The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lowering your Cholesterol - Softcover

Klapper, Dr. Joseph Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592575528 ISBN 13: 9781592575527

Publisher: Alpha, 2006

Synopsis

Cardiologist Joseph Lee Klapper, M.D., gives an in-depth yet accessible explanation of cholesterol levels — and explores ways to lower them. Weighing the pros and cons of a variety of approaches, including a holistic approach, Western medications, natural remedies, and new methods on the horizon, he then takes you step-by-step through a medically proven plan for shedding cholesterol points.

• By 2010, the leading cuase of death worldwide will be heart disease, far greater than infections, AIDS, and other killers
• Explores many contemporary heart-smart diets and provides sample menus
• Important information about exercise, risk factors, statins and other Western cholesterol lowering medications; herbs, supplements, and natural remedies; and antioxidants, gene therapy, and new drugs

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Joseph Lee Klapper, board certified by the Cardiology Board/American Board of Internal Medicine and the Internal Medicine/American Board of Internal Medicine, works at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Midway Hospital, both located in Los Angeles. He and his staff at the Klapper Heart Institute address the risk factors of cholesterol while promoting weight loss and encouraging patients to stop smoking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alpha
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1592575528
• ISBN 13: 9781592575527
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320