Ray ReynoldsHeart Failure Recovery: Complete Failure to Complete Recovery

Author Ray Reynolds lives in Peru and his own written biographical data adds considerably to this book. Ray is a 66-year-old research biologist and life-long bodybuilder. `About twelve months ago I had a massive heart attack while under sedation for surgery followed by 2.5 hours of CPR and a one-week coma. A month later my weakened heart went into congestive heart failure so severe that I could not walk 20 feet without being out of breath. Along the way I went through a separation after being married for 30 years and 3 basal cell carcinomas. I should have died many times over but having decided that there was no viable up side to that strategy I did my research and found cures for all of my afflictions, well...except for the separation, that one just keeps on giving. Only 5% of CPR recipients survive longer than 30 minutes. That must put me in the .5% percent group. Only 50% of extended coma victims survive. 40% of all congestive heart failure patients die within the first year. I currently walk a mile to the gym every other day and lift the same weights as prior to my CHF and then walk back to my apartment. Additionally I walk a couple of more miles each day to shop or visit friends. All of this is in Arequipa, Peru at an altitude of 7,500' where there is 17% less oxygen per breath. I'm a serial survivor who should have died many times over and I have been trying to analyze and quantify the why of it ever since.'Pull up a chair and plug in to Ray's well-written expose of the medical field. From his author's note at book's end he writes, `For the last nine months I've applied the knowledge gained by my own research and have managed to completely cure my own congestive heart failure. What happened in my case and so many others is that my heart cells that were deprived of oxygen because of my coronary artery blockage had simply gone into hibernation to conserve oxygen. when blood flow was reestablished to them three hours later they revived but were still in a stunted condition trying to absorb enough nutrients to once again become active. The purpose of this book is to explain to you the mechanism of congestive heart failure and the supplementation that is needed to revive your heart cells if indeed they are still alive and in hibernation.'Ray divides his book into the steps we need to explore and incorporate into this integrative, realistic approach to Congestive Heart Failure: Introduction to Congestive Heart Failure, Terminology, The Circulatory System, The Definition of Heart Failure, The Symptoms of Heart Failure, The Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Heart Remodeling, Preload and Afterload, Forward and Rearward Effects, Heart Muscle Cell Anatomy and Function, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Healing After an Infarction, Myocardial Diagnosis, Mitochondria, Heart Cell Hibernation and Stunted Heart Cells, Diagnostic Testing for CHF, CHF Medications, Signs of Magnesium Deficiency, Natural Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure, Mandatory Supplementation Lifestyle Changes, Could Have, Should Have, Would Have, My Routine Fat Loss Strategies, a very fine set of Ketogenic Recipes, and to sum it up - A Short History of Heart Failure Treatment.This is an important book for the medical field and the lay public alike. Ray offers more well considered information than a simple review can cover. He is not finding fault, he is suggesting that we approach Congestive Heart Failure from a different Vantage. Written in a completely comprehensible fashion, this is a book that belongs on the library shelf of all families - especially those with a history of members who have coped with CHF. Highly Recommended reading for everyone. Grady Harp, August 15

Congestive Heart Failure Recovery: From Complete Heart Failure to Complete Recovery is both an informational book, and a mini autobiography of the author, Ray Reynolds. It doesn’t delve too deep into his life, other than the timeframe surrounding and after Reynolds suffered a heart attack, and congestive heart failure. It used that story to set the scene for Reynolds, and why and how he came to be somewhat of an expert in recovering from this disease. He delves into the idea of steering away from more "conventional" means of recovery (such as prescription medicines), and leans more towards using natural supplements that doctors may not be as accustomed with, and may not readily suggest. He lays out several different options for you to consider, and ultimately make that decision for yourself.This book is a well written guide for someone that is looking into alternate treatments for congestive heart failure, and wants to learn it from someone that has actually been through that ordeal, used the treatments that they are touting, and have experienced great results. The only thing that I take issue with is the "taking down" of modern medicine and "Big Pharma". While the author has every right to take that stance, and I fully support the natural and holistic ways if that is what you want to do, the part that took modern medicine and "Big Pharma" to task seemed a little out of place. This book has enough helpful information itself, and justifies itself with that alone, that it seems like it's trying to justify itself by also showing how "horrible" the alternative is.However, there is a lot of information for anyone looking for alternative methods of treatment. I recommend it.

