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The Sinatra Solution
Board-certified cardiologist Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra discusses the importance of energy metabolism on cardiovascular health and the positive impact these three energy-supplying nutrients have on the cardiovascular system. He guides you through the basics of energy metabolism and cardiac bioenergetics, and clearly explains the role of coenzyme Q10, L-carnitine, and D-ribose in the body and specifically how they affect your heart health. He also provides concise and informative examples of case histories and scientific studies that are testament to the important contribution the supplemental use of these energy-supplying nutrients make in the lives of people with heart disease every day.
530 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2005
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About the author
Stephen T. Sinatra
48 books30 followersSTEPHEN T. SINATRA, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.N.
is a board-certified cardiologist and certified psychotherapist with more than thirty–five years of clinical experience treating, preventing and reversing heart disease. He also is certified in anti-aging medicine and nutrition. Dr. Sinatra has specialized in integrating conventional medical treatments for heart disease with complementary nutritional, anti-aging, and psychological therapies to help heal the inflammation and plaque processes that cause heart attacks and stroke. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and a former chief of cardiology and medical education at Manchester (Connecticut) Memorial Hospital.
A prolific author, Dr. Sinatra has written numerous books, including his current bestseller The Great Cholesterol Myth (Fair Winds Press, 2012), Reverse Heart Disease Now (Wiley, 2008), The Sinatra Solution: Metabolic Cardiology (Basic Health Publications, 3rd ed., 2011), Lower Your Blood Pressure in Eight Weeks (Ballantine Books, 2003), Heart Sense for Women (LifeLine Press, 2000), Heartbreak & Heart Disease (Keats, 1999), and Earthing:The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? (Basic Health Publications, 2010). He is also the host of the Internet’s leading integrative cardiology website for the public, www.heartmdinstitute.com.
is a board-certified cardiologist and certified psychotherapist with more than thirty–five years of clinical experience treating, preventing and reversing heart disease. He also is certified in anti-aging medicine and nutrition. Dr. Sinatra has specialized in integrating conventional medical treatments for heart disease with complementary nutritional, anti-aging, and psychological therapies to help heal the inflammation and plaque processes that cause heart attacks and stroke. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and a former chief of cardiology and medical education at Manchester (Connecticut) Memorial Hospital.
A prolific author, Dr. Sinatra has written numerous books, including his current bestseller The Great Cholesterol Myth (Fair Winds Press, 2012), Reverse Heart Disease Now (Wiley, 2008), The Sinatra Solution: Metabolic Cardiology (Basic Health Publications, 3rd ed., 2011), Lower Your Blood Pressure in Eight Weeks (Ballantine Books, 2003), Heart Sense for Women (LifeLine Press, 2000), Heartbreak & Heart Disease (Keats, 1999), and Earthing:The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? (Basic Health Publications, 2010). He is also the host of the Internet’s leading integrative cardiology website for the public, www.heartmdinstitute.com.
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March 10, 2012
I bought L carnitine and the heart, The CoQ10 phenomenon and The Sinatra Solution by Dr Stephen T. Sinatra all at once.
I was very impressed by Sinatra's ideas and the way his books are put together. They are very easy to read for laypeople, but also contain very complex and detailed information for those that would like it. There is also a lot of useful information given on dosages and types of supplements and how they differ and which are best and the information is all well referenced.
As it turned out, my buying of the first 2 books was unnecessary, as 'The Sinatra Solution' book is a summary of both of them and also slightly more up to date.
The information in this book is ESSENTIAL for anyone that has M.E., or any other mitochondrial or cardiac or neurological disorder. (As is explained in the HFME paper 'CoQ10 (ubiquinol), L carnitine, D ribose and M.E.'). I can't recommend L carnitine, magnesium and ubiquinol more. I hope patients will look into them and read the facts rather than just rejecting them because they are not yet totally 'mainstream.' This has far more to do with substances like carnitine being unpatentable than any lack of scientific support for these supplements!
'The Sinatra Solution' is an ideal book for patients and also for patients to give to their doctors. I highly recommend it.
Jodi Bassett, The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E.
