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The great cholesterol myth : why lowering your cholesterol won't prevent heart disease-- and the statin-free plan that will / Jonny Bowden, Ph. D., Stephen Sinatra, M.D. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Beverly, MA : Fair Winds Press, (c)2012.Description: 239 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781592335213
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RC682.S615.G743 2012
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Contents:
Inflammation: the true cause of heart disease -- Sugar: the real demon in the diet -- The truth about fat: it's not what you think -- The statin scam -- Help your heart with these supplements -- Stress: the silent killer -- Putting it all together: a simple and easy blueprint for a healthy heart and life!
Subject: Traditional heart disease protocols, with their emphasis on lowering cholesterol, have it all wrong. Emerging science is showing that cholesterol levels are a poor predictor of heart disease. Many research results actually stem from pharmaceutical companies intent on supporting the 31-billion-a-year cholesterol-lowering drug industry. Bowden and Sinatra give readers a strategy for effectively preventing, managing, and reversing heart disease, focusing on diet, exercise, supplements, and stress and anger management.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library NURSING RC682.B693.G743 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923002066948

Includes bibliographies and index.

Why you should be skeptical of cholesterol as an indicator of heart disease "Cholesterol is harmless!" -- Inflammation: the true cause of heart disease -- Sugar: the real demon in the diet -- The truth about fat: it's not what you think -- The statin scam -- Help your heart with these supplements -- Stress: the silent killer -- Putting it all together: a simple and easy blueprint for a healthy heart and life!

Traditional heart disease protocols, with their emphasis on lowering cholesterol, have it all wrong. Emerging science is showing that cholesterol levels are a poor predictor of heart disease. Many research results actually stem from pharmaceutical companies intent on supporting the 31-billion-a-year cholesterol-lowering drug industry. Bowden and Sinatra give readers a strategy for effectively preventing, managing, and reversing heart disease, focusing on diet, exercise, supplements, and stress and anger management.

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