I was skeptical of the vegan diet approach until my 51 year old brother was diagnosed with coronary artery disease. We have a strong genetic component related to high cholesterol but he wanted to see if he could get a handle on things with diet alone. After reading The China Study and Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease, he went on an oil-free, vegan diet and his cholesterol dropped from 250 to 150 in 6 months. It's not for everyone and it's not easy to do. You have to be commited to a major life-style change but it can be done. Both of these books, along with Dean Ornish's books are filled with anecdotal evidence of people who got a handle on things without medication.
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