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Donald Gazzaniga

Donald Gazzaniga

About

Motion picture/TV producer/director/cinematographer and writer. (retired) Author of five heart healthy cookbooks and two published novels with three on the way. Live in northern California with my wife. 

Cookbooks published by Macmillan St. Martin's Press, one novel was published by New American Library (Signet Classics) the second by Arrowhead Classics Publishing Company, which I have owned since 1992. 

I am also a plein air painter (www.artondisplay.com) and I play an alto saxophone.

Passion & Betrayal

Passion & Betrayal

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<p>(Book 1)<br />Betrayed by the woman he loved and on the verge of destitution, artist Jonathan Martinez channels his anguish and rage into what will become his greatest masterpiece—Passion and Betrayal. The painting, critically acclaimed, ushers him into the world of fine art and allows him to realize his dreams. Stepping out of the shadows, he transforms into Phillipe, a wealthy artist and sought-after bachelor who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle—including his pick of any woman he desires.<br /><br />But when Phillipe least expects, the woman who almost destroyed him returns on the arm of his agent. Despite his anger, she awakens the part of his soul he entombed long ago. The part of him that can never forget her, no matter how deeply he buries himself in his art.<br /><br />With everything he's accomplished at stake, can Phillipe overpower the demons that haunt him and learn to love again? Or will his heart remain a shattered work of art that can never be restored?</p>

Story Behind The Book

In 1997 Donald Gazzaniga was diagnosed with terminal dilated cardiomyopathy with complications. He immediately researched his disease and came up with a dietary program that he thought would help improve his condition. Doctors prepped him, however, for a heart transplant, but at the last moment (just like it might have been in a movie) the cavalry arrived. His heart began to improve. Gazzaniga then brought his work to the public through his first book, The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook, published by St. Martin's Press. Gazzaniga's own heart has returned to normal after sticking to his regimen of no more than 500 mg of sodium per day. Today we now have five heart-healthy books from Gazzaniga and Living Well Without Salt details his path from a terminal diagnosis to a fulfilling life.

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Meredith Publications

🔗 http://www.megaheart.com/meredith-magazine-flip.html

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Reviews

&quot;I work in a heart failure clinic. we have all of Gazzaniga's books in our clinic. They are such a big help in showing patients tht they can still eat the foods they like in a lower sodium version and improve their health. Thank you for all of your help.&quot; - Dawn M. Wicke, CHF Clinic, Patient Care Partner.<br /><div>&quot;There is no doubt about it. Gazzaniga has saved many lives with his no-salt cookbooks.&quot; Dr. Michael Fowler, Director Heart Failure Program, Stanford University Medical Center</div>