Product Description

If you've tried and failed to lower your cholesterol, this book is for you! An estimated 100 million American adults have high cholesterol, a condition that increases the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, and stroke. "50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol" offers 50 expert, practical tips you can use to keep this potentially life-threatening condition at bay, including: dietary changes; nutritional supplements; effective exercises; lifestyle changes; and, other medical options and more. If you're dealing with high cholesterol, you know what a challenge it can be to keep your levels under control and your body working at its best. Use "50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol" to meet that challenge and live a long, healthy life!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89962 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From the Back Cover

If you've tried and failed to lower your cholesterol, this book is for you!

An estimated 100 million American adults have high cholesterol, a condition that increases the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, and stroke. 50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol offers 50 expert, practical tips you can use to keep this potentially life-threatening condition at bay, including:

• Dietary changes
• Nutritional supplements
• Effective exercises
• Lifestyle changes
• Other medical options and more

If you're dealing with high cholesterol, you know what a challenge it can be to keep your levels under control and your body working at its best. Use 50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol to meet that challenge and live a long, healthy life!

About the Author

Mary P. McGowan, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Currently president of the Northeast Cholesterol Foundation, Dr. McGowan has authored numerous articles on preventive cardiology and has been a medical consultant for NBC's "Today."

Jo McGowan Chopra is the director of Karuna Vihar, a school for children with mental and physical handicaps in Dehra Doon, India. She is also a freelance writer. Her articles have appeared in Newsweek and Span, as well as all the major daily newspapers in India. She is a regular columnist for Commonweal.

McGowan and Chopra are also coauthors of Heart Fitness for Life (Oxford University Press, 1997)and The Hypertension Sourcebook(Contemporary Books, 2001).