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An easy-to-follow, medically proven plan to lower cholesterol.
Cardiologist Joseph Lee Klapper, M.D., gives an in-depth yet accessible explanation of cholesterol levels — and explores ways to lower them. Weighing the pros and cons of a variety of approaches, including a holistic approach, Western medications, natural remedies, and new methods on the horizon, he then takes you step-by-step through a medically proven plan for shedding cholesterol points.

-By 2010, the leading cuase of death worldwide will be heart disease, far greater than infections, AIDS, and other killers
-Explores many contemporary heart-smart diets and provides sample menus
-Important information about exercise, risk factors, statins and other Western cholesterol lowering medications; herbs, supplements, and natural remedies; and antioxidants, gene therapy, and new drugs

What kind of book is Idiot’s Guide to Lowering Cholesterol?

The book explains what cholesterol levels mean and looks at ways to lower them. It weighs a variety of approaches, including a holistic approach, Western medications, natural remedies and new methods that were on the horizon when it was written.

Is the plan really “medically proven”?

The description calls the plan “medically proven”, but it names no study or trial, so this page cannot confirm the claim. Talk to your own doctor before changing any treatment.

Who is behind Idiot’s Guide to Lowering Cholesterol?

The author is Joseph Lee Klapper, M.D., who the description says is a cardiologist.

Do I need experience to use it?

The description calls the plan “easy-to-follow” and the explanation “accessible”, so it seems aimed at general readers. It does not say whether you need any background in medicine.

What can readers expect to find inside?

According to the description you will find a step-by-step plan, a look at many contemporary heart-smart diets with sample menus, and information about exercise, risk factors, statins and other cholesterol-lowering medications, herbs, supplements and natural remedies. It also covers antioxidants, gene therapy and new drugs.

Summary of the book description only, not medical advice.

What should I know about cholesterol numbers before reading?

A cholesterol guide is easier to use if you know what the numbers refer to. MedlinePlus cholesterol page describes LDL as the type that can narrow arteries when it runs high, and HDL as the type that carries cholesterol back to the liver.

A blood test, usually fasting or not depending on the lab, gives the figures your doctor interprets in light of your age, blood pressure, smoking status and family history. Ask what your own targets are rather than comparing yourself with a general table. Lifestyle changes and medicines are decisions to make together with a doctor.

Related on this blog: Exercise and Cholesterol: How Physical Activity Helps and High Cholesterol: When Lifestyle Is Enough and When Medicine Helps

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