Heal Your Heart with EECP: The Only Noninvasive Way to Overcome Heart Disease [Paperback]

Debra Braverman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

If you suffer from or are at risk for heart disease, surgery and invasive procedures are not your only options. There is a noninvasive, safe, and painless treatment that is clinically proven to be more successful in reversing the effects of the disease, improving blood circulation, and strengthening the cardiovascular system, all for a fraction of the medical costs. This groundbreaking procedure is called enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), and it has been the best-kept secret in medicine-until now.Doctors have discovered that invasive procedures that treat specific artery blockages offer only a short-term fix for the underlying problem: poor blood flow. Using blood pressure cuffs to help push blood through the body, EECP promotes the development of new blood vessels to naturally bypass coronary blockages, restoring the flow of healthy, oxygenated blood to the heart. As a result, EECP reduces or eliminates symptoms such as chest pain, fatigue, and shortness of breath; increases energy and stamina; and returns heart patients to activities they thought they had given up forever. In HEAL YOUR HEART WITH EECP, Dr. Debra Braverman dispenses critical information about this revolutionary treatment.EECP patients are less likely than bypass, angioplasty, and stent patients to have a heart attack or require hospital stays.EECP is the ideal weapon in the fight against heart disease for patients battling obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more.EECP brings none of the risks of surgery or invasive procedures and is provided in an outpatient setting.EECP is approved by the FDA and Medicare and covered by most private insurers, and it is appropriate for nearly all heart disease sufferers, regardless of age, size, or other medical conditions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A clarion call to utilize a therapy that could replace most of the drugs and virtually all of the surgical procedures currently used to treat cardiovascular disease.-Julian Whitaker, MD, from the foreword

From the Publisher

EECP is inexpensive, FDA-and Medicare-approved, and covered by most insurance companies.

Studies show that EECP patients are less likely than bypass, angioplasty, and stent patients to go to the emergency room, require hospital stays, and undergo additional surgical procedures. EECP reduces heart disease risk caused by obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more.

A portion of the book ’s proceeds will go toward the Mended Hearts, a national support group for heart patients and their families.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Celestial Arts (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587612445
• ISBN-13: 978-1587612442
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #44 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Heart Disease

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book, if......, February 9, 2006

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RV "racehorse ron" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heal Your Heart with EECP: The Only Noninvasive Way to Overcome Heart Disease (Paperback)

Don't buy this book, if you don't want to live, a long and
healthy life!
Don't buy this book, if you don't mind, helping your Cardiologist pay off his Ferrari!
And don't buy this book, if you don't mind, having your
entire chest cavity ripped open like a Crab shell!

But, if you want to actually "cure" your Heart disease,
instead of just "treating its symtoms", then, DO....BUY
THIS BOOK!

EECP is the #1 Heart Theraphy in China!

Buy this book and then learn why the almighty ($) based Western Medicine is much more apt to "operate", than the less invasive based (less trama and less bleeding) Eastern methods.

EECP has already been approved by the FDA for Angina!

It also works on, and CURES, Congestive Heart Failure, (since it "renews" the Heart muscle itself and is refered to as the "Natural By-pass")! It, (EECP), has also shown great results with other diseases, like Alzhiemer's, Parkinson's, Sexual Dysfunction and even Diabetes.

But it does have a very notable side effect! Most patients lose
10-12 pounds after a course of treatments! So, we might have to throw in, weight-loss!

