Heart Attack Proof: A Six-Week Cardiac Makeover for a Lifetime of Optimal Health

My doctor recommends this book very highly (heck, he even loans out his copy to patients) and he is exceptionally competent in this area, so I believe the advice in it is very good. But, for my taste the book has too much anecdotal claim about "my patient John" and too much of the epidemiological evidence is just references to articles behind paywalls. And, I'm no fan of "six week makeover" approaches to lifestyle change management - that just feels like the start of a fad diet or something. Because that's where the book starts, the effect on me is that the book ends up feeling snakeoil-ish or like a sales brochure for the test panel sold by Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. (HDL).But it's *not* snakeoil! (At least, as far as I can tell - I'm a techie-layman but no doctor.) The book is grounded in a panel of tests offered by HDL. The medical significance of most of these measurements is well-supported by evidence, though some are experimental/unproven (according to my "we won't pay for this test" insurance company). The book sections nicely map to the exact fields you see in the company's lab report, and that organization is useful when you need to review your results from that test panel. (For that purpose just jump to the reference material about the tests in Appendices E and F, and make sure to read the good review in Week 6 of "Heart-Healthy Supplements" )Let me emphasize again: my reaction is personal and stylistic, not a rejection of the underlying advice! I think the material/advice is 5-star quality, so if the "makeover plan" style helps motivate you to get these tests and to integrate the results into your life then you should get this book.

I thought the book was terrific! Most people look at HDL, LDL and Triglycerides and the recommended ranges. This book gives you much more insight about information well beyond the basics. You should be concerned with heart and brain attacks, dental health, processed food, types of fat, stress, sleep, weight, diet, sweetners, red meat and pork, processed meats, Vitamin D levels, Omega-3 fat levels, a mediterranean type diet, cholesteral paticle size and quantity, free radicals, antioxidants and more. It's a quick read and shows you what blood test information you shoud be requesting and what optimal levels would be instead of recommended levels. Everyone can pick up something of great value for your present and future health. A worthwhile investment in your health.

Recommended by our cardiologist, Heart Attack Proof provides a road map on how to make lifestyle changes to improve health.The challenge is doing it!

Ozner renders a substantial service by thoughtfully combatting our tendency to stick with our unhealthy fat filled western diet with a book filled with 21st century science attesting to the benefits of a plant based diet, a thoroughly balanced approach to becoming heart attack proof, practical easy to follow advice and very helpful (and surprisingly delicious) recipes. If only more people would read his book and follow his advice we'd be a much healthier population and save big dollars in health care costs to boot.

A good read for someone who is interested in preventing a heart attack OR experienced a heart attack and trying to get life back on track. I experienced a heart attack 3 months ago and my cardiologist recommended this book. I found the medical information interesting and written in a way a non-medical person can understand. I have taken many of the suggestions from the book for my recovery. I'm 33 pounds lighter and living well.

the ideas in this book are good.....used it for my dad after congestive heart failure.........he improved............however, as with most of these sort of books there are formulas, repetition and extraneou info........if you can overlook the distractions, the diet is excellent

is people stop bitching look do what the book says BUT ALSO exercise it's simple logic i've lost 80 lbs since i started reading this and i'm NOT starving myself! read this book, follow this to the letter, but also exercise! nothing in life is an easy route life takes work get over it!