Cardiologist Robert Ostfeld, MD, MSc is the founder and director of the Cardiac Wellness Program at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, where he encourages patients to embrace a whole-foods, plant-based diet. He earned his MD at Yale and his MSc in epidemiology at Harvard, and he is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Tag: heart disease
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!
What the Dairy Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
Neal Barnard MD takes a look at cheese, milk and other dairy products – and at the many reasons you want to break the dairy addiction.
Heart Disease – Caused & Cured by Food
Why are so many people dying of heart disease? It’s almost always due to diet, not genetics. If eating a poor diet causes heart disease, can a good diet it cure it? Absolutely. Watch one of the foremost authorities on the subject explain in this detailed talk.
Healing Patients with Food
Jim Bennie MD practices Family Medicine and educates his patients about the health benefits of a Whole Food Plant based lifestyle – with amazing results. What is it like practicing nutritional medicine? Very satisfying, apparently. Watch now.
Soul Food is Food of the Oppressor
Milton Mills MD discusses the troubling connection between slavery and soul food. Soul food is not health food, it’s the food that the Master didn’t want. This food can be very bad for your health.