Cholesterol Cures: More Than 325 Natural Ways to Lower Cholesterol and Live Longer from Almonds and Chocolate to Garlic and Wine

by Prevention Magazine (Editor)

Are you troubled by scary headlines linking high cholesterol levels with heart disease? Wary of cholesterol-lowering drugs that trigger worrisome side effects? Cholesterol Cures offers hundreds of natural ways to keep your cholesterol in check-- without drugs!

Since this book was first released, scientists have discovered that some foods once considered off-limits actually help boost "good" cholesterol and lower "bad" cholesterol.

In this revised and updated edition, you'll learn the heart-healthy benefits
Chocolate * Guacamole * Applie Pie * Olives * Peanut Butter * Orange Juice * Real salad dressings * Fish * Wine ... and more

Get the real scoop
* Cholesterol-lowering eggs, salad dressings, margarines, and snack bars
* New anti-cholesterol supplements and herbs (such as niacin and red yeast rice extract)
* The fat and cholesterol content of 500 everyday foods

You'll discover
* Chili peppers lower triglycerides, a type of blood fat related to cholesterol
* Chicory, a coffee substitute, clobbers cholesterol
* Red meat can be part of a low-fat, low choesterol diet
* Yoga can help cut high cholesterol

Includes a menu plan and recipes for lowering your cholesterol 30 points in 30 days

Genres: Health

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 1958

Reviews

[Christina]

I checked out two books on lowering cholesterol my library had, and at first glance I thought this was the better one as it covered so much. But it started to feel like it included too much shallowly. It feels like a compilation of every article Prevention magazine ever published relevant to cholesterol. I ultimately felt the other book, Cholesterol Down by Janet Bond Brill, which focuses in depth on just 10 things with more depth and a good structure was more useful. That said, both books were published in the early 2000s and are somewhat dated in that they don’t include some more recently popularized foods. For example, this book mentions yogurt, but not Greek yogurt. There’s no reference to quinoa. These foods weren’t really available to most people back in 2002. There are also many more vegetarian options for protein than there were 20 years ago.

There is an updated edition of this book, published 2017. I’d say this is still useful, but the updated edition is likely better.

[Lorie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol, I found this book was very helpful. It is an alphabetical list of ways (mainly foods to eat and not) to lower your cholesterol. Many of them I was aware of, some were obvious (lower your fat, exercise, stop smoking) but there were several that were new to me. I wouldn't use it solely, but it was a good jumping off point for my new healthy living.