Stop Inflammation Now ! - Hardcover

Fleming, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399151117 ISBN 13: 9780399151118

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2003

Synopsis

A groundbreaking new approach to the prevention and treatment of heart disease and related conditions argues that such conditions are directly related to arterial inflammation, identifies twelve triggers of inflammation, and introduces a sensible prevention and treatment plan involving an easy-to-follow diet, exercise, and nutritional supplements. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard m. Fleming, M.D. is the founder and director of the Fleming Heart and Health Institute, located in Omaha, Nebraska. Thousands of people from around the world come to the Fleming Institute for treatment of heart disease, cancer, and nutrition-related disorders.

From Publishers Weekly:

The author, a nuclear cardiologist and founder of the Fleming Heart and Health Institute in Omaha, Neb., builds on his earlier work (How to Bypass Your Bypass: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You About Cholesterol and Your Diet) to identify in this reader-friendly guide 12 risk factors for heart disease. According to Fleming, these factors-which include high blood cholesterol level (over 150), excess weight, elevated homocysteine (resulting from eating too much animal protein) and oxidants in the blood stream-trigger an inflammatory reaction that causes heart disease and may also be responsible for diabetes, arthritis and other serious conditions. Dismissing bypass surgery and angioplasty as short-term solutions, Fleming claims that his suggested diet, combined with regular exercise such as daily walking, will reverse heart disease without medication or surgery. He recommends that his diet be adopted in two phases: phase one is composed solely of fruit and vegetables; after consistent improvement in cardiac health has been accomplished, phase two, which adds whole grains, low-fat dairy and moderate servings of protein, may be undertaken. A variety of sample recipes and menus are provided. Fleming is opposed to the currently popular high-protein diets for losing weight. Although his exercise and eating plan certainly promotes health, the diet, which also eliminates caffeine, may discourage those who find it too restrictive.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0399151117
• ISBN 13: 9780399151118
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320