Anyone read this book? Tried any of the recommendations? (I freakin’ hate that word! what is it - two c’s? two m’s? both? I never seem to get it right…)
Anyway the “Sinatra Solution” is a book written by a cardiologist in which he advises taking certain supplements for cardiac health. He seems to have a lot of cites as well as a lot of anecdotal evidence to support his claims. Quite honestly, I am not smart enough to follow up on the medical/scientific studies that he cites. Besides which, I am a bit cynical and I have found that far too many ‘scientific studies’ seem to end up being reversed somewhere down the line.
What I’m looking for here, is - has anyone else read this? tried this? taken the supplements? And if so, do you have any reason to believe they have helped?
I am interested because I’m old. Actually just the fact that I’m old is a point in my favor because nobody else in my immediate family has lived as long as I have now. Which is not to say that I’m ancient - my parents died at 49 and 52 and my older brother at 55. It seems that most of the deaths in my family (at least the paternal side) have been due to heart disease or stroke. Even my paternal grandmother died of a heart attack in her 60’s.
So, I’m thinking - maybe I should do what I can to protect my heart so I can at least live well in my remaining days (even if I don’t live long). It’s just that, I would be okay with dying ‘prematurely’ (and I put that in quotes because in my family I am already ‘postmature’ for the grim reaper!), but I’m not so okay with becoming disabled and weak and a burden on my children, if its something I can prevent.
So…anyone heard of this? have any clue as to whether its worth the cost of the supplements (not horrifying, but not cheap either)
For what its worth, I have already quit smoking (Dec '12) and started a rudimentary exercise/diet watch program - I am going with baby steps 'cuz otherwise I don’t think I could maintain it - fuck, I’m old, remember?!!
That may sound glib. But realistically - I have outlived already both my parents and my older brother and I won’t even get into all the aunts/uncles/cousins who have died before they reached the age that I am now. The fact is, I am bucking genetics here! So it may not be likely for me to live to be a hundred. It may not even be likely for me to live to be 70. But…if I do live that long, I just want it to be as good as I can make it.
So…what say you?