Best Low Cholesterol
If 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. "...I could see that Brill took a common sense approach with examples and fairly easy-to-follow ideas...Recommended:Yes." "...based on solid science and can help people lower their LDL cholesterol or enhance the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering medication. Take action to lower your risk by learning and tracking your "bad" LDL cholesterol.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Had my blood work done Sept, 2013, results as followed: Total Cholesterol-231. HDL-78. LDL-131. Triglycerides-108. Read the book, made a list of the 10 guidelines, taped it to the wall near the kitchen sink, tweaked it to my liking. Took 2 tabs of Cholest-off daily (phytosterols). Took 2 tabs of organic Flaxseed oil daily. Ate almonds or an apple (or both) as a snack sometime during the day. Ate more spinach and mushrooms and garlic and veggies,(beets and cabbage clean the system). Ate more beans (not so great with that). Ate much less meat and dairy (which I had previously done, with little positive results). Drank a soy latte or some kind of soy shake (non GMO)..delicious!!! For the life of me, could not tolerate the psyllium husk. Continued to exercise, (either walk or zumba or pilates) about 3 times a week. Just received my new lab results, drawn March 2014 (6 months later), as followed: Total Cholesterol-186. HDL-78. LDL-94. Triglycerides-69. My 60th birthday is in 2 months."
"I had just turned 60 so I will admit that I was skeptical that it was possible to erase with any plan years of unhealthy eating, weight gain, lack of exercise and family history of heart disease. The recommended foods, like apples, almonds, beans, etc and supplements were easy to add to my daily life. Lunch was a large delicious apple and almonds. Dinner always included a large salad loaded with fresh vegetables, blueberries, strawberries, garbanzo beans, walnuts, almonds, and a drizzle of light balsamic vinaigrette. I began adding the supplements, especially the fiber, slowly as recommended by the author and drank lots of water, so I had no problems tolerating any recommended supplements. I was not able to find any of the plant stenol juice or milk that the author recommended-they are discontinued by Smart Balance and Minute Maid-so I relied solely on Benacol for all plant stenol additions."
"I was shocked to learn that I had dropped to 184 total Cholesterol...My doctor asked me what I did and I told him about this book."
"Helpful, sensible advise for someone looking to lower their cholesterol!"
"Gotta get all the help out there."
"very helpful and easy to follow."
"Succinct, informative and easy to follow."
"Very helpful in providing key items to add to my diet and lifestyle to reduce my LDL before medications are required."
Emerging science is showing that cholesterol levels are a poor predictor of heart disease and that standard prescriptions for lowering it, such as ineffective low-fat/high-carb diets and serious, side-effect-causing statin drugs, obscure the real causes of heart disease. Even doctors at leading institutions have been misled for years based on creative reporting of research results from pharmaceutical companies intent on supporting the $31-billion-a-year cholesterol-lowering drug industry. The Great Cholesterol Myth Plus 100 Recipes reveals the real culprits of heart disease, including: Inflammation, Fibrinogen, Triglycerides, Homocysteine, Belly fat, Triglyceride to HCL ratios, High glycemic levels, and offers 100 recipies that will help reduce the risk of heart disease. Fact: Cholesterol is only a minor player in the cascade of inflammation which is a cause of heart disease. Myth: Statin drugs are useful in middle-aged men with coronary artery disease because of its impact on cholesterol. Statins are extremely helpful in men with low HDL and coronary artery disease. Fact: Cholesterol is only a theory in heart disease and only the small component of LP(a) or "bb shot" LDL predisposes one to oxidation and inflammation. Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., (Woodland Hills, CA) also known as The Nutrition Myth Buster, is a nationally known, board-certified nutritionist and expert on diet and weight loss. He has appeared on the Dr. Oz Show, Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, and CBS and has contributed to articles in the New York Times, Forbes, the Daily Beast, Huffington Post, Vanity Fair Online, Men’s Heath, Prevention, and dozens of other print and online publications.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Great Cholesterol Myth Now Includes 100 Recipes for Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan that Will. Dr. Sinatra discussed The Great Cholesterol Myth in good detail on the Dr. Oz show. We also found Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late and The Doctor's Heart Cure, Beyond the Modern Myths of Diet and Exercise: The Clinically-Proven Plan of Breakthrough Health Secrets That Helps You Build a Powerful, Disease-Free Heart informative as well. After 4 stents his ejection fraction was still less than 15%, he could not get out of bed to get a shower, he was weak, sick, frail and pale. Today he's growing stronger, vibrant, glowing skin and is the picture of improving health. Find a ACAM doctor willing to do an IV Chelation challenge with urinalysis and see which heavy metals are involved - we're repeatedly seeing MERCURY, LEAD, THALLIUM and MRI Contrast GADOLINIUM among our friends and acquaintances on local support groups. The answer is NUTRITION, supplementation wisely, ANTI-OXIDANTS for reducing inflammation, EDTA treatments followed up mineral supplementation to remove heavy metals, etc. Garlic and the other culinary herbs have so many wonderful phytonutrients that also help to further reduce inflammation and increase overall cardiovascular health, this is why they have been so widely used over many thousands of years."
"If you want to learn what causes heart disease and how to counter it READ THIS BOOK AND LEARN!"
