate the wheat from the chaff with this book. The useful information in this book is buried between unsubstantiated statements of fact and obscure references. I mean, the author makes it sound like everybody should know what "acerola powder" is, as if you could pick it up at the local market. I found his writing style to be preachy and pontificating, like a politicized tirade from Crossfire, where the "other side" couldn't possibly have anything of value to add to the conversation.