Authors: Stephen Holt, Stephen T. Sinatra
ISBN-13: 9780871319661, ISBN-10: 0871319667
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Evans, M. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: February 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
An exploration of mind/body medicine in relation to the heart, Holt's pluralistic medicine encompasses both the conventional and the alternative, embracing any and all treatments that are safe and effective.
Holt (The Soy Revolution) provides an overview of heart disease, focusing on the problems related to high cholesterol and the various available treatments. Citing medical studies, Holt stresses the need to lower cholesterol as part of a comprehensive program to alleviate other causes of heart problems, including obesity and diabetes. While he clearly advocates therapies that utilize natural remedies, he doesn't proselytize; in fact, he is quick to cite other "experts" including Dean Ornish and Larry Dossey. The book is organized by subject (vitamins and supplements; weight control; emotional and spiritual health), which makes it easier for readers to digest the information, and those unfamiliar with medical terminology will find the chapter explaining cholesterol especially helpful. The chapters on lifestyle and nutrition are also useful. (More controversial is the weight-control chapter in which Holt criticizes many popular diets.) The second half of the book discusses the many natural remedies, including soy, fish oils and supplements. While readers should consult with their own physicians before abandoning current treatments in favor of Holt's approach, the book provides an instructive overview of the many different therapies available to treat heart disease. (Dec.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
Foreword | vi | |
Preface | 1 | |
Introduction--The Optimal Way | 5 | |
Chapter 1 | The Secret to Youth? | 11 |
Chapter 2 | What the Terms and Cholesterol Numbers Mean | 30 |
Chapter 3 | The Key Culprits: Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Homocysteine | 53 |
Chapter 4 | Lateral Thinking | 68 |
Chapter 5 | Looking at Your Lifestyle | 85 |
Chapter 6 | Your Emotional and Spiritual Health | 111 |
Chapter 7 | Weight Control | 132 |
Chapter 8 | Nutrition for a Healthy Heart | 151 |
Chapter 9 | Vitamins and Supplements | 179 |
Chapter 10 | The Omega Factors | 196 |
Chapter 11 | Soy, the Heart of Health | 237 |
Chapter 12 | The Healing Plants | 258 |
Chapter 13 | Hospitals and Dangerous Drugs | 285 |
Chapter 14 | Pulling It Together: The CardioPlan | 301 |
Suggested Reading | 321 | |
Index | 323 |