By DICK QUINN After my heart attack and failed bypass, I saved my life and beat Heart Disease .______ _ ___, without drugs. You can, too! ea. How I beat heart disease and the FDA. ea. Head-off your heart attack with herbs. ea. Lower cholesterol & blood pressure naturally. ea. The "12 Day Flush" cleans your arteries. ea. Herbs for safe energy every day. ea. Heart herbs that can save your life! ea. Herbal cures for everyday ailments. ea. Dangers of heart Surgery, and Drugs. ea. New ideas for a happy, healthier life without drugs or surgery. The Chinese word for crisis is "dangerous opportunity." LEFT FOR DEAD by Dick Quinn Contributing Writers Shannon Quinn & Colin Quinn Cover Design by Traver and Assoc. Herb lliustrations by Kathy Vaneps & Karen Berry Flemming Typography by JEZAC Type & Design Special thanks to George Town friend and poet LEFT FOR DEAD ©Copyright 1992 by Shannon Quinn and Colin Quinn IM Printing April 1992 2nd Priming June 1992 3rd Printing September 1992 4th Printing December 1992 5th Printing December 1993 61h Printing July 1993 7th Printing September 1993 8th Priming February 1994 9th Priming May 1994 10th Priming Septemberl994 11th Priming April 1995 12th Printing December 1996 13th Printing November 1997 14th Printing April 1998 15th Princing September 1999 16th Printing March 2000 17th Princing March 2001 or All rights reserved. No part this work may be reproduced or used in any form by any means - graphic, electrnnlc, or mechanical. including photocopying. recording. taping. or any infonnation stor.1gc and retrieval system - without wri11cn permission of the publisher. ISBN 0-9632339-0-1 $12.95 £10 U.K. ll.F. Quinn Publishing Co. 2235 East 38th Street l\linneapolis, MN 55407 Phone: (800) 283-3998 Website: www.rfquinn.com Dedicated to Elsie Madison, the lady at the lake. CONTENTS PART I- My Story 1. How It Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. The Medical Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. My Recovery ............................. 19 4. Since 1978... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 5. Knowledge is the Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6. 1988: My Tenth Anniversary ... .......... .... 55 7. Farewell to Heart Foods .................... . 67 8. The FDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 9. Letters from the Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 10. Prescriptions for Myself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 PART II-Herbs for the Heart 11. Cayenne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 12. Garlic . ............ . ........ ...... ...... 111 13. Ginger . ..... . ..... ... .... . .. . ....... .... 119 14. Gotu Kola ......... . . . . ... . . .. .. . ........ 125 15. Hawthorn ....... . ...... . . . .... . ......... 129 16. Lecithin ....... .. ... ..... .. . ............ 133 17. Onion ... .... ..... . . ..... ...... ....... .. 143 18. Valerian . .... .. .. .. ................... ... 149 PART III- The Heart 19. Techniques of Diagnosis ..... .... ... . ...... .. 157 20. Surgery ........ .. ... . ...... .. . ...... .. .. 161 21. Drugs .................................. 173 APPENDIX I- Terms of Heart Disease .... ... . .... 183 APPENDIX II- Risk Factors of Heart Disease .. ..... 187 Bibliography ................................ 195 Index ... ................................... 199 --PART I - - MY STORY by Dick Quinn "The individual has the right ofh is own wisdom to choose methods for his well being and longevity. This right is not to be taken from us." - Arthur L. Kraslow, M.D. My Credentials I am an expert on heart disease because I have it. I have had a heart attack with a near death experience, an angiogram, a double coronary bypass, heart failure and an incredible recovery. An herb I discovered has kept me alive and given me excellent health, vigor and energy since October 21, 1978. There is no question what was wrong with me. I had severely blocked arteries which the doctors said required surgery. I can show you the scars. After surgery, my energy, vitality and general health declined rapidly. My condition deterioriated for six months. I fainted often, experienced dizziness and sudden loss of energy. Finally, I had a long, frightening blind spell one afternoon. In spite of the cardiologist's continued reassurances, I knew I was dying. Then I discovered the herb that made me well. Today, I am very much alive. I don't need heart or blood pressure drugs, so I'm not impotent or consti pated and don't have kidney or liver failure. I'm not depressed. I am energetic, ambitious and enthusiastic. I feel good every day. The herb I discovered works so well for me, I want you to know about it. I discovered other herbs you should know about, too. Maybe they will work for you, as they have for me.