The Low Cholesterol Cookbook and Action Plan: 4 Weeks to Cut Cholesterol and Improve Heart Health Paperback – January 30, 2018

My cholesterol numbers have always been on the high side, but, at age 51, when they came back even higher than usual, my doctor said we would recheck in 3 months and then talk medication. That got my attention. I purchased this book, as well as Heart Solution for Women by Menolascino. I was sold on this book due to the reviewers that said they liked every recipe they had tried. That has been true for our family as well. My husband and 2 teenage sons genuinely like the turkey meatballs, crockpot Hawaiian chicken, and Slow Cooker Honey Mustard Pork Roast. Since we all like them, they have replaced other less heart healthy dishes in my usual rotation. I love that the recipes are not any more difficult (and sometimes easier) than what I ususally cook, and that there are crock pot recipes included. Also, I only had to purchase a few ingredients that I didn't normally keep on hand, like almond flour and barley, but they were easy to find. I made a big batch of slow cooker white beans and barley and froze it in lunch size servings for convenience. I would agree with the reviewers who said the introductory cholesterol basics were helpful but not overly involved. This allows you to jump right in making changes and understanding the why behind them. I had my bloodwork rechecked this week and am thrilled with my results: 60 pt decrease in overall cholesterol, 51 pt reduction in trigycerides, and 37 pt reduction in LDL!!! I'm going to continue on this path in hopes that my results are even lower in another 3 months. I read that it can take up to 6 months to realize your full results, and that women tend to take longer. If you are looking to get more "in the weeds" on the physiological side of reducing cholesterol, I would recommend the book I mentioned above. It's a nice compliment to this one. I left a review for it as well. I'm so thankful for both these books, and am writing this review so that others can be helped by the information as well.

I'm so thankful I found this book. I was overwhelmed and stressed about what to make for daily meals moving forward, after finding out a family member has really high cholesterol. Now I'm feeling informed and prepared, and am enjoying my newly discovered recipes! It feels completely doable to me now, 100% because of this book. I'm grateful that the recipes are easy to make, as that's something that's held me back in the past, when recipes are complicated. There is so much great information in here too-- in addition to the recipes, there's also an action plan, tips for dining out, and a list of websites/resources by topic. It's thoughtfully written and the recipes are delicious. If you find yourself in a position of needing to make life changes due to cholesterol, I highly recommend this book.

It was delivered in rain with no shrink wrap and only a paper envelope so book was wet and damaged.The book is excellent. It is a real shame that they would deliver a book like this with no protection .

Lots of good recipe ideas. It helped lower my cholesterol quickly too. Great meal ideas without feeling deprived.

Would have liked to have seen pictures of all the meals...there's only a few!

After trying many different low-cholesterol cookbooks, I have finally found one that is easy to follow, well written, and well planned out, with grocery lists that actually match the diet plan for each week. The recipes are remarkably easy to follow and after following three of the four weeks so far, there is only one breakfast that my husband and I did not particularly care for. I would highly recommend this book. We are following this primarily to reduce our cholesterol level, but we have each lost roughly 6 pounds in three weeks. Oh, and I bought the spiral version which makes it so much easier to work with and I also bought the kindle version so that I can search the contents quickly.

Easy to make recipes. Lots of variety. Delicious food. You won't believe you're eating food that's good for you. My husband is a picky eater & he's enjoying everything I'm making. That's a plus!

Great! Good recipes. 👍