I was suspicious at first when I read what this book was claiming, but as a lifelong health nut and a man in his mid-60s, I wanted to find out a bit more about these claims. Heart disease is something I have actively avoided and worked to prevent, but there is no telling how we will age, so reading about this type of rapid recovery treatment program (which I had never heard of before), was enlightening. I still have plenty of questions, but the book was well written in a simple way, intended for actual understanding and retention, not just packed with hot-button words and positive jargon. It was realistic, from someone who had suffered the pain of losing their abilities and fought hard to get them back. This is the story of a real researcher and a survivor, and if even half of what he claims (and proves) is true, then this book/idea is something that should be widely spread and disseminated. Heart-related conditions are still the major killer in many countries around the world, so a simple recovery and treatment program to get millions of people back on their feet faster is wildly important. Take some of what he says with a grain of salt, but most of this is valuable, verified, and fascinating to discover.

This is a MUST READ if you or someone you know has CHF. Buy the supplements and use them. They really work. If you have CHF, it's not the end. Don't listen to all the garbage you hear. Read and follow and be healed. Your physician treats only your symptoms. It's up to you to heal yourself and this book will help you do just that.

Three stars is being generous, but Ray seems like a good guy. The book is an anecdotal rehash of The Sinatra Solution, by Stephen Sinatra. I learned nothing from Ray's book that I didn't already know from The Sinatra Solution. Ray, I'm glad the Sinatra protocol worked for you, but what's the point? 116 pages of nothing new.Also, not trying to be a dick, but get a proofreader for the next edition, if you do one. Lose/Loose, etc. Quite a few of those.

An OK read, but a little difficult to see how things would have worked out living in a different environment. Lots of clinical information.

Let’s face it: the author’s been through a lot and it makes one wonder whether he actually has nine lives rather than one. In his book, Congestive Heart Failure Recovery, author Ray Reynolds makes some intelligent observations. For example, he indicates that there’s a vicious circle, so to speak, between the food industry and the link between heavily processed foods and cancer and heart disease as well as the powerful pharmaceutical industries whose great fortunes are made on manufacturing the pills and drugs that will treat the cancer and heart disease. The reality is, diseases are big business for pharmaceutical companies. He also makes another interesting observation when he states that most doctors do not receive training in alternate healing through the use of herbs and supplements and most will prescribe ‘conventional’ medicine to treat an ailment rather than recommending alternate treatments. The author is a testament to the fact that the treatment of a condition is not always black and white and that sometimes, one must look outside the conventional and accepted in order to take charge of one’s health and wellness. Written with dry wit and humor, Congestive Heart Failure Recovery is a very informative and thought-provoking read.

What a load of crap. Full of typos, bad grammar, bad logic, sudden leaps and endless rants against "the establishment". The only part that's worth reading is not original and could be taken out of public websites. But, whenever the author is original the text is very bad. As an old saying goes, "this book is both original and good, but the part that is original is not good, and the part that is good is not original."

An interesting book, though the supplements mentioned within it are very expensive.

If you or a loved one has congestive heart failure then you need to purchase and read this book first. The book is written by a man who has CHF and he reversed his illness by following the protocol suggested by Dr. Stephen Sinatra. Dr. Sinatra’s book is an excellent book, but too long for Kindle. Ray Reynolds has done an excellent job of summarizing the protocol that saved him and many others. In addition to Dr. Sinatra’s book, please read anything by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, whose diet protocol is easily available on YouTube.