• revolutionizing the way we understand and treat Americas number- -THE INSTITUTE FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE "A telling glimpse into the politics of medical research ..luminates the tortuous way by which new ideas gain the attention of the medical estab-lishment. It is not too early for us i to apply the practical suggestions that Kilmer McCully makes to prote ourselves from arteriosclerosit and the other discases of lifestyle rott are so destructive in our society." -FROM THE FOREWORD BY ANDREW T. WEIL, M.D. "Kilmer McCully's work... has provided powerful evidence that widespread nutritional deficiencies are an important cause of heart disease. Rarely do books combine an intriguing plot.. with information that can be of great personal value....A very special book." -FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY WALTER C. WILLET, M.D. • Can an inexpensive B vitamin protect against heart disease more effectively than expensive cholesterol-lowering drugs? • Why do most heart attack victims have "normal" cholesterol levels? L The Homocysteine Revolution, Kilmer S. McCully award-winning physician and the pioneer behind one of the major medical and scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century, tells his story of medical discovery and explains why our vitamin B-depleted food supply may be the real culprit behind the epidemic of heart disease.