Niacin

      Niacin, used for more than 40 years and shown to reduce heart attacks, strokes, cardiovascular surgery, and deaths, costs only one-sixth to one-tenth as much as "statins," the best-selling drugs in this field. Niacin has been underused because many doctors are not good at using the drug, having been dissuaded from its use by misconceptions about side effects, which are easily managed by methods outlined in the book. The patient learns why niacin is the best drug for cholesterol control and how to be sure the doctor supervising its use is "good at using niacin." Doctors who read the book will benefit from the author's more than four decades of experience in niacin research and use.

The author emphasizes that, although available without prescription, niacin is not a do-it-yourself drug; it requires knowledgeable medical supervision. Cholesterol Control Without Diet! The Niacin Solution urges the patient and physician to become a team in controlling abnormal cholesterol patterns -- too much "bad" cholesterol or not enough "good" cholesterol. It answers questions from both patient's and doctor's viewpoints as it puts a new spin on this established, but often misunderstood, method of treatment.