The best-selling book on heart disease, updated with the latest research and clinical findings on high-fat/ketogenic diets, sugar, genetics, and other factors.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer. However, traditional heart disease protocols, focusing on cholesterol reduction, are wrong. Emerging science shows that cholesterol levels are poor predictors of heart disease and that typical prescriptions for its reduction, such as ineffective low-fat/high-carb diets and statins that cause serious side effects, obscure the real causes of heart disease.

The Great Cholesterol Myth reveals the real causes of heart disease, including: inflammation, fibrinogen, triglycerides, homocysteine, belly fat, triglycerides to HDL ratios, and elevated glycemic levels.

The top health authors Jonny Bowden, PhD, and Stephen Sinatra, MD, provide readers with a four-point strategy based on the latest studies and clinical findings for effectively preventing, managing, and reversing heart disease, focusing on diet, exercise, supplements, and managing stress and anger.

Myths vs. Reality

Myth: High cholesterol is the cause of heart disease.
Reality: Cholesterol is only a small part of the inflammatory chain that causes heart disease.

Myth: Saturated fats are dangerous.
Reality: Saturated fats are not dangerous. The dangerous substances are the trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils.

Myth: The higher the cholesterol, the shorter the lifespan.
Reality: Higher cholesterol protects against gastrointestinal diseases, pulmonary conditions, and hemorrhagic stroke.

Myth: High cholesterol is a predictive indicator of heart attack.
Reality: There is no correlation between cholesterol and heart attacks.

Myth: Lowering cholesterol with statins will extend your life.
Reality: There are no data showing that statins have a significant effect on long-term survival.

Myth: Statins are safe.
Reality: Statins can be extremely toxic, with symptoms that may even include death.

Myth: Statins are useful for men, women, and the elderly.
Reality: Statins appear to be more effective in middle-aged men with coronary disease.

Myth: Statins are useful in middle-aged men with coronary disease due to their effect on cholesterol.
Reality: Statins reduce inflammation and improve blood viscosity (blood thinning). Statins are particularly helpful in men with low HDL and coronary disease.

Pages: 240, Year of Publication: 1020, Dimensions: 20.3x20.3cm