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Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease

Janet Bond Brill and Annabelle S. Volgman
Three Rivers Press (2011)
ISBN 9780307465252
Reviewed by Andrey Bilko for RebeccasReads (7/11)

This book is an accessible and informative resource for every American concerning their most crucial investment towards personal health and overall wellbeing – their diet. Even though the main focus of the book, clearly conveyed through its title, is to prevent cardiac complications like a heart attack, the information and advice within is useful for everyone aiming towards a healthy lifestyle. As a registered dietician, Dr. Brill uses a wealth of scientific evidence to present an easy-to-comprehend and easy-to-follow dietary advice, primarily based on Mediterranean diet, which includes plenty of vegetables, healthy fats from olive oil and nuts, and a glass of red wine, just to name a few. Dr. Brill provides a plethora of information on HDL and LDL, “good” and “bad” cholesterol, discusses the importance of seafood and “good” carbohydrates like oatmeal and whole grains. Another interesting addition to the table is dark chocolate, which consumed in moderation has a number benefits. As a strong believer of healthy nutrition being a key to health, I praise this book for the amount of weight it places on food consumption. Most Americans eat junk, which lacks most of the key beneficial nutrients. Such poor nutrition is the key to the explosion of obesity, cardiac disease, and diabetes, which are causes of many more problems. The importance of nutrition began to be publicly addressed not too long ago and is slowly picking up more strength (just look at Michelle Obama’s campaign and school cafeteria healthier food programs). This book is an excellent source of down-to-earth information with clear steps to follow. Of course, as everything else, this book should not be taken as the ultimate resource, but as an additional tool in the healthy lifestyle toolbox.

Another useful feature is inclusion of 50 recipes for healthy and tasty dishes, recommended by the author. Some of which I found quite nice and easy to make (I have not tried cooking them, but they do not look too intensive, looking forward to the first attempt).

Judging from the positive feedback by other dieticians and medical personnel, not being one myself, I trust that evidence-based information is not too biased and is trustworthy. "Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease" is definitely a worthy read, hopefully influencing the way the reader will eat and take at least some responsibility for his/her own health. Exercise and eat healthily, do not be lazy and just blame genetics, but take the matter into your own hands!

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