The Heart Revolution: The Extraordinary Discovery That Finally Laid the Cholesterol Myth to Rest

by Kilmer S. McCully, Martha McCully

A safe, effective, and revolutionary program for lowering homocysteine levels and cutting your risk of heart disease

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kilmer S. McCully explains what is really behind the epidemic of heart disease. For many years, clogged arteries have been inaccurately viewed as the cause, rather than a symptom, of heart disease. Now, McCully shows you how to cut your risk of heart disease by controlling the real culprit, homocysteine. Considered one of the most significant medical breakthroughs in recent years, McCully's findings have been validated by numerous large-scale studies. The Heart Revolution:

Challenges the long-held assumption that lowering cholesterol is the key to preventing heart disease

Explains how eating vitamin B-rich food can control homocysteine levels

Lays out a plan with menus for putting more B vitamins in our diet

Discusses how food processing and additives compromise our health

Explains how costly cholesterol-lowering medicines can actually harm our health

Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart

Pork Chops with Potatoes and Onions, Veal with Wine and Mushrooms, Guacamole, Omelettes. This is not your typical diet program. Dr. McCully offers real food choices with fresh ingredients available just about everywhere. The focus is on delicious foods that will leave you satisfied. The purpose is to make sure you're getting enough of the vitamins needed to prevent heart disease—B6, B12, and folic acid, as well as essential, phytochemicals, fat-soluble vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential oils. It's easy to follow this plan as it relies on foods you want to eat with little preparation time and tons of variety.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 3, 1999

About the author

Kilmer Serjus McCully was an American pathologist who was the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Services for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the first to propose the homocysteine theory of cardiovascular disease, and is the author of the book, The Heart Revolution.

Reviews

[BradMD · Rating 4 out of 5]

9 out of 10. Very interesting book and very interesting to read, however I do not believe his main hypothesis has stood up to randomized controlled trials.

[Chad Rexin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good information

This is well laid out explaining why it is beneficial to have lower homocystein levels. It also is good at explaining how to have good heart health through diet and exercise. Many people are just looking for a drug to take, but this is a better alternative if you follow these guideline.

[Ruhegeist · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I remember correctly I got this free or very cheap. Surprised by how much good info was in the book. I read this sporadically which wasn't the best way to absorb. Will make some changes to help my husband.