Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease: The Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven, Nutrition-Based Cure

I actually ordered this after watching Forks Over Knives as a follow up refresher kind of thing. I figure we always have more to learn. Now I will start by saying I think America as a whole would benefit from watching Forks Over Knives. This books goes into detail about Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. and his research and conclusions about today's main killers in America and boy is it a wake up call. If you are like me we grew up being told to always eat that meat and boy was it the main part of the meal. Now somewhere in my mind I always knew I should be eating the vegetables more and the meat less. I knew that meat and oil wasn't all that healthy just by how I felt when I ate it compared to when I ate something healthy like a salad or some other ruffage. What I want to know is why it was never totally clicking that food that made me feel like crap after I ate it probably did the same thing to my organs but big duh to me. I mean we all hear about all of this healthy Vegan like food habits that save lives now but we were blind to it for so long and it is so much easier to order a pizza than cook right? I was the type that made dinner for my family I got rid of most of the red meat when my dad had his first heart attack but I always thought fish and chicken were healthy for us. Now don't get me wrong I do believe fish has its place even now but I am able to see where I was wrong and that was the whole mindset that the veggies were a SIDE. I have rethought all of this since watching Forks Over Knives as I said that was the real wake up call for me and this was like follow up homework. Now I thought this book was easy to read he has a good personality and is not condescending in the least but if you are like me and have health paranoia at all this may not be for you. I say that only because it does go into a lot of detail about heart attacks and symptoms. I admit I am a hypochondriac. And no I am not just exaggerating, I am not ashamed I am beating such an awful disease. But as a fair warning to those out there like me this may go too into detail and cause some what of a scare. I was glued to the pages none the less and finished the whole book and am o.k. now that I really sorted it out in my head but just wanted to put that in there. Now I have made the lifestyle change personally and so far have lost 11 lbs and 5 inches on my waist. I read a couple other supportive books as well. This one has great recipes in it and there is a common sense education on cooking etc in it that I find to be awesome and ever so helpful for someone like me that is learning a whole new way to cook. I thought I knew how to read a label but sadly no I didn't. So if you want to enrich the health of yourself and family this is a great read and it does go into detail on the studies and science, there is no doubt in my mind that this just makes sense. This book also shows you how to do it and believe me you will feel and see the difference. I am even more emotionally stable since starting the Forks Over Knives Diet. It helps in all areas of your life and if you think it costs too much to eat healthy think again what is the cost of not??? How much does a heart attack cost you and I do not mean in money so think it over how much does a good steak honestly cost you? Then if you say a cheeseburger at oh McDonald's is cheap so I cannot afford to switch to veggies. Well if you live off of McDonald's you cannot afford to not switch unless you like committing slow suicide. Sorry if this is blunt but America we need to wake up! I know that if you are reading this review you get what I am saying anyhow so do yourself a favor and just go for it get the book and make that change. You wont regret it and this is not coming from someone that loves to choke down salad trust me it was a shock for me but if I can do it why cant you?

