Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late PDF
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STOP DEADLY CARDIOVASCULAR PLAQUE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE The newest cardiology breakthrough to halt arterial disease & high blood pressure, prevent heart attack & stroke, and reverse heart failure Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. / WITK^PAUAI Nolonge iyofth Sale of t his material benefits the Libra«y Reverse Heart Disease Now Reverse Heart Disease Now Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late STEPHEN SINATRA, M.D., F.A.C.C. and JAMES C. ROBERTS, M.D., F.A.C.C with Martin Zucker IICENTENN1AL ■ICENTENNIAL John Wiley & Sons, Inc. \ N Text and illustrations copyright © 2007 by Stephen Sinatra, James Roberts, and Martin Zucker. All rights reserved Published by J ohn Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada Illustrations by Linda Tenukas Design and composition by Navta /Associates, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or oth- erwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Dan- vers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at wwu.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1 1 1 R iver Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-601 1, f ax (201) 748- 6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. The information contained in this book is not intended to serve as a replacement for profes- sional medical advice. Any use of the information in this book is at the reader's discretion. The author and the publisher specifically disclaim any and all liability- arising directly or indirectly from the use or application of any information contained in this book. A health care profes- sional should be consulted regarding your specific situation. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. In all instances where John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is aware of a claim, the product names appear in Initial Capital or ALL CAPITAL letters. Readers, however, should contact the appropriate companies for more complete information regarding trademarks and registration. For general information about our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (3 17) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety- of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.wiley.com. Library of C ongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Sinatra, Stephen T Reverse heart disease now : stop deadly cardiovascular plaque before it's too late / Stephen Sinatra and James Roberts ; w ith Martin Zucker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 13: 978-0-471-74704-8 ISBN 10: 0-471-74704-1 (cloth) 1. Heart — Diseases — Alternative treatment — Popular works. 2. Heart — Diseases — Preven- tion— Popular works. 3. Atherosclerotic plaque. I. Roberts, James, date — II. Zucker, Martin. III. Title. RC684.A48S564 2006 616.1'205— dc22 2006004868 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Jan, Cindy, and Rosita — our wives — -for their love, patience, and support. Contents Preface From Crisis to Prevention: The Transformation of Two Cardiologists ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction The New Cardiology 1 Part One How We Get Clogged 1 Death by Inflammation 1 7 2 The Cholesterol Obsession 3 1 3 The "Dirty Dozen" Risk Factors 3 8 Part Two How to Get Unclogged 4 Tests You Need 61 5 Medication: What You Need and Don't Need 75 6 Supplements: The Basics 92 7 Supplements: The ATP/Energy Boosters 134 8 Detox 163 9 The Anti-Inflammatory Diet 172 10 Exercise: The Secret for People Who Can't or Won't 183 11 Defusing Stress 188 vii
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