The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure: The Ultimate Program for Preventing Heart Disease

by Robert E. Kowalski

Much has happened since "The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" put oat bran in the diets of millions and changed the way Americans think about coronary heart disease. And while cholesterol is still a major risk factor for heart disease, the story is more complex than we once thought. Now, in "The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure," Robert E. Kowalski reveals the latest developments in what we know about preventing heart disease.Robert Kowalski's personal story is legendary. A medical journalist by profession, Kowalski suffered a heart attack and two coronary bypass surgeries by the age of forty-one. After the traditional dietary approach to reducing cholesterol proved only minimally effective, and faced with the unpleasant alternatives of drugs or severe dietary modification, he created a program that has proved astonishingly effective not only for himself but for the many others worldwide who have used it.

That original program still works today, but over the years Kowalski has continued learning and making changes that reflect the latest scientific research. "The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" provides information on how to combat all the newly discovered risk factors, from homocysteine to the deadly cholesterol Lp(a). Kowalski offers special recommendations for women, children, and the elderly and describes the latest thinking on exercise. Included as well are wonderful up-to-date recipes, new information on cholesterol-testing methods, and new heart-healthy products.

To this day, Kowalski has beaten heart disease by practicing what he preaches. He requires no prescription drugs, lives an unlimited and vigorous lifestyle, enjoys such foods as steak and eggs, and has been given a clean billof health by his physician. With this new book, you too can follow his path and increase your chances for a long, healthy life.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Cookbooks

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Cheree Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gave me some good information about how to go about lowering my high cholesterol. I started the niacin treatment, but unfortunately found that I suffer rashes from it and have since discontinued. I plan to use the other information to hopefully lower my cholesterol.

[Shari · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource, thoroughly explains a wide range of options for lowering your cholesterol without reflexively jumping to statin drugs. He explains complex treatment options and physiological processes clearly. His personal motivation to take control of his own health (and his success in doing so) makes every chapter engaging. Reasonable and non-info-mercial-like. The only thing I didn't like was that his only real method for losing weight was low-carb ketosis. No thanks. Still, I learned so much about the impact of my lifestyle and have many more options to discuss with my doctor.

Each line expressing his love of life and his family, as well as his enthusiasm for helping people through medical journalism, proved bittersweet since Mr. Kowalski passed away of a pulmonary embolism only 5 years after publishing this book. Sometimes you just can't beat your own genetics. Still a great book.

[Don Gillette · Rating 2 out of 5]

My doctor had me read this because he thought I was going to have high cholesterol. I didn't, thankfully, because there's no way I'd do what this book tells you to do unless I thought I was going to die.

[Nick Jones · Rating 2 out of 5]

A friend gave this to me. Blah blah, less carbs, more exercise. Keto-something-or-other.

[Holly · Rating 2 out of 5]

In summary, take niacin supplements to control your cholesterol. Otherwise, the rest of the book is standard advice on making heart healthy diet choices and exercising.

[VJK · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a pretty good book. Similar to "South Beach" except I liked this one better.

[Gerald Kinro · Rating 1 out of 5]

“My Liver Hates My Guts,” is the title of a country western tune and reflects my opinion of this book’s cholesterol-lowering program. A big part of Kowalski’s cure, in addition to diet, is mega dosing on niacin in amounts exceeding 100 times more than the minimum daily requirement for adults. To his credit, he issues caveats that go with this practice. I am not comfortable with it at all, however.

[Carleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Ironically, soluble fiber of any kind can have a constipating effect if fluid intake is insufficient." -Robert E. Kowalski

[Connie Doubt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy-to-follow guidelines for anyone wanting to lower their cholesterol without statin drugs.