Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, clinical assistant professor of family medicine, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine. He is the founder of HeartMD Institute, a website dedicated to promoting public awareness of integrative medicine, and coauthor of The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won’t Prevent Heart Disease—and the Statin-Free Plan That Will.
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