HEART HEALTH WITH VITAMINS

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HEART HEALTH WITH VITAMINS

The User's Guide to Heart-Healthy Supplements

by Michael Janson, M.D.

(Paperback. Basic Health Publications, 2004. ISBN 1-59120-120-9.)

 

 

There is a heart attack every 25 seconds in the USA, and nearly half are

fatal. Well over 2,000 Americans die from heart disease every single day.

What we need is a good pocket-sized how-to guide, that anyone can afford, to

stop this slaughter. Now we have one: The User's Guide to Heart-Healthy

Supplements, by Michael Janson, M.D.

 

 

Dr. Janson's approach is orthomolecular and his message is a life-saver:

take supplements, and here's why. His book is concise, like an exceptionally

well-written thesis. It is readable, like a well-written magazine article.

And most important, it is dose-specific and practical, like no other 91-page

book you've ever seen. It contains level-headed advice, coupled with a

measured discussion ranging from time-honored herbal remedies to the latest

nutraceuticals. The role of homocysteine is well explained and duly

emphasized. There are especially good sections on heart-friendly amino

acids, magnesium, and essential fatty acids. This is to be expected in a

book authored by Janson, a highly-experienced physician, and one of a

popular series edited by veteran nutrition writer Jack Challem.

 

 

Skeptics looking for unguarded statements or extreme recommendations will be

quite disappointed. Dr. Janson advocates good-sense lifestyle modification,

appropriate medical testing, and seeking out a knowledgeable

nutrition-oriented physician. He is sharply critical of high protein and fad

diets, a group that he specifically indicates to include the Atkins, "Zone,"

and "Blood Type" diets. Janson urges readers to eat very little, if any,

meat. He writes: "Meats from land animals, including poultry, and dairy

products are unnecessary in the diet, although very small amounts are not

likely to do too much harm." And he's right.

 

 

As in his previous books (Chelation Therapy and Your Health and Dr. Janson's

New Vitamin Revolution) Janson makes a welcome departure from medical

orthodoxy in recommending a bevy of supplemental nutrients in large doses.

He strays even further from the fold in expressing a very positive view of

chelation therapy. On the other hand, his diet and exercise recommendations

are indisputable, his vitamin C and niacin sections are measured and

reasonable, and the section on vitamin E is actually quite conservative.

Additionally, the book contains short but content-dense chapters on healthy

heart function, heart abnormalities, and risk factors for heart disease.

Nutritional suggestions for a comprehensive heart treatment program are

clearly provided in tabular form, a convenience readers always appreciate. I

would have liked to have seen a brief consideration of lecithin included.

There is a good selection of references listed at the end of the book,

although I think the addition of in-text numbered footnotes would add

persuasive power without adding pages or slowing down the reader.

 

 

This is a fine little book, well-written, well-supported, and well-indexed.

Page for page, it is the best writing on how to beat cardiovascular disease

that I have yet seen. I highly recommend The User's Guide to Heart-Healthy

Supplements for patients and practitioners alike.

(Reprinted with permission from Saul AW. Review of User's guide to

heart-healthy supplements, by Michael Janson. J Orthomolecular Med, 2006.

Vol 21, in press.)

 

 

 

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