I have been aware that my family history of heart disease on my father's side is a gloomy fact. It is not much better on my mother's side. But my father and his family died way too young of heart related issues.
My Doctor has been on me since my thirties to take my heart health seriously. Over the past ten years I have made some great changes but still needed to do more. So when I was asked to review this book I jumped at the chance.
Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer in the United States? It kills more people than all forms of cancer combined? Heart related illnesses cause horrible problems.
Dr. Masley~ the author of The 30 -Day Heart Tune Up~grew up in the operating room watching his father perform heroic surgeries to save people's hearts. Yet~ he watched as the patients who survived had horrible recoveries and had more problems related to the surgery later down the road.
He decided early in life to try and find a way to keep people from ever needing heart surgery. He has done just that. He has spent years and years researching and teaching people to prevent and reverse heart disease.
I have read literature in books and online~ I have listened to my Doctor. But never before have I been so convicted to take my heart health more serious.
He explains that people take pills to lower cholesterol and that may lower numbers but the plaque still continues to build up. It just masks the problems that caused it to begin with. And although I thought I was doing good taking my fish oil ~ not eating hydrogenated oils~ eating my fiber and exercising ~ bringing down my numbers~I still was missing the mark on so many levels.
I can honestly say it was an eye opening and a life changing book. I recommend this book if you are concerned about your heart health. He made a believer out of me.
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