Mark James Estren

Statins (eBook, ePUB)

Miracle or Mistake?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Most cholesterol doesn't come from foods - it's made by the body itself! Statins work by interfering with the body's ability to manufacture cholesterol. Statins: Miracle or Mistake? explains both the pro and con sides of this incredible drug, using interviews with statin researchers and prescribers and presenting the findings in clear, jargon-free language.

Learn how to watch for warning signs if you are using statins. Discover how statins are a huge business for both drug companies and anti-statin forces. This guide talks with people on all sides of the statin issue, finding out what they believe and why - and how they stand to benefit.

Most important, Statins: Miracle or Mistake? tells readers what to ask their own healthcare practitioners. It's time for nonprofessionals to learn how to manage these drugs. This important guide shows what to do - and not do.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ronin Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781579511784
• Artikelnr.: 41509091

Autorenporträt

Mark James Estren is a nationally known journalist and Pulitzer winner. Named one of the "People to Watch” by Fortune magazine, he is a contributor to The Washington Post, Bottom Line newsletter group, and the Journal of Animal Ethics. He lives in Ft. Myers, FL.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: What Statins Are
Chapter 2: Why They Work
Chapter 3: What Can Go Wrong
Chapter 4: Case History: A Major Success
Chapter 5: Case History: A Dismal Failure
Chapter 6: Are All Statins Alike?
Chapter 7: Nutritional Alternatives
Chapter 8: The Politics of Statins
Chapter 9: Searching in New Directions
Chapter 10: The Bottom Line: Take Them or Avoid Them?