What About Antibiotics to Prevent Heart Disease?
My book "Before It Happens To You" is stirring a lot of controversy in cardiology circles, because I make the case that the scientific data indicates that our standard treatments leave too many of us at risk of a premature heart attack or stroke.
An anesthesiologist at a nearby hospital in New York published a book advocating some things in common, including the use of statins and aspirin (although he chose to ignore volumes of data supporting more aggressive blood pressure control with medicines such as ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers).
A major difference between our views is that as a cardiologist, I recommended steps based on proven scientific data. In contrast, he stresses that antibiotics can prevent heart attacks. The problem with his approach is that at least 4 antibiotics have been tested and none are any different than a placebo. Antibiotics don't work, and it is irresponsible to tout them as holding promise, let alone as a "cure."
This is a problem with mass market books and a major reason I wrote mine. The scientific data is overwhelming suporting specific approaches. I have made the proof available for everyone in my book "Before It Happens To You."
Read the excerpt as a free download at
http://www.beforeithappens.com
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