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How 40,000 People Reverse Heart Disease

Written by the Editors at Weight Loss Buddy
Press in colaboration with Hans A. Diehl,The limitations of high-tech medical
DrHSc,  MPH,  FACN,  CNSapproaches in dealing with lifestyle related
diseases
It is well known that about two-thirds of the
U.S. population is either overweight orPortrait  of  a Killer: Onslaught from Within
obese. The U.S. Surgeon General has stated
that approximately 75% of Western diseases,Atherosclerosis, the culprit in many
such as heart disease, stroke, hypertension,lifestyle  diseases
diabetes, gout, arthritis, excess weight
gain, hypertension, diabetes, some cancers,Stalking  the  Killer
impotence, diverticular disease,
constipation, heartburn, and gallbladderReviewing the risk factors for coronary heart
disease, are ?lifestyle-related.? They aredisease
directly correlated with our high fat diet,
inadequate amounts of exercise, smoking, highEat  More  and  Weigh  Less
intake of caffeine, and high amounts of
stress  coupled  with  insufficient  support.Basic guidelines for healthy, sustained
weight  loss
Hoping to address this alarming situation,
more than 20 years ago, cardiovascularWeek  2
epidemiologist Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH,
created the Coronary Health ImprovementGoing  Up  in  Smoke
Project (CHIP). Since then, this 40-hour
community-based lifestyle interventionSmoking ? the most controllable risk factor
program has helped more than 40,000 peoplefor  coronary  heart  disease
rediscover their health by preventing,
arresting and reversing their diseases. ItThe  Magic  of  Fiber
has been conducted in more than 150 North
American cities as well as in Bangalore,The role of fiber in preventing and reversing
India, Australia and Switzerland. Dependinglifestyle  diseases
upon the needs of the group, the meetings are
held either ?live? with Dr. Diehl deliveringReversing  Hypertension
the program personally (usually meeting four
times per week for four weeks) or as aChanging the major risk factors for high
?video-based? program with certified CHIPblood  pressure
facilitators (normally two times per week for
eight weeks). In addition, Dr. Diehl is aDisarming  Diabetes
best-selling author ? To Your Health, Dynamic
Living, and Health Power (co-authored withLifestyle factors that can arrest or reverse
Aileen Ludington, M.D.) -- as well as thediabetes
executive editor of a 24-page quarterly
Lifeline Health Letter; he has producedEffective  Cholesterol  Control
scores of health videos. CHIP empowers people
through its scientifically-documented,Dietary factors that prominently affect blood
educational and inspirational program thatlevels  of  cholesterol
addresses common western diseases -- those
that used to be seen primarily later in life.Fats  in  the  Fire
Today, these diseases increasingly appear at
far younger ages. CHIP may make all theThe role of excessive fat intake in lifestyle
difference in one?s life -- even thediseases
difference  between  life  and  death.
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In 1999, CHIP launched a ?community health
transformation template? in Rockford,Fit  at  Any  Age
Illinois, a city with a population of
130,000. The intention was to transformBenefits of regular exercise in preventing
Rockford into the healthiest city inand  arresting  disease
American, thereby enabling it to serve as a
model and template for culturalBoning  Up  on  Osteoporosis
transformation on a community-wide level.
Recently, CHIP was recognized as just such aCause and prevention of this so-called
model by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and was?disease  of  aging?
?approved? under the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease ControlLifestyle  and  Health
and Prevention (CDC) as a ?STEPS to a
HealthierUS? applicant. In addition to ?live?Clinical studies that demonstrate how
CHIP, a series of CHIP videos are offeredlifestyle  choices  are  related  to  health
through schools, churches, corporations, and
hospitals. In Rockford, CHIP is sponsored byThe  Optimal  Diet
the Swedish American Health System?s Center
for  Complementary  Medicine.Positive dietary guidelines for the
prevention  and  reversal of Western diseases
Who is the typical CHIP participant?
Generally, CHIP participants are over the ageWeek  4
of 40. Most are between the ages of 50 and
59. There are twice as many women as men, andDiet  and  Cancer
almost 90% are married. Clinical research,
published in peer review journals, has foundDietary factors in the development and
that they have the following lifestyleprevention  of  common  cancers
diseases:
Atherosclerosis  of  the  Mind
ï(R)  10%  report having heart disease
The importance of adaptability in achieving
ï(R)  27%  have  elevated  blood sugarand  maintaining  optimal  health
ï(R)  42%  are  overweightThe  Gift  of  Forgiveness
ï(R) 49% show evidence of hypertensionHow a spirit of forgiveness enhances
emotional  and  overall  health
ï(R)  60%  are  obese
Building  Self-Worth
ï(R)  89% are cholesterol above 160mg%
The development, preservation and role of
Over the course of the program, strictself  worth  in  a  healthy  person
adherents are likely to experience
significant clinical improvements such as theConnie  Thebarge?s  Story
following:
At the age of 59, Connie Thebarge, a patient
ï(R) Serum cholesterol reductionat the Ottawa Heart Institute in British
average  15  ?  20%Columbia, Canada, was told that her doctors
could no longer help her. After all, in
ï(R) Average weight loss of six poundsaddition to suffering from hypertension, she
had diabetes and painful diabetic neuropathy.
ï(R) In about half of the participantsShe had two heart attacks followed by a
with type 11 diabetes, a dramatic reductiontriple coronary bypass surgery and an
in  need  for insulin and hypoglycemic agentsunsuccessful angioplasty. Every day, she had
to take 27 pills. Not surprisingly, she was
ï(R) Lowering of high blood pressurealso  depressed.
levels
Yet, today, more than a decade later,
ï(R)  Diminishing  of  anginaThebarge walks three miles a day, swims twice
a week, dances, and travels to Florida and
ï(R) Reduced levels of depression andEurope. No longer depressed, she also
increase  in  self-esteemrequires far fewer pills. How was this
accomplished? Thebarge participated in CHIP
Class  &  Video  Lecture  Scheduleand  transformed  her  life.
Week  1Copyright  ? 2005, by Weight Loss Buddy Press
Modern Medicine: Miracles, Medicines, &May be reproduced and distributed as is.
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