“I Beat Heart Disease, So Can You” by Guido V Marinetti, is highly recommended and is a must for your health library.
Coronary heart disease is America's No. 1 killer. Stroke is No. 3 and a leading cause
of serious disability. That's why it's so important to reduce your risk factors, know the warning signs, and know how to respond quickly and properly if warning signs occur. Guido V Marinetti, , Ph.D. wrote “I Beat Heart Disease, So Can You” (ISBN-10: 0595395805) so others may learn from his experiences. Dr. Marinetti has a degree in Biochemistry and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester Medical School. He taught undergraduate, graduate, and medical students biochemistry for 40 years. During this time he did research on developing chromatographic methods for separating and analyzing phospholipids, and studied the arrangement and functions of phospholipids in cell membranes. He taught medical students how to treat patients having coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by high levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides with diet, drugs, and exercise.
In April 1980 Dr. Marinetti experienced pain in his left jaw which radiated down to his fingers. He knew immediately this was related to heart problems. He never smoked and maintained normal weight. When he saw his doctor, he was surprised to find his blood cholesterol level was 320 mg/dl and his triglyceride level was 250 mg/dl – Abnormally high levels. He did not pass a stress test and the electrocardiograms taken indicated that one or more of his coronary arties may be occluded with lipid plaque. This was checked with an angiogram. He had a successful bypass surgery but had to go back in surgery to stop blood leaking from one of the vein grafts. He went home after 10 days and had a long and painful recovery. After two and half months he was back at work. In a recent interview the author said, “I wrote this book because of my personal experience with coronary artery disease and by-pass surgery. I wanted others to know how by eating a healthy diet, taking the lipid-lowering drug Lipitor, and doing daily exercise a person can win the battle with heart disease. Eating fish or taking fish oil capsules that contain the important omega-3 fatty acids and taking supplements such as L-carnitine, alpha-lipoic acid, CoQ10, folic acid, vitamin E and one aspirin pill a day also helped protect me from developing further heart disease…Knowledge of good proteins, good fats, and how drugs, supplements and exercise help a person lead a healthy life is preventive medicine that prolongs life.”
“I Beat Heart Disease, So Can You” is a very important book that covers everything one should know about heart disease and prevention of heart disease. This book covers everything from Cholesterol content in many foods and Lipid lowering drugs to Normal and abnormal values of blood cholesterol and levels of blood triglycerides. “Lipid lowering diets are those that have good high plenty of vegetables, fruits that contain high fiber, low glycemic carbohydrates, good fats from nuts and fish that contain omega-3 fatty acids, and good proteins from fish, chicken, and turkey, and legumes (beans). The author says, “ Also good diets should contain only modest amounts of carbohydrates to avoid getting overweight and obesity. One also must not overeat and balance one's diet with one’s energy expenditure from working and exercising.”
“I Beat Heart Disease, So Can You” is easy reading and very informative. This book is highly recommended and is a must for your health library.
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN-10: 0595395805
About the Author: Guido V. Marinetti has a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rochester Medical School. He taught undergraduate, graduate, and medical students biochemistry for 40 years. During this time he did research on developing chromatographic methods for separating and analyzing phospholipids, and studied the arrangement and functions of phospholipids in cell membranes. He taught medical students how to treat patients having coronary artery disease (CAD) caused by high levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides with diet, drugs, and exercise.
Marinetti edited a three volume series entitled Lipid Chromatographic Analysis (Dekker, 1976) and authored a book entitled Disorders of Lipid Metabolism (Plenum, 1990). He also has published 168 articles in a variety of well-known biochemical journals.
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