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Summary: Another diet book that tells you what you want to hear
Review: Four years ago, at the weight of 275 lbs, I started on a low-fat, high-carb diet fashioned after the advice of Ornish and McDougal. I now weigh 330 lbs, after losing to about 240 lbs, then gaining to 310 before I gave up on low-fat. When I quit trying to diet, my weight stabilized at 330, where it has been for the last year, not even varying when I started aerobics and strength training. Obesity is a disease caused by dieting; normal people do not have to consciously restrict their diet in order to maintain their proper weight. I expect that the reaction of the low-fat fad apologists will be that I didn't do it right. I don't buy that. A critical review of the research on obesity has convinced me that there has been no meaningful research on the subject. As a consequence, I conclude that those who claim to understand the problem are lying. The abuse hurled between the low-fat faddists and the low-carb faddists is a lot like a smoky fire; no light, only heat.
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Summary: You can eat as much as you want... as long as it is healthy.
Review: His book deserves to be read by all. It is easy to comprehend yet so compelling. As an emergency medicine physician I regularly recommend it to patients who are presenting in the ER with chest pain and have fear of having coronary heart disease. But his low-fat diet recommendation is just the beginning of his recommended lifestyle change. His recommendation of reducing stress is just as fascinating.
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Summary: Great "full life" approach even for healthy folk...
Review: I bought this for my dad who has heart probs. Couldn't get him to take the time to read this "thick, small print" book (as he called it). But this is very much a part of his problem. He'd rather have pitty at 76 than "recover". Anyway, I took it and started to read it for him. WOW, I'm 40 and I tell ya this book really is something I wish I would have read at 30. Of course I probably would not have appreciated it then. But it truly bundles a whole bunch of things that "hit the nail on the head" for prevention as well as repair...not just for heart conditions either. Give it a read...and pass it on. Now I just have to find a large print version and/or start teaching my Dad what I read.
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Summary: it definately is a book which positively changed my life
Review: I had an infact about 5 years back,the next step would have been a bypass .My brother sent me a copy of the book,that brought about an quantam improvement in my understanding the problem .The book has helped me arrest my problem and hopefully reverse it . have had np repeat scans or angiography but i do feel as if i have managed to arrest the disease . There have been a few books which changed my life and way of thinking and this book is definately one of the five such books . My only comment is that the book is written from the north american prespective,which is fair but heart disease is hitting the developing world very strongly perhaps you need to "internationalize" the book .
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Summary: I have followed this program and it works
Review: I have followed the program described in this book for five years
. It has helped stop the progression of my heart desease. Five years ago surgery was recommended. This book helped me
avoid the surgery and improve my health.
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Summary: worth careful consideration
Review: I have not read this book, however I have read most of these reviews. I am an RN and would just like to point out that each individual is bound to have his or her own unique experience with this diet. To any who adamantly state this should never be tried, for whatever your reasons (selling your own book, or solely considering your own health concerns) shame on you. To attempt to black list this book for people it MAY help is well, despicable. I am personally buying this book both for family members and myself who are having atherosclerotic problems. The key is, if there are potential problems, to insist on getting those things checked regularly with your doctor, which we will do and post more in the future with our personal results.
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Summary: You Really can Reverse Heart Disease
Review: I think this book is a very valuable tool for people with heart disease. I personally was helped tremendously. I've had two open-heart surgeries. I was impressed by the way people FELT on the progam, and that motivated me to try it. After 3 weeks, I noticed a big change in the way I felt. The shock was that the program improved my labs in a way I couldn't do myself in years.This book is written in a way that is highly motivating and encouraging.
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Summary: Great Help for People With Heart Disease
Review: I write a food column for a little newspaper in Ohio. A man I interviewed avoided surgery and did indeed reverse his heart disease by eating a diet of less than 10% fat. He became so inspired he wrote his own book of low fat recipes!
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Summary: Almost magic for lowering cholesterol!
Review: I'm 25, male, very physically fit, and ate a better than average diet. I was therefore shocked to find out that my cholesterol levels were at very unhealthy levels. I only had my levels checked due to family history. My doctor told me that I would definitely need to go on medication to control my cholesterol. I refused to start medication-for-life at age 25, so she suggested trying Ornish's diet plan for one month, but warned that she didn't think I'd drop far enough, and that medication would likely be inevitable. So, I bought this book and set out to try the my new diet. At first, I must admit it was hard... I had to give up things I liked. But, within days I had this new source of energy I'd never had before. My workouts lasted longer, I ran farther and biked harder. I lost 12 pounds in one month, even though I was eating almost non-stop. I was already amazed and convinced I'd stay on the diet regardless of it's effects on cholesterol. Today, I went for my results after the first month. My total cholesterol had dropped from 339 to 228, my LDL had dropped from 266 to 163 and my triglyceride count had dropped from 129 to 99. My good cholesterol only dropped 2 points, from 47 to 45, keeping it perfectly within the healthy range. While I still need to come down a little - it's only been one month so far, and I've gone from "needs medication immediately" to "doesn't even need to consider medication." If your doctor wants to put you on cholesterol lowering medication - do yourself a favour and try this out first!
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Summary: excellent guide for heart patients
Review: it is a practical guide to layman on heaart disease.
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