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| The South Beach Heart Program: The 4-Step Plan that Can Save Your Life | 
| Author: Arthur Agatston
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 38642
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.12305
ASIN: B000W0PWMY
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Almost complete January 2, 2008
A very good book, almost excellent. It's nearly comprehensive and a great introduction for the middle-aged man to understand the cumulative negative implications of declining fitness and increasing inactivity. It's shortfalls are the limited examples of day-to-day sample menu's and the advantages of non-processed foods. Additionally, the chapter on exercising is a bit lame in this day of mens health, and widely distributed fitness, etc. Finally chapter summaries would help. Otherwise, well worth the investment and the read. For me, this book has been a great help for me to understand how to make an important mid-life change in direction to improve not only the quality of my life but also my longevity.
 A guide to stay away from the cardiac surgeon October 31, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Dr. Agatston book is a great story about the limitations of the current medical system, with emphasis on how heart disease is treated in the USA, and how we, collectively, could do a better job by improving the early diagnosis of heart disease. It encourages people to develop simple habits and follow treatment options that reduce the number of surgical interventions, as well as the number of cardiac events and deaths. It gives its readers the knowledge and tools to get going with these solutions. The typical doctor is not well prepared to diagnose heart disease early enough. Patients are well rewarded when they are proactive in prevention methods. Hospitals and many cardiologists often intervene to save patients when their lives are already compromised, but have no financial incentive to truly emphasize early prevention for the rest. Dr. Agatston found one: Educate the public by selling books. Given that heart disease is the number one killer, this one is worth it.
prevention is the way to go October 22, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The author has things just right. Preventing heart attacks is the key to treating them. The strongest part of this book is his recommendation on Statins to control cholesterol levels. I have personal and remarkable results from following his recommendations. Even at 80 years of age by following the authors four step plan I have increased my heart pumping capacity by 50% over a 12 months period. I was not a big fan of his first book - South Beach Diet but his heart program is a life saver
The South Beach Heart Program September 22, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am a Registered Nurse and believe that this book WILL save lives if people will use his program. I brought my total cholesterol down 80 points in just 3 months-in my case, using old-fashioned oatmeal and 2 tbsp. milled flaxseed EVERY morning for breakfast and THEN following the South Beach Diet for the rest of the day. (I cannot go almost completely without carbs, it doesn't work for me.)My HDLs (good) are OVER 85 and my LDLs (bad) are less than 120. Triglycerides were great, at less than 100.My doctor was so shocked, he searched my records to make sure he had not prescribed a statin medication! I hope this is not too technical and helps you.
Enlighting August 27, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Gave me the tools to help myself. Wish I had the book twenty years ago.
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