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Originally Posted by dsnrbec
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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Thanks, the story about your brother is much appreciated. I went on a vegan diet after reading "The China Study" because I'm trying to prevent cancer. My father and brother both had prostate cancer and many other family members had other forms of cancer. It seems I don't have to worry about heart disease as there hasn't been one instance of heart disease in my large extended family.
I'll add one more book to the good reading list you gave: "The Cardiovascular Cure" by John Cooke, MD, PhD. This book is loaded with good information about arteries and what it takes to reverse artery disease.