I am a complete science dork. My favorite course in undergrad (just last year!) was biochemistry where we learned about how food is broken down and used up in our bodies, to put it very simply. Anyway, I actually became no-added-fat vegetarian on the weekdays while in undergrad just because it made sense due to the basic science principles. I didn't need to read studies to figure that one out...which is comforting because it makes the claims by this book easily understood and accepted. Anyway, I read several books before this one that recounted research from the 1970's and earlier that all suggested the same dietary approach for several significant reasons. The thing is, I was still eating my pizza, ice creams, etc Friday - Sunday. I eventually came across this book which has transformed me completely. The book is written so well--very easy and entertaining read. Somthing I could not put down the 1st time and then read for a second time. The information is well explained for non-science geeks without being too elementary for us science folk. Whats especially nice is that the recipes are amazing and that there are many other recipe books out there for further support. I use the recipes in here on a daily basis (please try the black bean & corn salad...way more yummy than you would assume by just reading the ingredients!) and I retire to the Almost No-fat books by Bryanna Clark Grogan. Look her up--O-M-G. Good tasting comforting food...great holiday food too. Anyway, it's just nice that changing your entire dietary approach is not as hard as it may seem due to all the great CHEAP resources available out there. Please do not read the rules of the book and think its too complicated. Please give it a good honest try. For me, trying out some nonfat vegan junk food helped. I still eat it very sparingly due to habit, but it helped me out mentally to know that I could have anything I wanted with the promise of a fruitful future. Best of luck. Read the book--it's fun, enlightening and it challenges you to become the best person you can be for yourself. If you have high self worth and self respect, the first step to prevention or reverese should come easy. If you love to cook and enjoy experimentation in the kitchen like I do, then you're going to have a ball--just make sure to buy some recipe books out there because learning how to do many of these things out of theblue is a bit frustrating otherwise and the most important thing here is our compliance to the diet rather than our pride. You learn many new techniques and learn a lot about the vast array of foods around you that you may have not appreciated nearly as much. =) UPDATE: I am now writing as a medical student. I still stand by this book--it is a phenominal resource for all those lookingto avoid the many heart wrenching diseases that slowly torture it's victims. I don't mean to sound so artsy in that sentance but what I forgot to mention before in writing this review is that I spent 6 months as an intern for the social security disability service in my area where I spoke to hundreds of people who were seeing their last days of life approaching within a 12 month span....the majority of these disability benefit seekers were suffering from cardiac disease and it was so sad to know that they couldn't even walk to the mail box, play with their kids/grandkids or have intercourse with their partner--all of these "exertional" activities would be far too overwhelming for their frail hearts to handle. One man was in his later 40's without any symptoms of heart disease who, thanks to some routine medical care, found out that he had less than 8 months to live. He was to be wed that year. He was also not the first in his condition. I even had a marathon runner apply for the same reasons. Remember 2 things: 1. Heart attack / death may be your very first symptom that anything is wrong. 2. A good BMI does not mean "healthy." I've been super thin my whole life--always maintained a slim figure with pizza, hamburgers and ice cream. While I only ate each of these items "on occasion" I now realize, in retrospect, that I ate these things (considering you consolodate all the junk food into 1 general category) preettttyyyy frequently. Anyway, just some food for thought. You are what you eat....just beacuse you look one way on the outside doesn't mean everything. ALSO....my great grandmother lived to be 101 with PHENOMINAL health and died of a freak non-health-related accident. Mind you, her daughter has diabetes and is struggling with her health. Some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren are also in pretty bad health conditions. So don't do yourself the diservice of comparing your super healthy grandparent to the rest of society and brushing off health concerns as a concern merely for the masses and not for you or else you might end up in a very poor place. I'm just really happy to have been exposed to the things that I've seen and heard while working with the disability service. It SCARED me. I cried for the people over the phone and was motivated to never be in their shoes. If you're in the same boat, I urge you to read this book for enjoyment, education and for learning proactive measures to better your health. =)

Loved the book! Gives you great insights and understanding about heart diseases and how to prevent them with your diet. It is crazy that more people aren't talking about it! There are some great recipes at the end if the book as well.

Excelente texto para referencias y puntos importantes en la justificación del porqué es necesario llevar una dieta basada en plantas para prevenir la enfermedad coronaria.

A VERY GOOD BOOK JUST READ IT IT WILL CHANCE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR EATING HABITS THEIT ARE SPECIAL PHOTO'S IN THE BOOK

I have been following the advice of the author since Sept 2014. Before I started the programme my readings were BP 155/ 85 , Total Cholesterol 189, Sugar 187(PC); after being in the programme for about 4 months, the readings are BP 140/77 , Total Cholesterol 152, Sugar 120 (PC). When I am free from, meat, oil, egg and milk products , the angina comes down. Still I am on medicine for angina and BP. I stopped statin and clopilet, but my cardiologist advised me to continue with a vitamin and mineral supplement, I am following it. I walk daily for 30 minutes with a mild yoga. It's a wonderful programme. I am waiting for the day when I am free from all my medication. Since I am from South India , I am following the programme suitable to the vegetables available here. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease is a must read for all the heart patients around the globe. -Cornelius, South India

If you have heart disease, or care for someone who has it, buy this book. Dr. Esselstyn can save your life. Most unfortunately, the good doctor has nothing to say about heart failure except that his diet should be tried. If you have heart failure you need to read The Sinatra Solution: Metabolic Cardiology by Dr. Stephen Sinatra. These two books are life savers. Read and educate yourself.

Ya conocía al Doctor Cadwell Esselstyn, escuchado numerosas conferencias médicas en yotube, por lo que el libro no fue ninguna decepción. Junto al Doctor Ornish, Barnard, Greger, el futuro de la medicina curativa y preventiva con bases científicas e investigaciones clínicas de varias décadas. Todos deberían tener la oportunidad de conocer lo que este médico y los otros mencionados han descubierto en las últimas décadas. Cambiaría drásticamente nuestras costumbres alimenticias y estilo de vida para siempre.