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Reverse and Prevent Heart Disease. Stop the Pain., April 10, 2001
What's the number one killer in America? AIDS? Diabetes? Cancer? America's big killer is heart disease. In the United States, over 1.25 million heart attacks occur each year. To make matters worse many of those who suffer such attacks die before they reach a hospital. According to McDougall, "The cause of the most common form of heart disease is blockage of the arteries that supply the heart muscle. The blockages, results of the condition known as atherosclerosis, are caused by plaques forming along the internal walls of the arteries. Eating rich foods loaded with cholesterol and fats leads to the formation of these plaques. Heredity is also a factor, but should not be over emphasized because at least half the American population is susceptible. Besides, you can do nothing about changing your heredity."
But there is a lot you can change--and McDougall shows you what and how.
He answers all your questions, and most importantly, he backs up his statements with a stack of references to the medical literature. And unlike angioplasty and bypass surgery which are temporary, short-term relief measures (at best), McDougall provides long-terms solutions that remove the cause allowing your body to reverse blockages, and for those without blockages--how to prevent them. His primary emphasis is on a zero cholesterol, very low fat, plant based diet.
The book is fairly complete, includes answers to all your frequently asked questions, includes an abundance of tasty recipes, and explains many things your doctor hasn't told you (in most cases because he does not know). As a former professor in Internal Medicine at Univ. Hawaii Medical School Dr. McDougall does.
If Americans followed the advice in this book there would be little or no heart disease in this country. Best of all if you follow McDougall's advice and follow his dietary advice you will find that the "drugs that were intended to reduce chest pain should be decreased gradually in dosage and then discontinued entirely as soon as possible." This of course should ONLY be done under the supervision of a doctor.
I would buy three copies of this book. One for yourself, one for your loved one, and one for your doctor.
What your doctor does not know may kill you--and many cardiologists sadly are ignorant of the information provided in this book--though thanks in part to the efforts of doctors like McDougall, Ornish, Fuhrman ..., and others, many of them are learning.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Making a Difference In My Life, May 19, 2010
This review is from: The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart: A Life-Saving Approach to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease (Paperback)
I discovered John McDougall through a friend who explained the program to me. Right then and there I decided I needed to know more. So, I went to my first source for information ~ Amazon.com. When I discovered there was a McDougall for the Heart, I knew I was on the right track. I bought a used copy. Then, I couldn't wait for it to arrive. As soon as it came, I read it cover to cover, started fixing recipes and was amazed at how good eating right could really be. I committed to being vegan. The McDougall plan is easy to understand. One potatoe, two potatoe, three potatoe, four. It is starch based. Eat a starch as the basis for meal planning, add fruits and veggies, and you are good to go. I've lost 13 pounds in four weeks, feel great, and I am a heart patient. I am back to exercising when I had given up due to PAD and neuropathy. I am more like myself than ever. This is a decent book, easy read, and comes highly recommended. I was afraid I was going to have to kill the keys in order to be able to type something ever again. Al Milliren
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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McDougall is my hero, May 25, 2010
This review is from: The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart: A Life-Saving Approach to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease (Paperback)
McDougall is compelling and bold in his presentation of a radical protocol for heart health. He is absolutely correct and proves it by his results. It takes this radical approach to reverse the damage done by the typical American diet. The whole dietetic fraternity (or educational approach) approach to heart health diet is scandulously flawed from beginning to end and has permitted a rapidly detereorating condition in the health of America. Sad. But McDougall has the answer and hopefully his program will take hold more and more in the circles of influence that can make the greatest difference.
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