"The book is exceptional in its clarity and depth. I would recommend it to anyone with a tendency to hypertension."
—Charles Keenan Jr., M.D., Associate Professor of Family Practice, UCLA
"Hypertension is an important member of the quartet of risk factors for cardiovascular disease--the other three are elevated cholesterol levels, diabetes, and cigarette smoking. Robert Kowalski endeavors to bring all these risk factors under control without resorting to medications. This book presents simple answers to the questions that arise when people take charge of their own health in partnership with their physician."
—Calvin Ezrin, M.D., author of Your Fat Can Make You Thin
"The Blood Pressure Cure offers a comprehensive, nutritionally sound, and easily accessible guide to lowering one's blood pressure safely and effectively."
—Kristen Caron, M.A., M.F.T., author of The Everyday Meal Planner for Type 2 Diabetes
"Robert Kowalski is now doing for blood pressure what he did for cholesterol in his previous books--he is revolutionizing the way we think about the non-pharmaceutical treatment of this important risk factor for heart disease. This well-written, concise book is a must-read for every person suffering from or treating high blood pressure."
—Paul Dougherty, M.D., Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Robert Kowalski, the bestselling author of The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure, presents a clinically proven program that draws on the very latest research on high blood pressure causes, development, and treatment. With the most up-to-date information on herbs, supplements, diet, physical activity, and more, this commonsense, easy-to-follow program can help you lower your blood pressure so that you can decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke—and increase your chances of living a long and healthy life.
Foreword by Steven Burstein, MD.
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE. THE BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEM.
Chapter One. The Silent Killer.
Chapter Two. Testing Your Pressure.
Chapter Three. Different Blood Pressure in Different People.
Chapter Four. Blood Pressure and Diabetes.
Chapter Five. Weight and Blood Pressure.
PART TWO. THE BLOOD PRESSURE MIRACLE.
Chapter Six. Have a Pressure-Friendly Active Lifestyle.
Chapter Seven. Reduce Your Stress.
Chapter Eight. Time to Quit Smoking.
Chapter Nine. Balance Your Minerals: Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium.
Chapter Ten. Drink, but Not Too Much.
Chapter Eleven. Lower Your Cholesterol, Lower Your Blood Pressure.
Chapter Twelve. Eating to Lower Blood Pressure.
Chapter Thirteen. Understand Your Blood Pressure ABCs.
Chapter Fourteen. The Blood Pressure Miracle 5 Secret Weapons.
Chapter Fifteen. Understanding Prescription Drugs: The Last Resort to Lowering Blood Pressure.
Chapter Sixteen. Recipes for Healthy Blood Pressure.
References.
Index.
In 1978, at age 35, medical journalist Kowalski (The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure) suffered a heart attack and later underwent two coronary bypass surgeries. Here, he relates how he lost weight, quit smoking, managed stress, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol levels and avoided medications and their side effects. Kowalski recommends ways to monitor blood pressure, combat the metabolic syndrome that leads to heart disease and diabetes (abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and triglycerides, insulin resistance, inflammation, etc.) and raise levels of HDL (good) cholesterol. He provides basic diet and exercise guidelines, details the components of proper electrolyte balance (sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium) and describes potent natural remedies, including arginine, pycnogenol and grapeseed extract. There are sections on children's health and risks and a review of current prescription drugs for those who must take them. Kowalski's use of clichés and case studies bogs down the text somewhat. Still, readers facing poor prognoses will gain a hopeful perspective on the future from the author's experiences. (May) (Publishers Weekly, March 19, 2007)
Robert E. Kowalski is a world-renowned medical journalist and the author of the bestselling The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure and 8 Steps to a Healthy Heart. He publishes the successful The Diet-Heart Newsletter and his Web site is thehealthyheart.net.
Robert Kowalski's #1 New York Times bestseller The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure revolutionized the way we understand and treat high cholesterol. Now Kowalski introduces the ultimate clinically proven program to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke—without the need to make difficult lifestyle changes or take prescription drugs that may have unpleasant side effects. Whether you already have high blood pressure or have the high-normal levels now known as prehypertension, this book shows how you can manage your blood pressure naturally and see results in eight weeks or less.
In The Blood Pressure Cure, Robert Kowalski gives you step-by-step instructions for testing and monitoring your blood pressure, establishing new goals, and reaching them quickly. He includes simple ways to reduce stress and increase your physical activity without spending all your time at the gym. And he reveals five secret weapons for lowering blood pressure, including new supplements such as grapeseed and tomato extracts and Pycnogenol. Several recent major clinical studies have shown that these supplements can lower blood pressure as effectively as prescription drugs without the side effects. You'll also discover:
How cocoa and wine can improve your blood pressure
The connection between blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease
Ways to make quitting smoking easier than ever
Special advice for women, African Americans, older people, and people with diabetes
A comprehensive guide to the latest prescription drugs to make it easier to navigate all your options
The Blood Pressure Cure contains lots of good news about eating, drinking, and your blood pressure. You'll learn that with simple changes, you can still enjoy many of your favorite foods. There's no need to give up the salt shaker, either—just balance the sodium in salt with other electrolytes by following the book's easy tips. Finally, Kowalski includes a selection of simple, delicious, heart-healthy recipes that will help you lower your blood pressure the natural way.
The latest medical standards for blood pressure will leave millions of people worried about "the silent killer" and wondering whether they need to take prescription drugs for the rest of their lives. You don't have to be among them. Start The Blood Pressure Cure today and take control of your health—in eight weeks or less.
NEW FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE 8-WEEK CHOLESTEROL CURE
Robert Kowalski's clinically proven program draws on the very latest research on high blood pressure causes, development, and treatment. With the most up-to-date information on herbs, supplements, diet, physical activity, and more, this commonsense, easy-to-follow program can help you lower your blood pressure so that you can decrease your risk of heart attack and stroke—and increase your chances of living a long and healthy life.
"The book is exceptional in its clarity and depth. I would recommend it to anyone with a tendency to hypertension."
—Charles Keenan Jr., M.D., Associate Professor of Family Practice, UCLA
Hypertension is an important member of the quartet of risk factors for cardiovascular disease—the other three are elevated cholesterol levels, diabetes, and cigarette smoking. Robert Kowalski endeavors to bring all these risk factors under control without resorting to medications. This book presents simple answers to the questions that arise when people take charge of their own health in partnership with their physician."
—Calvin Ezrin, M.D., author of Your Fat Can Make You Thin
"The Blood Pressure Cure offers a comprehensive, nutritionally sound, and easily accessible guide to lowering one's blood pressure safely and effectively."
—Kristen Caron, M.A., M.F.T., author of The Everyday Meal Planner for Type 2 Diabetes
"Robert Kowalski is now doing for blood pressure what he did for cholesterol in his previous books—he is revolutionizing the way we think about the non-pharmaceutical treatment of this important risk factor for heart disease. This well-written, concise book is a must-read for every person suffering from or treating high blood pressure."
—Paul Dougherty, M.D., Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Now you can take control of your health and manage your blood pressure the natural way—without prescription drugs or complicated lifestyle changes.
"After just a few weeks of following The Blood Pressure Cure, my blood pressure came down 11 points and it keeps getting lower!
"From 133/80 to 119/73 in one month!"
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Distributor: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: 04-27-2007
Pages: 320
Measurements: 244.0mm X 165.5mm X 32.9mm X 18.56oz