I was very impressed by Sinatra's ideas and the way his books are put together. They are very easy to read for laypeople, but also contain very complex and detailed information for those that would like it. There is also a lot of useful information given on dosages and types of supplements and how they differ and which are best and the information is all well referenced.
As it turned out, my buying of the first 2 books was unnecessary, as 'The Sinatra Solution' book is a summary of both of them and also slightly more up to date.
The information in this book is ESSENTIAL for anyone that has M.E., or any other mitochondrial or cardiac or neurological disorder. (As is explained in the HFME paper 'CoQ10 (ubiquinol), L carnitine, D ribose and M.E.'). I can't recommend L carnitine, magnesium and ubiquinol more. I hope patients will look into them and read the facts rather than just rejecting them because they are not yet totally 'mainstream.' This has far more to do with substances like carnitine being unpatentable than any lack of scientific support for these supplements!
'The Sinatra Solution' is an ideal book for patients and also for patients to give to their doctors. I highly recommend it.
Jodi Bassett, The Hummingbirds' Foundation for M.E.
March 10, 2015
I read this book to learn how to help a friend who was having heart problems. Dr. Sinatra goes into much detail about exactly what every compound does in the body and I found this read very informative and interesting. As I was reading about l-carnitine fumarate I learned that it chelates to iron in the body and is excreted through the urine. My husband was diagnosed with genetic hemochromatosis in November 2013 and his ferritin levels were in the 7000 ng/mL range. He immediately started weekly phlebotomy sessions removing one pint of blood each time. By January of 2015 his levels were in the 4000 range. I got him to start taking l-carnitine three times a day in early January. His levels were 2700 ng/mL in February 2015. This is amazing progress. You don't need to have a heart condition to get something valuable from this book. I highly recommend it for anyone.
March 23, 2012
Holding on to your biochemistry books, Batman this one is going to take you in deep. If you wanted to understand the details of the cell of the human body, this book will take you there. You will learn in great detail why he suggests each and every supplement that he suggests for each chronic and serious medical condition you can have. This has led me to do independent research and start adding several supplements to my routine. It took me a couple of years, trying to digest this book a few pages at a time.
October 21, 2013
Began reading @HMDI_Sinatra with plans to educate myself for my dad's impending heart surgery this week. I am so glad I picked up the Sinatra Solution and Earthing. The paradigm of how I see and experience my health is shifting!
November 13, 2023
This book goes into the biochemistry of heart cell function to come up with a plan for supplementation which is helpful for people with heart disease, fibromyalgia and ME/CFS. He is an expert and has spent years helping patients, often with amazing success.
July 29, 2023
It wasn’t a bad book. But the key points of what to do to help your heart could have been written up in a couple-page essay. This book is the medical and scientific evidence and information that he is using to prove his theory. Most of the book is professional/scientific jargon and reasoning. Would be good if you wanted the explanation especially if you are the doctor wondering about it. But all I really needed to know was that coq10 and other minerals in higher doses and supplementations could help out heart conditions. Go for it if you want the medical jargon.
February 8, 2019
Great book if you have ever suffered from heart issues, or even as preventative education. If you suffer from unexplained premature ventricular contractions (PVC), heart arrhythmias, unexplained skipping of beats or flip-flopping feeling to name a few, this is a must read.
September 4, 2022
The information in this book is invaluable and might save your life. I have made changes because of it and after just two weeks am feeling much stronger, much better. And I would have given the book a solid 5 stars were it not for redundancy.
March 5, 2020
Great Book
Hope it works for me. Will try it and let you know. I'll update my review later. Seems like a simple approach which is what I like.
Hope it works for me. Will try it and let you know. I'll update my review later. Seems like a simple approach which is what I like.
August 5, 2020
Unrivaled detailed research on how to improve your way of life,heart and soul, using the supplements depicted on this book.
March 21, 2024
Great Recommendations
I have congestive heart failure. Recommended treatment has resulted in a noticeable difference in my exercise capacity. Glad I read the book.
I have congestive heart failure. Recommended treatment has resulted in a noticeable difference in my exercise capacity. Glad I read the book.
August 22, 2017
Takes the whole book to recommend 4-5 supplements. He also is into earthing which causes me to question his other recommendations (although I might also revisit earthing due to his recommendation, but it looked pretty sketchy the last time I checked).
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