Stop Inflammation Now!
by Richard Fleming
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Author: Richard FlemingEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-13
ISBN: 1583332006
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Avery Trade
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Book Review: Something else to worry about
Summary: 3 Stars
Now that the low-cholesterol and low-fat dogmas are beginning to die, the health gurus have a new horse to flog: inflammation. It started only a few years ago and now there are a dozen books on the subject. I've looked at four of them carefully and, as you'd expect, you can't get the experts to agree. I would prefer not to give any rating to this book because I think only someone who has followed the diet for a year is really qualified. I think Fleming makes important points in pointing out the danger of eating too much protein, which most Americans do, and how calcium and eating a lot of diary products are way overrated as prevention of osteoporosis. This is important stuff. But the book is really for desperate people who have tried everything and are convinced here is The Answer. I doubt that more than one percent of the readers will follow its regime. This includes starting out with 10 percent fat in your diet, including olive oil and avocados, etc., then moving on to 15 percent. Forget about bread, eggs. cheese, stuff with refined sugar. In fact if you think of your 10 favorite foods the chances no no's will be on eight of them. Oh, make sure you eat 10 servings of fruits and 17 servings of vegetables daily and two servings of whole grains and cereals. See what I mean by desperate? How did our ancestors manage to survive when they were lucky to get a dozen different foods daily, and that was only in the summer.
While the three other authors I read think very highly of taking high quality fish oil daily Fleming says no, it will just go rancid in your stomach. What did grandma, with her cod liver oil know? This is science. And stay away from coffee.
If I sound irritated I am. The stupid rationale is that people who have heart attacks or strokes also have high levels of C-reactive protein, ergo, if you lower C-reactive protein in your blood you will not have various illnesses. C-reactive protein is a sign of inflammation in your body. (Incidentally, two other books I looked at recommend a very expensive blood test to test for inflammation when your doctor can order the cheap CRP test that is just as good. Unfortunately, if you get tested several times on different days the results will vary based on what you did, ate or felt that day. Nothing is simple. Two of the authors also promote very expensive fish oil when you can get fine high quality oil at Whole Foods for a third of the price.)
I say the rationale is stupid because, while heart attack victims can have high CRP readings, lowering CRP does not mean this is proof that you will avoid heart attacks or stroke. Case in point: an amino acid called homocysteine was found in high levels in people who had heart attacks or were considered in danger. Since lowering homocysteine with B vitamins is easy, researchers at McMaster University in Canada gave 5,522 subjects the vitamins, with a control placebo group, and followed them for five years. Result: the B vitamin-taking group had wonderful homocysteine levels but the same number of heart attacks and strokes as the placebo group. Another example: recently two huge studies were announced which tried to determine if a low-fat diet would reduce breast cancer in women. One study said no difference, the other study said a low-fat diet made a very slight difference.
So what can we do? The above does not mean that lowering CRP won't reduce your chances of getting a heart attack or stroke. Just that if you wait for proof and for the MDs and PhDs to come to an agreement you may have to wait 20 years. After all, we waited that long for the cholesterol and low-fat myths to start vaporizing. If the Fleming diet makes you feel energetic and healthy and the doc says your veins are clear, great. Or you can decide that eating habits people practiced for centuries outweigh the latest announcement from grant-hungry researchers, especially those funded by the processed food and drug industries. And when I say "eating habits people have practiced for centuries" I don't mean the last 50 years, which are a triumph of business over health.
And for what it's worth, I though the best book of the four was "The Inflammation Cure" by William J. Meggs, M.D., PhD. It is well written and takes a wholistic approach, something Fleming's book lacks.
Summary of Stop Inflammation Now!
An innovative cardiologist reveals the twelve main causes of heart attack and stroke, and presents his breakthrough plan to restore heart health.
In this groundbreaking book, nuclear cardiologist and research scientist Dr. Richard M. Fleming exposes the devastating impact of arterial inflammation on the heart and what can be done to douse the fire within. Arterial inflammation triggers a dangerous chain reaction, wreaking havoc throughout the body. Dr. Fleming's action plan explains which tests your doctor should be performing to assess heart disease risk and tells why an angiogram is not always an accurate indicator of heart health. He also reveals a complete picture of the twelve causes of inflammation and how to defeat them.
Dr. Fleming's unique two-step program restores balance within the body through simple diet and lifestyle changes that can begin to yield measurable results in as little as two weeks. The plan not only prevents further damage to the heart but can also restore blood flow and reverse heart disease's progress-all without surgery or prescription drug dependence. The book includes detailed menus and more than fifty easy-to-prepare recipes for every meal of the day.
In this groundbreaking book, nuclear cardiologist and research scientist Dr. Richard M. Fleming exposes the devastating impact of arterial inflammation on the heart and what can be done to douse the fire within. Arterial inflammation triggers a dangerous chain reaction, wreaking havoc throughout the body. Dr. Fleming's action plan explains which tests your doctor should be performing to assess heart disease risk and tells why an angiogram is not always an accurate indicator of heart health. He also reveals a complete picture of the twelve causes of inflammation and how to defeat them.
Dr. Fleming's unique two-step program restores balance within the body through simple diet and lifestyle changes that can begin to yield measurable results in as little as two weeks. The plan not only prevents further damage to the heart but can also restore blood flow and reverse heart disease's progress-all without surgery or prescription drug dependence. The book includes detailed menus and more than fifty easy-to-prepare recipes for every meal of the day.
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