New 8 Week Cholesterol Cure

by Kowalski Robert E

• ISBN13: 9780060564605
• ISBN10: 0060564601
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-04-14
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Robert Kowalski's personal story is legendary. By the age of forty-one, he had suffered a heart attack and had undergone two coronary bypass surgeries. A traditional dietary approach to lowering his cholesterol failed dismally, and faced with the unpleasant alternative of a lifetime on medication, he created a program that proved astonishingly effective for him -- and legions of others worldwide who use it.Today Kowalski has beaten heart disease, lives an unlimited and vigorous lifestyle, and uses no prescription drugs. Now, with new information about risk factors, exercise, and supplements, The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure is even more powerful in fighting heart disease.It includes:The facts about homocysteine and the deadly cholesterol Lp(a)A diet that jump starts cholesterol reductionThe heart-healthy secrets of niacin, other B vitamins, and safe supplementsThe latest findings on exerciseNew cholesterol-testing methodsNew heart-healthy products...and more!

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Introduction	1	(254)
1. Way Beyond Cholesterol	13	(50)
2. Special Considerations for Women, the Young, and the Elderly	63	(16)
3. Heart Health in a Nutshell: The Program at a Glance	79	(14)
4. Good Food, Good Times, Good Health	93	(60)
Mom Was Right: Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables	97	(9)
Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	106	(21)
A Nutty Approach to Heart Health	127	(2)
Listening to Your Inner Carnivore	129	(10)
Soy Foods and the Heart	139	(3)
Garlic: Will a Clove a Day Keep the Doctor Away?	142	(3)
Lifting a Glass to Heart Health	145	(8)
5. Antioxidants, Supplements, and Your Heart	153	(18)
6. Yup, Oat Bran Really Works	171	(18)
7. Blocking Cholesterol in the Foods You Love	189	(16)
8. Niacin: Fighting for Your Healthy Heart	205	(24)
9. What's Hot, What's Not	229	(26)
10. Take Your Heart Out for a Walk	255	(22)
11. Sensible Solutions to Blood Pressure Control	277	(18)
12. A Simple Proposal for Weight Control	295	(20)
13. The Heart of Your Emotions	315	(20)
14. Healthy Surfing in Cyberspace	335	(3)
15. To Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow	338	(5)
16. Recipes That Lower Cholesterol	343	(16)
17. Cooking with the Kowalskis	359	(32)
The Diet-Heart Newsletter	391	(2)
References	393	(14)
Index	407