"I think that the roles of cholesterol is not well established and that our incessant drive to lower it is insane given the evidence. I've been following Eli Lily's trial for evacetrapib and they announced it a failure earlier this year. As a scientist I would say that you have to apply the same standard you used to dispel some of the clinical trials on cholesterol, to your research on the health benefit on the food supplements that are recommended."
"It is very interesting and helpful to learn another approach to deal with cholesterol problems."
"Every assertion the authors make is backed up by footnotes to solid medical research."
"Amazing information, everyone should read this."
"I haven't finished reading the book yet, but I have learned so much about what cholesterol is and does, how sugar is not your friend, and the history of cholesterol, doctors, and the pharmaceutical industry."
"I am so glad I read this book!"
3 Eat Meat And Stop Jogging: 'Common' Advice On How To Get Fit Is Keeping You Fat And Making You Sick
With "Coach" Mike discussing the need for red meat, saturated fat and cholesterol in human nutrition, outlining the long-term consequences of losing weight via marathon training, plant based nutrition and extreme dieting, and helping the reader understand that most medical professionals, public health authorities, and fitness and wellness coaches, are ill-informed when it comes to the science of nutrition, exercise physiology, and what it takes to get fit, stay fit, and live with abundant health. Mike Sheridan has been advising on nutrition and fitness for nearly a decade.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It talks about the dangers of going extreme, and goes into a common sense approach to gain the upper hand in your fitness management. I recommend this highly, it’s entertaining, to the point, and really does well in pointing out the flaws in a lot of misconceptions today."
"As an amateur athlete, I know what the benefits of jogging are and I also know what the risks of eating only meat are, but it it always good to stay informed and educate myself."
"Overall if you want to improve your lifestyle and lose weight then this book is for you especially if you have tires the "mainstream" diets and they have not worked this is one that will."
"Thank you to the author for putting it out there, it will safe lives and change a lot of people, I recommend it highly."
"This book is the stepping stone to Mike's "Live it, NOT Diet" program which outlines in explicit detail the method to eat well, stay full and "feed muscle and starve fat.""
"I was very surprised at the level of research that went into the this book and Mike does a good job of breaking all the studies down and making them accessible for general readers."
"It literally took me an hour to read, and lists reasons why you should eat meat and why grains are evil and why you shouldn't focus on cardio. If you are interested in why eating meat could be a part of a healthy diet read Sally Fallon or some Paleo books."
Best One-Hour Short Reads
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"Choosing to not be afraid is not always a choice one consciously makes or can overcome easily."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Fun book to read...makes you think!"
"A Spy's Guide to Thinking is a brief but interesting and useful guide for anyone interested in the process of practical thought."
"I loved this book ..."
"Meh."
Best Antioxidants & Phytochemicals
If 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. "...I could see that Brill took a common sense approach with examples and fairly easy-to-follow ideas...Recommended:Yes." "...based on solid science and can help people lower their LDL cholesterol or enhance the effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering medication. Take action to lower your risk by learning and tracking your "bad" LDL cholesterol.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Had my blood work done Sept, 2013, results as followed: Total Cholesterol-231. HDL-78. LDL-131. Triglycerides-108. Read the book, made a list of the 10 guidelines, taped it to the wall near the kitchen sink, tweaked it to my liking. Took 2 tabs of Cholest-off daily (phytosterols). Took 2 tabs of organic Flaxseed oil daily. Ate almonds or an apple (or both) as a snack sometime during the day. Ate more spinach and mushrooms and garlic and veggies,(beets and cabbage clean the system). Ate more beans (not so great with that). Ate much less meat and dairy (which I had previously done, with little positive results). Drank a soy latte or some kind of soy shake (non GMO)..delicious!!! For the life of me, could not tolerate the psyllium husk. Continued to exercise, (either walk or zumba or pilates) about 3 times a week. Just received my new lab results, drawn March 2014 (6 months later), as followed: Total Cholesterol-186. HDL-78. LDL-94. Triglycerides-69. My 60th birthday is in 2 months."
"I had just turned 60 so I will admit that I was skeptical that it was possible to erase with any plan years of unhealthy eating, weight gain, lack of exercise and family history of heart disease. The recommended foods, like apples, almonds, beans, etc and supplements were easy to add to my daily life. Lunch was a large delicious apple and almonds. Dinner always included a large salad loaded with fresh vegetables, blueberries, strawberries, garbanzo beans, walnuts, almonds, and a drizzle of light balsamic vinaigrette. I began adding the supplements, especially the fiber, slowly as recommended by the author and drank lots of water, so I had no problems tolerating any recommended supplements. I was not able to find any of the plant stenol juice or milk that the author recommended-they are discontinued by Smart Balance and Minute Maid-so I relied solely on Benacol for all plant stenol additions."
"Going to give this book 4 stars instead of five just because it contains recipes which include chicken and shrimp, but I will say that after following as many of the recommendations that I was able/willing to, my cholesterol numbers improved dramatically (from bad, to outstandingly good) and I was able to stop taking cholesterol-lowering medications, which gave me extreme fatigue and muscle soreness."
"I was shocked to learn that I had dropped to 184 total Cholesterol...My doctor asked me what I did and I told him about this book."