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Zusatztext "Dr. Stephen Sinatra is my kind of doctor! He integrates the best of conventional and alternative medicine practices." --Christiane Northrup! M.D.! author of Women's Bodies! Women's Wisdom "Packed with the latest research and resources! Optimum Health is an easy-to-follow prescription for well-being that epitomizes the new approach to natural health and integrative medicine. Dr. Sinatra is a beacon of knowledge! common sense! and compassion." --Joan Borysenko! Ph.D.! author of Minding the Body! Mending the Mind and A Woman's Book of Life "One of the best! most comprehensive books I have seen on how to stay healthy. I highly recommend it." --Jean Carper! author of Miracle Cures "Dr. Sinatra is an insightful and innovative cardiologist who has written a very important book. Optimum Health is designed to be used for healing. Many will be enriched by it." --Julian Whitaker! M.D.! author of Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing Informationen zum Autor Stephen T. Sinatra is the co-author of The Sinatra Solution: Metabolic Cardiology ; The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease ; and Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine . Dr. Sinatra is an esteemed cardiologist whose integrative methods for treating cardiovascular disease have revitalized patients with even the most progressed forms of illness. Klappentext In this perfect prescription for taking charge of one's health! a cardiologist offers unique treatment ideas and natural therapies that fight against heart disease! cancer! and autoimmune diseases. Dr. Sinatra offers powerful information on nutrition! easy-to-follow exercises and guidelines! and even tasty! healthy recipes. Leseprobe Nutritional Healing for the Year 2001 Phytonutrients/Phytotherapy My gradual transition toward nutritional/metabolic healing started in the early 1980s with my own personal use of vitamin and mineral supplements. However, it was not until 1984 that I began to prescribe vitamin and mineral support to my patients. Two years later I began to use low doses of coenzyme Qin my practice. I administered it to patients about to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery and to patients who suffered from heart failure. I also prescribed 10 mg of coenzyme Q three times daily as a nutritional support for patients going on the "heart/lung" machine during cardiac surgery. Since 1986, I have become increasingly comfortable integrating complementary approaches with traditional Western medicine to facilitate healing. I now have tremendous confidence recommending coenzyme Q in doses of 360 to 400 mg to treat my most difficult cases of congestive heart failure. I have noticed that as I have become more comfortable using nutritional support systems, many patients have become more confident as well. Frequently, many of my cardiac patients would request that I treat them for other health problems. As a board-certified cardiologist, I lacked confidence in treating illnesses outside my own area of specialty. But I observed many "accidental cures" occurring over the years. For example, when I was treating arthritic cardiac patients, coincidentally many of them reported their arthritic symptoms improved on my treatment plan--a plan that integrated various diets, herbal remedies, and nutritional support systems. My patients have always been my best teachers. I learn from them every day. When a phytonutrient relieves symptoms in one patient, I then feel more confident recommending it to others with similar symptom constellations. One thing I am sure about is that natural foods, herbs, vitamins, minerals, and other phytonutrients have the potential to reduce or eliminate symptoms, much like prescription drugs; and they do not have the side eff...
