Say No To Heart Disease: The Drug-Free Guide to Preventing and Fighting Heart Disease

by Patrick Holford BSc, DipION, FBANT

Overview

We have a 50 per cent chance of dying from heart or artery disease. However, these devastating diseases can be prevented by using a simple yet powerful medicine - food. In Say No to Heart Disease you will learn how eating the right foods and correctly supplementing your diet can eliminate your chances of a heart attack, lower your blood pressure without drugs, reverse artery disease, maximise recovery after a stroke or heart attack, and add twenty years to your healthy lifespan.

Informative and practical, it describes the cardiovascular system and what goes wrong with it, the key theories on the major contributors to heart disease, how to work out your own risk, and which areas of your diet and lifestyle to focus on in order to minimise your risk. It also gives advice on maximising recovery from a heart attack or stroke.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749957865
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	10/09/2012
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.50(h) x 3.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Patrick Holford is one of the UK's top nutrition experts, widely quoted in the media. He is the founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London, chief executive of the Food for the Brain Foundation and the author of over 30 health books.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Guide to Abbreviations, Measures and References viii

References and Further Sources of Information x

Introduction xiii

Part 1 The Dynamics of Heart Disease 1

1 Your Healthy Heart Check: Identify Your Critical Risk Factors 3

2 Understanding Blood Pressure and Pulse 20

3 Understanding Blood - Cholesterol and Triglycerides 26

4 The Red Herring of Cholesterol and Fat 34

5 Defining Heart Disease and Understanding Your Diagnosis 44

6 The Truth About Cardiovascular Drugs 50

Part 2 Ten Keys for Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease 67

7 Why You Need Omega-3 Fats and Vitamin D 69

8 The Sugar Factor and Why You Need to Keep Your Insulin Down 79

9 Why Stress Really Matters 93

10 How High is Your Homocysteine? 103

11 Lipoprotein(a), Niacin and Vitamin C 113

12 Antioxidant Protection - Why You Need More than Vitamin E 122

13 Increase Magnesium and Potassium and Reduce Sodium 137

14 Are Your Arteries Inflamed? 143

15 The Exercise Equation 149

16 What You Drink Makes a Difference 155

Part 3 Heart-friendly Strategies for Rapid Recovery 163

17 How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Drugs 165

18 How to Lower High Blood Pressure Naturally 176

19 Easing Angina and Recovering from a Heart Attack 185

20 How to Maximise Recovery from a Stroke 192

Part 4 Your Heart-friendly Action Plan 205

21 Your Heart-friendly Diet 207

22 Essential Supplements 233

23 How to Exercise Your Heart 240

24 How to Live a Low-stress Life 250

Appendix 1 The GL Index of Hundreds of Foods 260

Appendix 2 Personalising Your GL Intake 278

References 279

Recommended Reading 300

Resources 301

Index 308