Dr. Stephen Hussey
“Finally, a holistic, evolutionary-rich, and practical approach to understanding heart disease. This book is powerful, informative, and approachable.” –Dr. Bill Schindler, author of Eat Like a Human
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite ever-advancing medical procedures and increasingly powerful pharmaceutical drugs, the rate of heart disease continues to rise. And yet, the percentage of the population with high cholesterol, the most commonly cited cause of heart-related deaths, has steadily declined. This paradox signals a need for a complete reassessment of our understanding of how the heart really functions and how to keep it
healthy.
As a type 1 diabetic, Dr. Hussey has always known he was at a higher risk of developing heart disease. And therefore, he dedicated his life to understanding the heart, to prevent himself from becoming a statistic. Then, in early 2021, his worst nightmare came true—he suffered a “STEMI,” a life-threatening blockage in the left anterior descending artery of his heart.
Dr. Hussey was lucky to survive but faced a difficult decision during his recovery: follow the standard of care laid out for him by the attending cardiologist, or apply everything he’d learned about the heart to a recovery protocol that would look massively different.
In Understanding the Heart, Dr. Hussey shares the information that guided him through the highest-stakes decision of his life, including the following:
- The evolutionary origins of the nervous system, and how these manifest today in rampant rates of heart disease yet rare cases of heart cancer;
- The importance of reducing oxidative stress for a heart healthy lifestyle;
- A large body of research suggesting that the heart is not the main mover of blood in the body, and what that means for your overall health.
In Understanding the Heart, Dr. Hussey lays bare everything he has learned in his deep investigation into the heart, providing science-backed tools to guide readers on a path to disease prevention and lifelong health.
“Dr. Stephen Hussey reveals the magic in biology and dispels a number of myths about heart disease. You will learn that the heart is a vortex, not a pump, that its preferred fuels are fats and ketone bodies, that the blood flows through the vessels via electromagnetic energy driven by exclusion zone water, and much else.” —Stephanie Seneff, PhD, author, Toxic Legacy
Understanding the Heart: Surprising Insights into the Evolutionary Origins of Heart Disease—and Why It Matters by Dr. Stephen Hussey, MS, DC
Publication Date: April 7, 2022
$24.95 USD • $34.95 CAD
Paperback Original • 6 x 9 • 336 Pages
ISBN 978-1-64502-130-8
Published May 6, 2023
About the Author
Dr. Stephen Hussey is a board-certified chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner. He has a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness promotion as well as a doctorate of chiropractic and master’s in human nutrition and functional medicine.