Is Heart Surgery Necessary?
by Whitaker, JulianFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-05-01
Publisher(s): Regnery Pub
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Summary
Dr. Whitaker offers real alternatives for the heart patient faced with the decision of a lifetime.
Author Biography
Julian Whitaker, M.D. runs the Whitaker Wellness Institute in Newport Beach, California, and is the editor of the health newsletter, Health & Healing.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction: Why I Gave Up Being a Surgeon To Become a Healer | |
| Scared Into Surgery | p. 3 |
| What Your Doctor Won't Tell You About Bypass Surgery | p. 13 |
| Should I Have a Bypass? | p. 29 |
| Angiograms: Slippery Slope to Surgery | p. 43 |
| Angioplasty: Two Steps Backward | p. 53 |
| Women and Heart Surgery | p. 63 |
| Money and Medicine | p. 69 |
| What Is Heart Disease? | p. 77 |
| Free Radicals: Where Heart Disease Begins | p. 83 |
| The Cholesterol Controversy | p. 93 |
| The Truth About Fats | p. 101 |
| What About Blood Pressure? | p. 111 |
| Getting Well With the Four Pillars of Therapy | p. 119 |
| The Best Medicine | p. 131 |
| The Right Fats | p. 139 |
| The Healthy Heart Diet Plan | p. 145 |
| Recipes From the Whitaker Wellness Institute | p. 161 |
| Starving Amidst Plenty | p. 175 |
| Antioxidants: The Big Three | p. 181 |
| State of the Art Supplements | p. 189 |
| Miracle Mineral | p. 201 |
| Back From the Dead | p. 205 |
| Healing Waters | p. 215 |
| What About Your Prescription Drugs? | p. 219 |
| The Easy Way to a Healthy Heart | p. 229 |
| The Cure That Could Replace Surgery | p. 247 |
| The Healing Mind | p. 257 |
| Health and Healing | p. 263 |
| Appendix: Where to Find What You Need | p. 269 |
| Notes | p. 273 |
| Index | p. 279 |
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