New Book Promises to Reverse Heart Disease with Diet
Sharon Palmer, R.D.
Environmental Nutrition
You can reduce your risk of a second heart attack by 70 percent by making some important changes in your diet,
according to
Eighty percent of patients with heart disease fail to follow diet advice one year after diagnosis, according to Brill. The reason? Confusion over what dietary changes to make is the No. 1 cause. To provide context for the topic, Brill's book starts with an in-depth explanation of the origins of heart disease, from the effects of the Western diet (high in salt and saturated fat) to how atherosclerosis damages your heart. At the conclusion, you possess a general understanding of how the "trilogy of vulnerability" -- vulnerable plaque that accumulates in the artery wall lining, vulnerable blood that is prone to clots, and vulnerable heart muscle -- can impede your heart health.
How can you protect your heart? Brill focuses on the heart healthy diet -- the Mediterranean Diet -- which is backed up by hundreds of research studies. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, olive oil, fish, and red wine with meals.
To provide support for this heart protection strategy, Brill cites the Lyon Diet Heart Study, in which 605 people after a first heart attack were divided between two diets: a diet similar to the one recommended by the
"Prevent a Second Heart Attack" dishes diet advice by first outlining the Western-style foods that are linked with heart disease, including plaque-building foods like red meat, cream, butter, eggs and cheese, as well as salty foods linked with increased blood pressure. Then Brill gets to the heart of her book--foods that heal the arteries:
-- Extra virgin olive oil
-- Greens and other vegetables
-- Figs and other fruits
-- Lentils and other legumes
-- Salmon and other seafood
-- Walnuts and flaxseeds
-- Oatmeal and other whole grains
-- Pinot Noir and other red wine
Each fact presented in the book is carefully explained and referenced with scientific citations so that you can feel confident that "Prevent a Second Heart Attack" is not the latest fad diet. As a bonus, it includes an exercise plan, a 14-day meal plan, and recipes. If you're looking for an evidence-based lifestyle program to reduce your risk of a second heart attack, Brill's book is certainly the right place to turn.
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