Every Heart Attack is Preventable (Hardcover)

by Michael Mogadam (Author)

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Product Description
Dr. Mogadam highlights the 25 risk factors associated with heart disease, of which cholesterol is only one, and offers a step-by-step guide to avoiding--or controlling--all of them.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: LifeLine Press (August 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089526207X
• ISBN-13: 978-0895262073
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,127 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The risk factors for heart attack are quantified, September 6, 2001

By	Kevin Louche (Granite Bay, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Finally, the risk factors for heart attack (or other coronary event) are put together and quantified. The author enables the reader, after much background analysis, to assign a personal risk rating for age, diet, exercise, cholesterol, and family history. I was able to find out that given my circumstances, my risk of heart attack over the next 10 years is 20%. Sure it's a rough guess, but it's a start. More importantly, I can get the risk down to 10% or less; and know when I'm there. If you are middle aged, you need this book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on important topic, April 1, 2003

By	John C. Dunbar (Sugar Land, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Heart Attack is Preventable:: How to Take Control of the 20 Risk Factors and Save your LIfe (Paperback)

Great book because:

1) He's an M.D. that also teaches at a university hospital.
2) No hocus-pocus ancient remedies, or magic bullets.
3) Covers the results from newer longitudinal studies.
4) Discusses the new findings on causes of heart disease.
5) Discusses which foods are good/bad for you.
6) Develops a scoring system for foods that is easy to follow.
7) Points out that it is really a multi-faceted problem.
8) Describes the medical tests to get.

What I didn't like:

1) He says I have to exercise more.
2) He says I have to lose more weight.

I can now understand that: all food is bad, but without it you die; some foods are better than others; food is not the only part of this problem.

Overall, this is a great book that summarizes current understanding of heart disease. Perhaps most important is his point on the multi-faceted nature of heart disease. There are some really interesting charts and diagrams showing how its just not X (just not fat, just not cholesterol).

Great book. I highly recommend it.

John Dunbar
Sugar Land, TX

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE, November 10, 2002

By	L. Snider - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Every Heart Attack is Preventable:: How to Take Control of the 20 Risk Factors and Save your LIfe (Paperback)

I only wish I had seen this book before suffering a heart attack at 42. In seeking to change my life, I read six decent books on overcoming heart attacks before finding this one. Friends, this book has more great information than the six previous books I read combined. Mogadam should get an award for writing it. Every single page has great information. It even addressed one area -- lipoprotein A -- that caused my heart attack that very, very few others even note. Do yourself or a loved one a favor, buy this book now and make the changes that will save your life. It's easy to read, take notes and implement.