Book description
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 diet 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 mjor 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.
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.
