
Beat the Heart Attack Gene: The Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes
A revolutionary, personalized guide to preventing heart disease based on genetic factors
Heart disease is the #1 cause of death in America. It affects 81 million Americans and is the culprit in one of every two deaths in the United States. Most people think that they are not at risk of a heart attack if they control their cholesterol and blood pressure, but they aren’t aware of other major risk factors. The good news is that with the right information and strategies, heart attacks are preventable—even if heart disease runs in the family.
In Beat the Heart Attack Gene, world-renowned cardiovascular specialists Bradley Bale, MD and Amy Doneen, ARNP, present a new model for understanding and preventing heart disease. They explain the three different genetic types of cholesterol profiles and tailor treatments for each type, using their cutting-edge Bale/Doneen Method, a simple, comprehensive prevention plan that detects cardiovascular disease (CVD) at early stages. Beat the Heart Attack Gene includes easy quizzes and self-tests that show how to determine cholesterol genotype as well as advice for how to apply that knowledge through nutritional and lifestyle changes. For heart attack and stroke survivors, the Bale/Doneen Method also helps prevent recurrences by identifying and treating what's triggering the patient's disease—a crucial step that many cardiologists neglect.
With their proven method utilized by healthcare professionals worldwide, Bale and Doneen empower readers by alerting them to potential health threats, and then offer personalized, evidence-based strategies so they can live healthy, active lives without fear of heart attack or stroke. Specifically, Beat the Heart Attack Gene addresses:
*The hidden cause of most heart attacks
*Early prevention methods
*The dangerous cholesterol most doctors don’t check
*Major red flags for heart attack and stroke risk, including gum disease
*The gene that increases cardiovascular risk as much as smoking
*The best and worst supplements for your heart
*10 surprising ways to prevent heart attacks
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Book details
- Author
- Bradley Bale, Amy Doneen, Lisa Collier Cool
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 340
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Diseases & Conditions › Heart
Health & Fitness › Diseases & Conditions - Topics
- heart disease prevention · cardiovascular health · genetic risk factors · heart attack prevention · stroke prevention · diabetes prevention · family history of heart disease · personalized medicine
- ISBN-13
- 9781681620220 (Paperback)9781118454299 (Hardcover)
About the author
BRADLEY F. BALE, MD is co-founder of the Bale/Doneen Method and co-founder of the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center in Spokane, Washington, alongside Amy Doneen, MSN, ARNP.
Bale serves as Medical Director of the Heart Health Program at Grace Clinic in Lubbock, Texas, and maintains a private practice in Nashville, Tennessee. He and Doneen teach the Bale/Doneen Method through an American Academy of Family Medicine–accredited preceptorship program and have published their research in peer-reviewed medical journals.
Bale and Doneen have delivered hundreds of lectures at leading medical conferences globally and co-founded the Institute of Arteriology, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the study of arterial wall health and the prevention of cardiovascular disease events.





