SIX THINGS THIS BOOK WILL DO FOR YOU
among doctors. Each should contribute to the nation's health literature information on the particular phase of medicine about which he is best qualified to speak. Such information, whether derived from research or from his daily practice, should be as reliable and as safe as a prescription. Not all books appearing todayÑeven those written by physiciansÑcome up to this high standard. Many are written merely to entertain, to exploit some medical novelty, or sometimes to enhance the prestige of the author.
In preparing the following work for the general reader, the author has aimed at a two fold objective: to prolong your life and to save you from crippling or fatal heart disease resulting from hardening of the arteries.