Lose weight, drink wine and eat chocolate! The Bonus Years Diet is where medical science meets the lust for food. This popular life-enhancing book can radically change the body. It is the culmination of the last 25 years of the latest cardiovascular research from the British Medical Journal.

These sound studies have provided the basis for The Bonus Years Diet. Results show that when the diet is improved, the average person will add an extra six years and four months to his life - these are the Bonus Years. This delectable eating program simultaneously reduces risk factors for heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, triglyceride levels, C-reactive protein (CRP), and LDL cholesterol.

The Bonus Foods collectively protect the endothelium - the Teflon-like lining within the opening of the coronary arteries. The endothelium is the final common pathway to the body and must be protected. The body is dosed with a diet of foods as prevention against disease. The Bonus Years Diet is the first book to put this concept at the center of the eating plan.

Bonus Foods are both affordable and delicious: dark chocolate, red wine, nuts, garlic, fish, fruits, and vegetables. Additional support is given to the inclusion of beneficial Booster Foods, those which complement the Bonus Foods: tea, flaxseed, legumes, soy, whole grains, and healthy oils - olive, grapeseed, and canola.

Putting these groundbreaking concepts into practice is Ralph Felder, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Felder is the section chief for Cardiovascular Nutrition, in the Cardiology Fellowship Program at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also a research biologist. Well known as Dr. Chef, Ralph Felder is trained in Culinary Arts, and teaches healthy cooking classes to patients. Wishing to send his message of health to the public, Felder, with The Bonus Years Diet, provides more than 100 recipes, specific cooking techniques, selection and preparation explanations, and nutritional analyses.

Dr. Ralph Felder presents the miracle of how the taste of delicious world cuisines can effectively expand life without side effects. The chemistry of the kitchen comes out of the lab and into the home. The Bonus Years Diet enables the reader to understand how the foods he eats affect him both today and tomorrow. This phenomenal book hits the nail on the head!

Review of The Bonus Years Diet: 7 Miracle Foods Including Chocolate, Red Wine, and Nuts That Can Add 6.4 Years on Average to Your Life
Authored By: Ralph Felder, M.D., Ph.D., and Carol Colman
Scientific Adviser: Oscar H. Franco, M.D., Ph.D.
Published By: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2007