In his article “What Paleo Gets Right”, vegan cardiologist Joel Kahn MD shares his surprise on how much he agrees with Loren Cordain Ph.D - the author of “The Paleo Diet”. He lists seven of Cordain’s ... READ MORE...
Cardiologists Who Are Getting Serious About Winning the War Against Heart Disease
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Drug Therapy for High Blood Pressure
June 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
A two - decades long study of heart disease risk showed that reducing systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) provides no additional benefits for people with high blood ... READ MORE...
Whole Food Plant Based – Five Years and Counting
May 31, 2014 By 2 Comments
I’ve been following a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) diet that has been 100% plant based for just over five years. I stopped eating added oils approximately three years ago. I’ve maintained good ... READ MORE...
Phytate in Whole Grains and Legumes
April 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Promoters of “Paleo” diets and other “low carb” diets, often use small slivers of truth from reductionist research to make global claims against the consumption of whole grains and legumes (beans, ... READ MORE...
Reductionist Nutrition Research That Will Break Hearts
March 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The study published in The Annals of Internal Medicine entitled: Association of Dietary, Circulating and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis’ suggests that ... READ MORE...
The Real Heart Healthy Diet
March 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. have clearly demonstrated that low-fat Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) diets can prevent and treat coronary artery disease (CAD). Their diets are truly low ... READ MORE...
Low HDL (“Good” Cholesterol) Levels Can Be Perfectly Fine.
February 26, 2014 By 1 Comment
I’ve had my blood lipid levels tested twice in the last two years – in June 2012 and June 2013. My total serum cholesterol levels were 99 mg/dl in 2012 and 119 mg/dl in 2013. My HDL (“good ... READ MORE...
Ignoring Holistic Nutrition Research Harms Many
February 15, 2014 By 1 Comment
This video is from a Canadian news show that aired during Dr. Roy Swank's lifetime. It covers some drug trials for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and also covers Dr. Swank's diet trial for MS. Towards the ... READ MORE...
Fighting Breast Cancer with Whole Food Plant Based Weapons
February 10, 2014 By 2 Comments
Evidence of the positive impact WFPB diets have on the prevention and treatment of Breast Cancer continues to pile up. Click here for a study that showed that vegan women had 34 percent lower rates ... READ MORE...
The Bronx Bombers – Crushing Heart Disease
January 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
On January 11, 2014, at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY, I witnessed a team in action, who like the New York Yankees, deserve the moniker “Bronx Bombers”. However, this team’s playing field ... READ MORE...
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