Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs
by Janet Brill
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Author: Janet BrillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-26
ISBN: 0307339114
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Book Reviews of Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs
Book Review: The Catch-22 of all natural cures
Summary: 4 Stars
Most readers are likely to pick up a book like this when they know there's trouble a-brewin--because of a recent "bad" lipid count, high blood pressure reading, irregular heartbeat, etc. In fact, they may be at a stage where prompt and effective, proactive action indicates the immediate use of statin drugs. Yet the author begins the book by, in so many words, "condemning" such medications by listing a lengthy string of unpleasant side-effects. But it may be too late for "natural" cures, especially if dramatic and quick improvement is being sought. I've known a number of individuals who, after trying no end of "natural" remedies, altering their eating habits, taking up exercise to an obsessive degree, downing the garlic and fish oil capsules, were more than a little discouraged to have their blood levels analyzed again only to discover that their cholesterol levels had changed very little.
Without realizing it, the author herself proves my point. After beginning the book with a (by now) familiar scare tactic--Will you die of heart disease? (At present, the odds are "yes," since most people do), she proceeds to make the situation seem even more dire by revealing that although she was a marathon runner, ate sensibly, and had her gender going for her (a disproportionate number of those afflicted with HD are males), she was shocked to be confronted with alarming cholesterol levels--in SPITE of a healthy lifestyle. So what then are we to make of her demonizing statin drugs in practically the same breath? Apparently, not using statin drugs was not to her benefit; could using them have been so much worse?
The Catch 22 of so many of the "alternative medicine" books is that readers don't read them when they might be of benefit, and are most likely to read them and take their recommendations seriously only when it would be in their best interests to follow doctor's orders, whether or not that entailed the use of Lipitor, Crestor, Plavix, etc. Nevertheless, for the reader who is just becoming aware of a need to lower "bad" cholesterol, raise "good" cholesterol, etc., this book can certainly be recommended. It's more comprehensive and informative than its title, with the "simple 10 steps," might imply. And I would agree that "if" you can get the same results without prescription meds as with prescription meds, it's better to achieve that result med-free. In other words, I wish my son would read this book and follow its directions--now--and not when he gets to an age and stage in his life when it's all too clear that action has to be taken.
Like the other heart books that I've read--some classifiable as "alternative" in their approach; others as "mainstream"--this one could use more emphasis on the role of not just HDL and LDL cholesterol but of triglycerides as well as more attention to not only fats but blood sugar and a dangerous condition known as "insulin metabolic syndrome."
Also, I'm frankly surprised, and a bit disappointed, that more of the current HD/CDV books--especially the ones advocating alternative, natural approaches--have not more seriously, fully and emphatically taken on the increasingly controversial issue of chemically-treated stents. Maybe authors are afraid of the politics, especially in light of all the fuss we've witnessed in recent months. But more important than offending a party or profession or corporation, it seems to me, is the health of the nation and its people. Europe has practically outlawed chemically-treated stents, and some say that heart patients and their precious "endothelium" (the inner lining of the lifeline arteries) are the better for it; the U.S., by contrast, keeps on inserting chemically-treated stents and accepting the consequences, medically and economically.
Certainly, a book is due out on this explosive subject (maybe it's out there already). I understand that the government is even initiating lawsuits against some of the manufacturers of the stents and of the prohibitively expensive medications they necessitate. I hope we don't all become so exclusively preoccupied with our own cholesterol counts that we neglect some of the larger issues, however unpleasant or distasteful they may be to special-interest groups. It's not only in our own interest but the next generation's.
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Summary of Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs
Take Control of Your Cholesterol- Without DrugsIf you are one of the nearly 100 million Americans struggling with high cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers you a revolutionary new plan for taking control of your health-without the risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill's breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you simply add nine "miracle foods" to your regular diet and thirty minutes of walking to your daily routine. That's all. This straightforward and easy-to-follow program can lower your LDL ("bad") cholesterol by as much as 47 percent in just four weeks.
Cholesterol Down explains Dr. Brill's ten-point plan as well as the science behind it. You'll learn how each miracle food affects LDL cholesterol and how the foods work together for maximum effect, as well as:
. How eating whole grains helps reduce LDL cholesterol in your bloodstream
. Why antioxidants keep plaque from building up in your arteries
. How certain steps change the structure of LDL cholesterol particles (and why it's best for them to be large and fluffy)
. Why walking just thirty minutes a day lowers "bad" cholesterol and cuts dangerous belly fat
With everything you need to stay focused on the plan, including a daily checklist, a six-month chart for racking LDL cholesterol changes, tools for assessing your risk level for cardiovascular disease, sample weekly menus, and even heart-healthy recipes, Cholesterol Down is the safe and effective alternative or complement to statin drugs.
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