Irminne Van Dyken, MD explains how a plant-based diet will help you avoid many common problems which, as a surgeon, she deals with regularly. The ability of plant-based diets to help you avoid and reverse life-threatening diseases is profound.
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Ron Weiss MD – Plant-Based Physician Farmer
A plant-based whole food doctor in New Jersey, Dr. Weiss prescribes the Ethos Diet – an all-organic, ecologically-sustainable, and Whole Foods Plant Based diet – as the cornerstone of his work with patients. Not only has a growing body of research indicated that a whole-foods, plant-based diet helps patients dramatically heal from chronic illness, but over the years, Dr. Weiss has found the Ethos Diet to have an exceptional success rate in reversing most chronic diseases.
The Dietary Pleasure Trap
Alan Goldhamer, DC, discusses the nature of human biology and survival drives – and how these drives were not intended for an environment of plenty of calories. Why are people overweight and sick? Because they are doing what their body is intended to do. Watch fascinating talk.
Plant-Based Diet Saves Lives
Former triathlete Rip Esselstyn went to work at the Engine 2 fire station – and found a coworker with very high cholesterol. This led to a bet: if Rip’s colleague would just eat what Rip told him to eat, he could cut his cholesterol in half in just 28 days. The challenge was accepted, watch what followed!
The “Vegiterranean” Diet
How about getting all the BENEFITS of the Mediterranean Diet – without any of the drawbacks? Plant-based dietitian Julieanna Hever RD takes the Med Diet to a whole new level in today’s video. Watch and learn about the “Veg 10” – the Basics of the Vegiterranean Diet. By focusing on whole-plant foods that promote long-term wellness and ideal weight management, you can reap just the benefits (and none of the limitations) of Mediterranean Diet – with the Vegiterranean one!
Water-Only Fasting Can Save Lives
True North Health founder Alan Goldhamer DC, explains how and why medically-supervised water-only fasting can be so beneficial to your health, and for reversing chronic health conditions.
Protect Yourself Against Cancer
Neal Barnard MD covers the well established research showing a diet heavy in animal products and bad fats (from junk food) dramatically increase your risk of Alzheimer’s. In this short excerpt, Neal Barnard MD discuss some of the evidence.
It’s all about the food
Former firefighter and bestselling author of The Engine 2 Diet, Rip Esselstyn explains the primary source of poor health today.
Potatoes – The Ideal Food
Recently a Harvard study concluded that potatoes are bad for those wanting to lose weight and be healthy. But is this true and accurate? Or is it another example of shoddy “science?”
Well, if we are discussing French Fries, Potato Chips, and the standard versions of mashed, boiled and baked potatoes (covered with cheese, butter, bacon and sour cream) then yes, the potato looks like “bad news.”
However, if we are talking about the plain old baked potato (which the FAO/WHO dedicated 2008 to the potato because of its nutritional and economical value), then no, this study has no relevance. Watch John McDougall MD explain: