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This updated edition of the 2 million copy heart health bestseller includes all the most recent health research, advice and information for preventing heart disease, plus guaranteed strategies to reduce your cholesterol levels naturally.High cholesterol is recognised as a major risk factor for heart disease – but it is also one of our most manageable health problems.There have been many breakthroughs since the previous edition, and this completely revised and updated New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure is the definitive guide for heart health in the new millennium.The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure is easy to read and provides readers with a no nonsense guide to the key health advice, as well as a wide range of cholesterol-lowering recipes so you can put the advice into practice.Authoritative, and using up to the minute research about how heart disease develops and what triggers heart attacks, the book provides surefire tactics for achieving and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels.Explains the lipid profile – the different sorts of cholesterol – and how to avoid the worst offenders.• Presents the new Supplements – and gives honest advice about which ones you should take regardless of how good your diet is.• The low-down on what’s smart for the heart – and what’s pure hype including aspirin, garlic, red wine and soy…• Why your emotions are important – and how the mind-body-heart connection can play a key role in your health.• Provides an exercise regime that works for even the most time-poor or exercise-phobic readers.

The groundbreaking cholesterol-lowering program . . . revised and updated.

Medical journalist Robert E. Kowalski''s personal story is legendary. By the age of forty-one, he had suffered a heart attack and had undergone two coronary bypass surgeries. A traditional dietary approach to lowering his cholesterol failed dismally, and faced with the unpleasant alternative of a lifetime on medication, he created a program that proved astonishingly effective for him—and legions of others worldwide who used it.

Now, with revised information about risk factors, exercise, and supplements, The New eight-Week Cholesterol Cure is even more powerful in fighting heart disease. It includes:

The facts about homocysteine and the deadly cholesterol Lp(a)A diet that jump-starts cholesterol reductionThe heart-healthy secrets of niacin, other B vitamins, and safe supplementsThe latest findings on exerciseUpdated cholesterol-testing methodsRecent heart-healthy products . . . and more!

Arm yourself against heart disease-America''s number-one killer—and increase your chances for a long, healthy life with The New eight-Week Cholesterol Cure.

Lose weight safely and quickly by converting fat into fuel!

"The diet itself is remarkably simple. The entire regimen has been scientifically designed to provide good nutrition in a way that will put you on track for the rest of your life." -- The Diabetic Reader

"The diet designed to decrease insulin production and facilitate conversion of stored fat into burnable energy." -- Nutrition Today

The Type 2 Diabetes Diet Book has helped millions decrease insulin production, lose weight, and conquer their “diabesity”—and this new edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in diabetes care. Using this guide, you can design a low-carb, low-calorie diet that helps you shed weight while controlling your diabetes.

New to this edition:

Recipes and meal plans that reflect current nutrition research and appeal to any palateUpdated ADA recommendationsDetailed examination of the link between good sleep and weight lossThe revolutionary new medication for treating obesity

With quick-reference tables presenting the caloric, carbohydrate, fat, and protein content of common food and drinks, The Type 2 Diabetes Diet Book, Fourth Edition is the only guide you need to shed pounds safely and effectively.

High blood pressure is one of the biggest killers in the UK today: it is a major factor in causing heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and renal failure. About 3 in every 10 adults in England have high blood pressure. Among people in their 60s, about 6 out of 10 have high blood pressure, and among people in their 70s, 7 out of 10 people have it.In 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure internationally-respected author Robert Kowalski provides vital information on recognising the risks of high blood pressure and lays out lifestyle advice, heart-friendly exercise programmes and tempting recipes that will help you to reduce your blood pressure in just eight weeks.Some tips include:- Put a heaped teaspoon of potassium into every saucepan of boiling water you use when you are cooking vegetables or pasta or rice- Grape seed extract in just one small capsule a day, is sufficient to lower blood pressure by 7 or 8 points. It is just as effective as prescription drugs, without the side effects, is inexpensive and easy to do- Even cocoa powder can lower blood pressure by 4-6 points With special considerations for men, women, children and diabetics, as well as the truth on salt and sodium intake, this book could add years to your life and help you to decrease your prescription drug dosage - or even go without them all together.

"The book is exceptional in its clarity and depth. I would recommend it to anyone with a tendency to hypertension." —Charles Keenan Jr., M.D., Associate Professor of Family Practice, UCLA

"Hypertension is an important member of the quartet of risk factors for cardiovascular disease--the other three are elevated cholesterol levels, diabetes, and cigarette smoking. Robert Kowalski endeavors to bring all these risk factors under control without resorting to medications. This book presents simple answers to the questions that arise when people take charge of their own health in partnership with their physician." —Calvin Ezrin, M.D., author of Your Fat Can Make You Thin

"The Blood Pressure Cure offers a comprehensive, nutritionally sound, and easily accessible guide to lowering one''s blood pressure safely and effectively." —Kristen Caron, M.A., M.F.T., author of The Everyday Meal Planner for Type 2 Diabetes

"Robert Kowalski is now doing for blood pressure what he did for cholesterol in his previous books--he is revolutionizing the way we think about the non-pharmaceutical treatment of this important risk factor for heart disease. This well-written, concise book is a must-read for every person suffering from or treating high blood pressure." —Paul Dougherty, M.D., Professor of Medicine, UCLA

Robert Kowalski, the bestselling author of The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure, presents a clinically proven program that draws on the very latest research on high blood pressure causes, development, and treatment. With the most up-to-date information on herbs, supplements, diet, physical activity, and more, this commonsense, easy-to-follow program can help you lower your blood pressure so that you can decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke—and increase your chances of living a long and healthy life.

High blood pressure is one of the biggest killers in the UK today: it is a major factor in causing heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease and renal failure. About 3 in every 10 adults in England have high blood pressure. Among people in their 60s, about 6 out of 10 have high blood pressure, and among people in their 70s, 7 out of 10 people have it.In 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure internationally-respected author Robert Kowalski provides vital information on recognising the risks of high blood pressure and lays out lifestyle advice, heart-friendly exercise programmes and tempting recipes that will help you to reduce your blood pressure in just eight weeks.Some tips include:- Put a heaped teaspoon of potassium into every saucepan of boiling water you use when you are cooking vegetables or pasta or rice- Grape seed extract in just one small capsule a day, is sufficient to lower blood pressure by 7 or 8 points. It is just as effective as prescription drugs, without the side effects, is inexpensive and easy to do- Even cocoa powder can lower blood pressure by 4-6 points With special considerations for men, women, children and diabetics, as well as the truth on salt and sodium intake, this book could add years to your life and help you to decrease your prescription drug dosage - or even go without them all together.