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

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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!

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
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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

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.

Immensely readible and clear, this book documents the amazing efficacy of a simple, painless, out-patient procedure that resolves problems of angina and heart disease in 80% to 90% of sufferers without the pain, anxiety, costs and risks of having invasive cardiologists put stents in your arteries or attempt open heart surgery.

It shows, only too clearly, that the vast majority of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons are declining to advise patients of this option until the patients are so far gone from invasive efforts that no more can be done surgically.

At this point, if ever, these exhausted patients are told about EECP only to discover that it will work even for them.

The book also shows how double standards are used by professional entities to demand ever more "gold standard" studies of the efficacy of EECP while surgical methods, used universally, are not required to meet the same standards and, indeed, cannot ethically be tested to these standards anyway.

I learned about EECP from a Life Extension Magazine article, researched it myself and insisted on trying it. My decent and loving cardiologist readily agreed to the procedure once I raised it, agreed with my reasoning ( mainly non-invasive procedures before invasive ones), and said it had helped some of her patients. But had she told me about it before I insisted on trying it? No.

I read this book only after receiving my first EECP treatment and it explained to me, among other things, why I needed less nitroglycerine walking the dog even after one treatment of the thirty-five recommended! I do hope that all sufferers will read this book and, then, give a copy to their cardiologist.

Faced with this inspiring and documented book, I think your cardiologist will accept your wishes--as mine did--and that, in the end, the cardiology profession itself will be forced to come to its senses.

Jeremy J. Stone

I really like the sound of this treatment, no pain, no real risks and lots to gain. The book is very convincing that EECP works. Also, it is apparently covered by health insurance in the USA. The hardest thing might be committing to the one hour treatment sessions, five days a week for seven weeks.

On the down side, I was tempted to give the book 4 stars since the author trashes chelation therapy (on pg.190) but in all honesty, the EECP treatment if not the book, does deserve 5 stars! Braverman states that chelation therapy is unproven, 'harmful - even fatal - when administered to the wrong person'. I don't agree. Perhaps she is so sold on EECP that she felt it unnecessary to research chelation therapy. Having worked in a chelation clinic for over 10 years, it's my opinion that Chelation and EECP could produce far better results in tandem than either modality used alone and there seems no reason why they could not be used simultaneously, if not synergistically. After all the negative comments, there is one redeeming sentence at the end where she states "Chelation does not interfere with EECP, so you may undergo both therapies if you choose" p.191. I would be surprised if Dr Julian Whitaker, MD (from the Foreword) doesn't use both in his practice. Like chelation therapy, EECP requires some maintenance treatment down the track whether it be 1, 2 or 5 years later. A full course of EECP runs about $6,000 (covered by insurance) over 7 weeks; a full course of chelation runs about $2,000-3,000 over 10 weeks.

Braverman is one of the country's leading practitioners and proponents of EECP, and she does an admirable job in this book of explaining what it is, who may benefit from it, and where to learn more about this little-known, but highly effective treatment for advanced heart disease.

EECP is a non-invasive, safe, FDA-approved treatment for heart failure than has been proven to improve patients' prognoses and quality of life. After a standard course of therapy, many patients experience near-miraculous improvements in everything from mobility and stamina to their sex lives.

While the multi-billion-dollar invasive cardiology industry heavily promotes expensive and dangerous surgical procedures as virtually the only choices available to treat advanced heart disease, the fact is that EECP can and should be used far more often that is currently occurring in this country. Dr. Braverman does an excellent job of explaining all the facts relating to this safer, cheaper alternative therapy. She provides scientific data comparing various 'standard' treatments (surgical procedures) to EECP, and provides anecdotes from her own experiences as director of the country's leading EECP facility. This is an excellent, accessible reference for anyone concerned about existing heart disease.

This is a very well written and informative book about the benefits of EECP. Dr. Debra Braverman has done an excellent job in bringing this info to the public. After being advised by my cardiologist that he thought EECP would be benefitical to me, I researched the subject on-line and purchased this book to assist me in making a decision. There should be more doctors like Dr. Braverman, dedicated to helping patients in the best way possible. Unlike the U.S. medical profession, China has been using EECP extensively for many years. China believes in non-invasive treatment rather than invasive medical treatment. Their doctors are rewarded much more for keeping patients healthy and out of hospitals. In the U.S., doctors make much more money with invasive surgical procedures and putting patients in hospitals. The pharmaceutial industry controls the medical schools, doctors and the FDA and it is all about greedy people making money.

For some reason, the EECP process is little known in the USA. It can stop angina after the treatments for several years and prevent heart attacks. Altho it was first discovered in the USA, it was developed to its current state in China. The Chinese do not want to do invasive surgery until all other ways are gone.So EECP there has over 2000 places you can get EECP -a non-invasive process. China has documented over 100,000 cases where EECP helped patients over 90 percent of the time... I had EECP in 2003 and 2005 after two triple bi-passes and several stents. In 2010 I had severe angina and an angiogram found that I had lost my LAD [widow maker's artery]. I figured I was a goner. But I got better and am now taking EECP again. Evidentally my heart has opened tiny branches of nearby artteries called "collateral circulation". This makes it possible for blood to detour around blocked or narrowed arteries. EECP helps this process. I say Thank goodness I found out about EECP. More people should know about it. Read the book as a starter!

My husband was very sick with another illness. He also had to go through an operation to have stents input into his arteries. After a few months he suffered from restenosis ( clogged stents) He was told by his cardiologist he had to have a heart by-pass or he would only live a few months. We knew he was too weak to have surgery (although they claimed he would be 'just fine') We researched our options and came across this book. Thank you Dr. Braverman. We found an EECP machine in Vancouver Canada where we live (the only one in Western Canada) and took the 50 treatments. Today my husband still suffers from the other illness but has no heart problems. We believe he would not be alive today had he not taken the EECP treatment. At one point he could not walk up the stairs - he is now active in the garden and it has given him new life. EECP is not covered by insurance in Canada and costs approximately $100 per treatment for 35 sessions - our naturopath offered the final 15 sessions at no charge. Bless his heart. This book explains in detail why and how the treatments will be beneficial to you. A very good read.

A must have for those who are EECP Therapists or those who are considering the therapy. Dr. Braverman gives the reader many options to consider when consulting with your physician. As a certified therapist and IETA board member, I can attest that EECP works and should be considered by all those debilitated by angina.I provide this book to all my patients.