If you have a loved one going through the pain and suffering of the current Heart treatments, you, NEED, TO BUY THIS BOOK!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EECP - passive exercise - super benefits, March 1, 2006

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This review is from: Heal Your Heart with EECP: The Only Noninvasive Way to Overcome Heart Disease (Paperback)

The following are my notes to myself on this great book.
( I take notes on each of the 200+ books I read each year)

Alternate names: virtual exercise, passive exercise, deep tissue massage, big squeeze (austistic?)
The 35 session program strengthens the cardio system - by applying pressure at the right time during each heart beat. Makes it much easier for the patient to get into exercise later.
Stronger and become better able to deliver more blood, oxygen, and nutrients.
Typically needs to have second treatment in 5 years - similar to by-pass and other heart treatments. Far less expensive than US invasive techniques.
35 session treatment plan was established in China. China now has 1,800 EECP centers (US has 650 locations) . 74% of Chinese patients maintained improvement for at least 7 years pg 58. Also patients were 4X less likely to suffer a cardiac death in the following 8 years. Chinese doctor's salary, until several years ago, was based on keeping person healthy, not on treating problems. 1 million Chinese have had EECP treatment. They use it for a wide variety of circulatory conditions, including strokes, Parkinson's disease, and visual impairments (pg 59)
Blood flow is critical to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Ancient Egyptian Medicine, and Ancient Greek Medicine pg 34
EPA approval for chronic stable angina and cardiogenic shock, then in 2002 congestive heart failure pg 61
There was a successful double-blind test of EECP in 1999.
Which prompted Medicare to being paying for that treatment for that heart problem in that year.
Very impressive international Angina statistics on page 75. 5,000 patients,
140 centers, patients had been diagnosed with heart problems for 10 years on average,
85% had undergone at least one bypass surgery or angioplasty or stent previously
42% had diabetes
32% had congestive heart failure
84% were deemed inoperable
Results after 3 years: 35% no angina, % of patients with 4 obstructed arteries went from 23% down to 5%
In the US, EECP is used for Stable Angina. Elsewhere it is used for both stable and unstable (comes on suddenly) angina - success rate being 74% and 80% respectively.
Her report on use with elderly: 24 patients with average age = 85.
96% reduced symptoms, increased activity level, and improved physical mobility - all with no adverse events. 81% maintained the benefit for at least 1 year.
Diabetes (9.5% of population) and EECP
Study of 658 patients with diabetes and symptomatic heart disease.
87% has previously had invasive procedure and were not candidates for additional surgery.
69% responded favorably and
72% still had benefits 1 year later.
None worsened. Also improved blood sugar control pg 106
Also helpful with Rheumatoid Arthritis (1% of population),
tinnitus decreased significantly in 47% after just 5-10 sessions (pg 102),
Some forms of deafness and blindness are also treated by Chinese with EECP
She believes that EECP gets you to the next fitness level, from whatever level you are at. pg 111
Sleep better; a side affect reported by many patients
While EECP is now offered to patients as treatment of last resort, various studies indicate that it could be the first treatment for heart disease. pg 123
2.4 million Americans have coronary artery disease and are considered to be inoperable. pg 123
Vasomedical leading manufacturer - 650 locations in the US 800 455 3327 www.naturalbypass.com
Washington as of Feb 2006: Seattle, Yakima, Long View, Vancouver
Poor blood flow -> blockages.
So she feels that need to work on better flow, not cleanup the consequence of poor flow. pg 124
EECP was first developed in US 30 years ago, but then widely adopted and evolved in China
Future: she believes that it will become the first treatment for heart disease, and perhaps even a way to prevent heart disease. pg 160

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, an intelligent approach!, December 26, 2005

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Cruising Lover (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heal Your Heart with EECP: The Only Noninvasive Way to Overcome Heart Disease (Paperback)

For 11 years, since diagnosed with angina, I kept telling doctors I did not have a heart problem, but a FLOW problem. They didn't listen. (When do doctors listen? LOL) Finally, Dr. Braverman points this out is this superb book. And provides a solution that is simple, incredibly effective, reasonable in cost, painless, done out patient style, rapid in its effects and easy to accept both intellectually and emotionally. That this technique, known for over 60 years, has not been widely promoted by the AMA, is an indictment of that organization.

The book also speaks to many other diseases which can be positively affected by EECP. And Dr. Braverman also discusses the benefits to those who are "healthy."

A superb book. Get it.