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Acknowledgments | |
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Foreword | |
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What is Homocysteine? | |
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The Case for the Heart Revolution Diet | |
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How It All Began: The Creation of the Homocysteine Theory of Heart Disease | |
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The Heart of the Theory | |
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The Cholesterol Myth | |
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A Numbers Game: Heart Disease on the Decline | |
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The Evil Twins: Cholesterol and Oxy-Cholesterol | |
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Proof of the Homocysteine Theory | |
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An Action Plan: Prevention and Therapy of Heart Disease | |
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Glossary of Terms | |
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Why the Low-Cholesterol, Low-Fat Diet Isn't Working | |
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The Carbohydrate Myth | |
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Building the Food Pyramid | |
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Tackling the Food Pyramid | |
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Heading in the Wrong Direction: The Carbohydrate Catastrophe | |
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Dangers of Processed Foods | |
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Good and Bad Fats | |
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Moving On | |
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Improving the Diet | |
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Food Processing | |
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Where Have All the Vitamins Gone? Why We're Deficient | |
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We're Getting Sick from Our Food: Food Processing and Deficiency Diseases | |
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What Happened to the Hunter-Gatherers? | |
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Flour Power: The Industrial Revolution | |
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Going, Going, Gone: How Nutrients Are Lost During Food Processing | |
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Hitting Home: Effects of Food Processing and Cooking on B6, B12, and Folic Acid | |
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The Innocent Bystanders: Effects of Food Processing on Other Nutrients | |
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Wait, There's More: Loss of Minerals and Fiber Through Food Processing | |
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Cutting Out the Processed Foods | |
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The Heart Revolution Diet | |
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Getting Fresh: The Importance of Fresh, Whole Foods | |
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An Optimal Diet for Health | |
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A Balancing Act: Fat, Carbohydrates, and Protein | |
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The Bread Basket Syndrome: Eliminating Refined, Processed Carbohydrates | |
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The Kingdoms: Animal Versus Plant Protein | |
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Getting Over Our Fear of Fat: Good and Bad Fats | |
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Eat to Live: How to Eat the Heart Revolution Diet | |
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Serving It Up: Food Preparation and Cooking Methods | |
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Junk Food Junkies: Restaurant Food, Fast Food, Snacks | |
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The Heart Revolution Diet Menu Suggestions | |
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Eating the Heart Revolution Diet | |
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Food Fortification and Supplements | |
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Federal Foodies: Who Decides on Fortification Levels | |
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The Heart of the Matter: Fortification and Heart Disease | |
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When Food Fortification Works | |
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Should I or Shouldn't I? Vitamin Supplements | |
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Health for Sale: Choosing the Right Supplement | |
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Suggested Supplements to Control Homocysteine | |
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Food Additives, Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking, Caffeine, and Hormones | |
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What's in Our Food? Food Additives and Preservatives | |
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Synthetic Foods: Olestra and Transfats | |
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Finding Safe Food: Shopping for Food | |
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Hello Dolly: Genetic Engineering | |
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Altered States: Drugs, Homocysteine, and Heart Disease | |
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The Lowdown on Statin: Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs | |
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"Legal" Drugs: Alcohol, Smoking, and Caffeine | |
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Circuit Breakers: Hormones and Homocysteine | |
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Protective Drugs | |
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Controlling Contaminants: Practical Tips | |
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Exercise and Obesity | |
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Making the Connection: Homocysteine and Exercise | |
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Why Cavemen Were More Fit Than We Are, and Why That Matters | |
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How Much Can We Get Away with Doing, or Not Doing | |
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Getting to Go | |
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Movers and Shakers: How to Keep Exercising | |
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Strength in Numbers: The Importance of Strength Training | |
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The Skinny on Fat: Why We're Obese | |
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The Cat in the Hat Is Fat: Childhood and Adolescent Obesity | |
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Getting Fit and Staying That Way | |
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Aging, Antioxidants, and Heart Disease | |
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The Free Radical Theory and Thioretinaco Ozonide | |
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The Scavenger Hunt: Antioxidants and Aging | |
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Missing Links: Other Antioxidants and Homocysteine | |
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Precautionary Measures: Avoiding Free Radicals | |
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Going the Distance: Diet, Aging, and Longevity | |
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Upping the Ante: The Effects of Minerals and Phytochemicals on Homocysteine | |
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Beat the Clock: Living Longer and Healthier | |
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The Future of the Revolution | |
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A New Outlook | |
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Homocysteine and the Brain | |
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Vitamin Deficiencies and the Brain | |
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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | |
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Immunity and Infection | |
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Autoimmune Diseases | |
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A Call to Action | |
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Survival of the Fittest: Evolution and the Heart Revolution | |
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The Six-Week Plan | |
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Recipes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |