
Understanding the Heart
Surprising Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Heart Disease—and Why It Matters
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Stephen Hussey
About this listen
Heart disease is the number-one killer in the world. Despite ever-advancing medical procedures and more powerful pharmaceutical drugs, the rate of heart disease continues to rise. According to Dr. Stephen Hussey, this is due in part to misunderstandings about how the heart really functions and how to keep it healthy. These misunderstandings result in improper medical approaches and off-target intervention therapies.
As a type 1 diabetic, Dr. Hussey has always known that he was at two to four times greater risk of developing heart disease. As a result, he has dedicated his entire adult life to understanding the heart, to prevent himself from becoming a statistic. And then his worst nightmare came true. Dr. Hussey suffered a “STEMI,” a blockage in the left anterior descending artery of his heart. STEMIs are typically so fatal that they are known as “widowmakers.” Only twelve percent of those who experience them outside of a hospital setting survive. Dr. Hussey was among the lucky twelve percent, but faced a difficult decision during his recovery: follow the standard of care laid out for him by the attending cardiologist or politely decline and apply everything he’d learned about the heart to a recovery protocol that would look massively different than what the doctors were recommending. In Understanding the Heart, Dr. Hussey shares the information that guided him through the highest-stakes decision of his life.
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Based on the groundbreaking results of his twenty-year nutritional study, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn illustrates that a plant-based, oil-free diet can not only prevent the progression of heart disease but can also reverse its effects. Dr. Esselstyn is an internationally known surgeon, researcher and former clinician at the Cleveland Clinic and a featured expert in the acclaimed documentary Forks Over Knives. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease has helped thousands across the country, and is the book behind Bill Clinton’s life-changing vegan diet.
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The way to nutritional excellence
- By Alex Urena on 04-07-25
By: Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. MD, and others
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The Great Cholesterol Con
- The Truth About What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
- By: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick
- Narrated by: Simon Whistler
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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Statins are the so-called wonder drugs widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels and claim to offer unparalleled protection against heart disease. Believed to be completely safe and capable of preventing a whole series of other conditions, they are the most profitable drug in the history of medicine. In this ground-breaking work, GP Malcolm Kendrick exposes the truth behind the hype, revealing: high cholesterol levels don't cause heart disease; a high-fat diet
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Hilarious Debunking of the "Heart Healthy Diet"
- By David E. Haupt on 01-11-15
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Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- By: Thomas Cowan MD
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.
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Hear both sides
- By SJ on 01-24-20
By: Thomas Cowan MD
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The Simple Heart Cure
- The 90-Day Program to Stop and Reverse Heart Disease
- By: Chauncey W. Crandall IV MD
- Narrated by: Haywood Phillips
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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In his new book, The Simple Heart Cure, you'll find this top doc's groundbreaking approach to preventing and reversing heart disease - an approach honed by his study of foreign cultures free of heart disease and decades of experience helping patients achieve a healthier heart at any age. Dr. Crandall is living proof of his program's success.
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Excellent information about heart health !
- By Anonymous User on 02-28-17
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Cardiology Simplified: A Medical Student Study Guide
- A Comprehensive Guide That Helps Simplify Complex Cardiology Concepts
- By: Anthony Bigby, Patrice Cook
- Narrated by: Emma Hanet
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Cardiology simplified has been created for medical students gearing up for pivotal exams such as the USMLE and other medical related tests. This guide is also great for college students seeking a solid foundation on cardiology.
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Easy to Follow Along!
- By Sarah Eilers on 07-13-24
By: Anthony Bigby, and others
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- Linda Bailey
- 01-30-24
Outstanding
Informative in the extreme. Written in language credible enough to believe, medically speaking, but also written so that most people can receive and understand its meaning.
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- Elana H. Margolis
- 01-02-25
The Truth About Heart Health - FINALLY!
Great information about the true functions of the heart and up to date accurate science on nutrition when it comes to health! I learned a lot!
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- Amalia
- 02-28-23
Good Read except…
Very helpful, but connecting this all to “Evolution” was a negative for me. The THEORY of Evolution is a THEORY. Unproven, unprovable, and forever changing. The author could have come to the same conclusions without relying on the supposition the humans evolved from or as meat eaters. (And I am a meat eater.)
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- Suzanne Hailey
- 05-19-22
Fascinating read!
I found this book to be extremely informative and compelling! I am not a scientist or a medical professional, but this book really encompassed every aspect of heart health that I was hoping for —and did so in a way that was easy to understand so I am able to apply it to my own health.
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- MtnGirlJoy
- 11-25-24
Heart Health for All
What a comprehensive book on heart health and heart healthy requirements that most lay people can understand, so that we can ask pertinent questions to our Primary doctor and our Cardiologist.
we are ultimately our own advocate. Passing on this information to friends and family can have a snowball affect on True Health for every person alive.
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- MP
- 05-03-22
Fantastic information.
If you want to think outside the box and actually get yourself healthy. This information is spot on! Dont get left behind with outdated health information. Thanks doc.
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- Daniel Robbins
- 05-20-23
Excellent book
Everyone should read this book…very well done..with the research to back it up.
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- Zen Gardener
- 02-24-25
The best health book
I study health and life styles and have a medical background. This is the best book I have read. I have read hundreds of books and lots of research on health. He knows what he is talking about!
He knows how the body works!!!
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- J.Schneider
- 09-27-23
Partly True
This book focuses only on diet which is only one part of heart health, and probably not the primary contributor. Stress, exercise, and medicine are also critical and in that order. Although ignoring much scientific evidence for medical recommendations his diet would work for some people due to the powerful placebo effect.
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