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Summary: Praise for THE HEART REVOLUTION
Review: "Dr. McCully provides readers with the fascinating story behind a major scientific discovery, one that can contribute greatly to their personal well being." --Walter Willett, M.D., Chair of the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health.
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Summary: Interesting expose of the cholesterol fallacy
Review: Along with Ravnskov's "Cholesterol Myths" I would rate this as vital reading for anyone interested in their health. It's books like these that have convinced me to take my health into my own hands and largely ignore doctors, governments, the food industry and others who have vested interests and reputations riding on the back of the failed Lipid Hypothesis. McCully is one of those who has dared to oppose the "Cholesterol Police". His description of how he was treated, despite having conclusive evidence, angered and shocked me. It illustrates clearly that many so called scientists are not following the Scientific Method at all. They need to remember that you don't do experiements to prove your favourite theory is right, but to expose the truth, no matter what that turns out to be.Ignore the reader from Columbia, MD USA. High blood cholesterol has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with causing heart disease (see Ravnskov). People with low levels are just as likely to get CHD as those with elevated cholesterol. However, heart disease patients have high levels because Cholesterol repairs damage to the body - other factors (Homocystene, Lp(a), free radicals and so on) are the real cause, so the body attempts a repair by increasing cholesterol levels. So a high blood level is just a symptom, not the cause.
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Summary: heart revolution
Review: as someone who is battling the effects of the drugs they are giving we post operative heart patients ... i welcome a look into this as i have gained over 80lbs since i started on these wonder drugs
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Summary: Some good information but distorted presentation.
Review: Dr. McCulley presents his case for homocystene as a risk factor in heart disease and there is some useful material here. However, he is so intent on convincing his audience that cholesterol is meaningless that he distorts the data. Several times he lumps the effects of cholesterol in the diet (probably of little importance) together with cholesterol in the bloodstream (shown to be important in hundreds of studies). In the end I decided that I wasn't sure that anything he said was not very biased. Heart disease is probably not a case of homocystene OR cholesterol but homocystene AND cholesterol. I hope all readers of this book will also read other sources such as Kowalski for a balanced presentation. Fortunately there are other sources of information on the importance of homocystene. Reader beware.
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Summary: Clear presentation of ESSENTIAL new scientific findings.
Review: Dr. McCully has written, in simple prose, an easily understood summary of his years of original research. His perseverence in the face of hostility and underhanded back-biting has been amazing. And the results can help us all. Several years ago, I was at a scientific meeting at which the data on cholesterol were reviewed: it turns out that the medical establishment forgot, in its misbegotten war on cholesterol, that it has a crucial function in neurotransmitter synthesis. Lowering cholesterol below YOUR personal set-point will lower serotonin, increasing depression, accident rates, and weakening impulse control. So the case is even stronger than Dr. McCully indicates. Read his book -- and eat wisely.
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Summary: Sound, not revolutionary, dietary advice
Review: Dr. McCully presents sound nutritional advice to those at risk for heart disease as well as the rest of the public. He advocates cutting refined foods from our national diet - it is the refining of grains (especially white flour) that depletes the B vitamins in foods. As a result we experience a decreased capacity for clearing methionone from our blood. It is this methionone that is converted to homocysteine - a substance in the blood that Dr. McCully feels plays a big role in heart disease. Yes, this is new information for most of the public - but the bottom line is the same. To decrease one's risk for developing heart disease, McCully informs us that one must eat more servings of whole grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes. Additionally, one must avoid fatty, processed foods like cakes, cookies and muffins. Dr. McCully also advocates intake of high quality protein, especially lean proteins like fish, poultry and lean cuts of pork. This book will be valuable to anyone who wants to reduce his or her risk of developing heart disease. This book will also be of value to anyone who just wants a healthier way of eating. As a clinical dietitian with a master's degree in nutrition, this book will have it's place in my own personal library.
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Summary: Smart nutrition for the millennium
Review: Finally! Something that makes sense for not just weight loss, but for general wellness. Weight isn't an issue when other health problems could be lurking in the background. This book recognizes the importance of wise, daily nutrition as a means to promote wellness and balance. Timely and sensible, it further proves that our "processed environment" may very well be the cause of many modern "nutritional" diseases. Smart reading.
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Summary: This book could save your life.
Review: For the past few decades we have been told a dogma that has recently been shown by research to be not true: that the major cause of heart disease is cholesterol. Because of this erroneous dogma, many Americans have significantly reduced their consumption of healthy foods -- such as eggs -- simply because they contain cholesterol, and eaten unhealthy foods rich in sugar because they don't contain cholesterol. The surprising truth is that cholesterol is not a bad substance to be avoided but rather is an important biochemical which is essential for human health. Cholesterol is so essential that our bodies actually manufacture it; in fact, humans typically manufacture 3 to 4 times more cholesterol than we get from food. Well, if cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease, what is? The answer is that the two major causes of the arterial blockage which can lead to heart attacks are free radicals (which can be combatted by antioxidants such as vitamin C, Vitamin E, and selenium) and homocysteine. Homocysteine is a natural substance which is formed from metabolism of the amino acid methionine. Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid can keep the concentration of homocysteine in our bodies low enough to be safe. But if we are deficienct in these essential vitamins -- as many people are -- the level of homocysteine in our blood rises dangerously and can induce the formation of arterial plaque which blocks the arteries and leads to heart attacks. High levels of homocysteine are far more dangerous than high cholesterol levels. In this book the man who discovered this fact, Dr. Kilmer McCully, discusses in readable terms the importance of keeping homocysteine levels low and dispells the myth that foods containing cholesterol -- many of which are quite good for us -- are dangerous. You need to know and understand this new paradigm if you want to preserve your health and protect yourself from heart attacks. As a research chemist, I can't recommend this important book too highly.
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Summary: Lose the carbohydrates
Review: I found this diet to be similar to the Atkins diet, but with less fat allowance, which is a good thing. It's a proven fact now that carbs are our worst enemy, not moderate amounts of fat.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I highly recommend this book. I'm not in the medical field, but I am a scientist so I appreciated that this text was not "dumbed down" too much. Obviously it doesn't give the detail that a purely scientific text would, but it provides enough information and references so you can check out the fundamental research.
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