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Heal Your Heart: How You Can Prevent or Reverse Heart Disease

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My cardiologist recommended Heal Your Heart to me, and it is an invaluable tool. I have 70% blockage in my right artery, and this book answers a lot of questions. This is an excellent book. It gives a definitive explanation of his reversal program for cardiovascular patients.

Not only does Dr Gould explain how we can opt to reverse the progression of heart disease, he also gives sample menus and goes into detail explaining waht effect cholesteral lowering medications have on the heart.

Thumbs up to the author for his extensive research and detailed explanations. This book will certainly be my reference book and diet guide for many years to come

Dr. Gould has been 20 years ahead of his time in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease. I am one of his grateful patients. His logical program of low fat diet, exercise, and necessary medication has led to significant reversal of my coronary disease. His program works. Unfortunately, too few physicians-even cardiologists-believe in the fact that coronary disease can be halted and even reversed. Many double-blind placebo controlled trials have proved that lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol reduces risk of heart attacks and the need for bypass surgery, angioplasty, etc. Newer studies are looking at the role of triglycerides and HDL (the good cholesterol) in disease prevention. Gould discusses this all in detail but from a lay person's perspective. Yet, physicians need to be familiar with this book. It is lifesaving! Anyone can follow this program. Dr. Dean Ornish was one of Gould's students. Buy this book if you have heart disease, have a friend with heart disease, or have a family history of coronary events or strokes. Or if your cholesterol is over 150, triglycerides are over 100, or HDL is below 45-55. Or, if you have diabetes mellitus.

I am also an M.D.and have been myself under Dr. Gould's reversal treatment program for almost five years! I am 86 years old and the author "Once A Doctor, Always A Doctor. I was in the midst of writing my second book "In Search of Self, In the Service of Others" when I was advised to have triple bypass surgery.Fortunately, I had heard good reports about Dr. K. Lance Gould's Reversal Program. Dr. Gould thought I was a good candidate for his Reversal Medical Care. I have according to Dr. Gould, benign angina attacks which Dr. Gould is trying to eradicate. My reversal treatment consists of a no -low cholestrol , almost no saturated fat and low fat diet with as much fish as wanted ,70 grams of protein or more and carbohydrates according to weight gain with fruits and vegetables.I enjoy my meals and look forward to them! Dr. Gould's medical expertise and(cholestrol lowering drugs like Zocor, anti hypertensive medications and anti anginal drugs and vasodialators Ismo )are always adjusted by Dr. Gould to help my heart condition. In "Heal Your Heart" Dr. Gould descibes in easy, understandable language his reversal treatment to help everyone with coronary artery disease. With the help of Dr. Gould's wife, Lenja,the visual layout of drawings are easily comprehended by anyone wanting to learn more about coronary artery disease, through Dr. Gould's eloquent words and pictures! "Heal Your Heart, written in 1998, was published by Rutgers University Press in New Jersey and London. Just as I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this insightful and informatively helpful book, so will the multitude of Dr. Gould"s future readers!! I wish Dr. Gould many many more editions of his "Heal Your Heart" which is an asset for so many people. God Bless You, Dr. Gould, and all your loved ones, and thank you so much for your good help and all your good medical care!

Dr. Gould's book is a guide for everybody with coronary disease and everybody interested on coronary disease.It is an eye opening book that give hope against the number one killer of the modern era. Being an interventional cardiologist myself I realized the lack of cure achieved with angioplasty or by-pass surgery. An extensive medical literature shows that reduction on cardiac mortality or heart attack can only be achieved with a long term medical therapy and lifestyle changes.
The explanation is amazingly simple: it is necessary to fight the disease if we want to cure it, not the coronary blockages.The cure in this disease cannot be achieved with the "quick fix" of the angioplasty. This book is a Guide, an eye opening for patients who instantly are on charge of their own health and not passive bodies, hoping for the best while awaiting for the next attack. This Guide is based on sound scientific data, not on personal experience. How many times have you seen a list of scientific references in a popular "health" book? I strongly suggest you take advantage of this chance, I doubt your doctor will ever have the time (and may be knowledge?) to explain to you the true. Your future is now, do the right thing.

After reading this book and (for the first time) understanding heart disease, I traveled to Houston to meet Professor Gould to undergo his non-invasive tests and to receive his diagnosis. It took less than an hour to have several CAT Scans and two PET Scans. After re-dressing, I entered Dr. Gould's office where he showed me (on his computer) three dimensional images of my heart, color-coded to indicate blood-flow, the most important indicator of a heart's/arterial system's health. In addition, there were images of arteries and 'calcification' therein. For the first time (in 75 years), I understood fully a complicated diagnosis, and the reasons for the (non-invasive) treatment recommended .
This book should be read by anyone who is worried about heart disease (for themselves or family/friends). And it should be read BEFORE contemplating invasive procedures, such as 'by-passes', 'angio-plasty", "stents" and other surgery. These "cures" may be unnecessary and more dangerous than the heart disease itself. --( Though profitable to surgeons.)

Great Book for those interested in Diet to prevent heart disease.
It inspired me to loose weight. It may help to reverse coronary disease. It is worthy the money!

I found the information very helpful and my doctor agreed with the new approach to caring for my heart that I had taken from the book.

You cannot start to young to protect your heart and the arteries. I have had one heart attack and Mr. Holmes at,
Scott and White hospital in temple texas, recommended this book. He is the supervisor in the cardiology department.
He was right very good information.

eva rogers

Let's face it: Eating more broccoli and fish does not cure coronary heart disease. Yes, they're helpful parts of a broader preventive program, but I've met lots of vegetarians and health-conscious individuals with heart attacks.

Dr. Gould's well-intended book falls far short of the mark in describing useful new technologies. It is, for the most part, a re-hash of the conventional wisdom. If you want to know more about stress testing or basic coronary anatomy, this book may be useful to you. However, if you're looking for fresh ideas that are not confined to the usual lower cholesterol/hospital procedure approach, this book will disappoint.

The low-fat approach to heart disease works for a small minority of people. Among the newer ideas that will revolutionize preventive cardiology are 1)New technologies that measure and quantify hidden atherosclerotic coronary plaque, and 2)New tests that uncover causes of coronary plaque that go far beyond simple-minded cholesterol measures. Dr. Superko's recent book, Before the Heart Attacks, is one such description of some of the newer technologies available.

A must read for anyone with athrosclerosis. A few yrs ago after seeing a special on PBS on Dr. Gould and the revolutionary ideas contained in this book, I not only bought the book but also made my first appt with him. Tests show my condition much improved! Now I purchase copies for friends and family who suffer from the same condition.

A lot of information about the heart and how it works. How to strengthen it and live a healthy life. Exercises and dietary info was very helpful.