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ISBN: 0762104759 Label: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Manufacturer: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: January 01, 2003 Publisher: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Studio: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A handy guide to staying healthyWhen not one but four relatives gave me this book over the holidays, I knew they were trying to tell me something: you need to slow down on the bacon. So I've been using this book a lot. The basic idea is simple, and easy to follow: food contains cholesterol, ergo don't eat food. Some of you are probably thinking, "Oh but you need food in order to survive and I want to survive and I'm not really committed to a healthy lifestyle because I'm whiny and lazy and you've got to eat to live, ... Read More Rating:  - It worked for me - great bookAter reading this book and following the advice I lost 30 pounds, my Triglycerides went from 266 to 53, my HDL went from 30 to 42 and my LDL went from 195 to 151, which totally blew my Doctor away, she said she had never seen results that good before, and without any drugs. I now feel so much better, I have energy all day and I was able to talk to my Doctor about cholesterol with some knowledge and understanding of the subject, all because of reading this book and following the advice. I am sure ... Read More Rating: - Great introduction to heart disease prevention.If you're new to the heart disease conversation, Dr. Katz's book is a wonderful place to start. The book is about a great deal more than just cholesterol. It's probably among the most wide-ranging of healthy heart books available, with concise descriptions of causes of heart disease beyond cholesterol (including lipoprotein(a) and homocysteine), an excellent discussion of inflammation and the metabolic syndrome, good though brief discussions of several supplements (including coenzyme Q10 for people taking ... Read More 
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